Citation Structures in Thermal Tourism Research: A Bibliometric Analysis Using Vosviewer

Year 2025, Volume: 10 Issue: 1, 106 - 127

Aysun Danayiyen , Esranur Kara

https://doi.org/10.31201/ijhmt.1622410

Abstract

Aim: This study analyzes academic trends in thermal tourism literature, evaluating key themes, author collaborations, and scientific contributions among countries.
Methods: Bibliometric analysis was conducted using data from the Web of Science database, and the results were visualized with VOSviewer software. The themes and authors prominent in thermal tourism studies were identified, and the nature of scientific collaborations between countries and institutions was assessed.
Results: The findings reveal that countries such as Turkey, Spain and Italy have made significant contributions to the thermal tourism literature. In recent years, there has been an increase in publications originating from Portugal. Keyword analysis shows that the strongest phrases in terms of total link strength are thermal tourism, health tourism and tourism. These keywords were found to have a strong relationship with concepts such as wellness, health tourist behavior, facilities, and environmental impacts. In recent years, the publications of research centers that will enable researchers to obtain more meaningful information on the subject have found more place in the literature.
Conclusion: This study enhances the understanding of the individual, societal, economic, and cultural impacts of thermal tourism. By approaching thermal tourism as a multidisciplinary field, it provides a useful framework for future research and may serve as a helpful reference for researchers and industry stakeholders in exploring strategies related to thermal tourism.

Keywords

thermal tourism, health and wellness tourism, wellness, health tourism, tourism

Termal Turizm Araştırmalarında Atıf Yapıları: Vosviewer Kullanılarak Bibliyometrik Bir Analiz

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, termal turizm literatüründeki akademik eğilimleri analiz ederek, ana temaları, yazar işbirliklerini ve ülkeler arasındaki bilimsel katkıları değerlendirmektedir.
Yöntemler: Web of Science veritabanından elde edilen verilerle bibliyometrik analiz yapılmış ve sonuçlar VOSviewer yazılımı ile görselleştirilmiştir. Termal turizm çalışmalarında öne çıkan temalar ve yazarlar belirlenmiş, ülkeler ve kurumlar arasındaki bilimsel işbirliklerinin niteliği değerlendirilmiştir.
Bulgular: Bulgular, Türkiye, İspanya ve İtalya gibi ülkelerin termal turizm literatürüne önemli katkılarda bulunduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Son yıllarda Portekiz'den çıkan yayınlarda bir artış gözlemlenmiştir. Anahtar kelime analizi, toplam bağlantı gücü açısından en güçlü ifadelerin termal turizm, sağlık turizmi ve turizm olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu anahtar kelimelerin, zindelik, sağlık turisti davranışı, tesisler ve çevresel etkiler gibi kavramlarla güçlü bir ilişkisi olduğu bulunmuştur. Son yıllarda, araştırmacıların konu hakkında daha anlamlı bilgilere ulaşmalarını sağlayacak araştırma merkezlerinin yayınlarının literatürde daha fazla yer bulduğu gözlemlenmiştir.
Sonuç: Bu çalışma, termal turizmin bireysel, toplumsal, ekonomik ve kültürel etkilerini daha iyi anlamaya katkı sağlamaktadır. Termal turizmi çok disiplinli bir alan olarak ele alarak, gelecekteki araştırmalar için faydalı bir çerçeve sunmakta ve termal turizmle ilgili stratejiler geliştirmede araştırmacılar ve endüstri paydaşları için yardımcı bir referans olabilir.

Keywords

Sağlık turizmi, termal turizm, Sağlık ve Zindelik turizmi, Wellness

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