Ulaşımda Suç Korkusu ve Cinsiyet: Bibliyometrik Yöntemler Kullanılarak Yapılan Bir Analiz

Abstract

Amaç: Günlük yaşamlarının bir parçası olan ulaşım faaliyetlerine ilişkin bireylerin tercihlerini cinsiyet açısından incelemek ve bu tercihlerin belirlenmesinde suç korkusunun rolünü araştırmak, kadınların erkeklerle eşit bireyler olarak kentsel yaşamı güvenli bir şekilde deneyimlemelerini sağlamak için önemlidir. Mevcut literatürde ilgili alanın genel görünümünü bütüncül bir perspektifle değerlendiren çalışmalar sınırlıdır. Bu nedenle çalışmanın amacı, cinsiyet, suç korkusu ve ulaşım ile ilgili araştırmaları bibliyometrik göstergeler açısından analiz etmektir. Yöntem: Bu çalışmada bibliyometrik analiz yöntemi kullanılmıştır. 1 Şubat 2025 tarihinde Web of Science (WoS) ve Scopus veritabanlarında cinsiyet, suç korkusu ve ulaşım ile ilgili önceden tanımlanmış anahtar kelimeler kullanılarak aramalar yapılmıştır. 1995-2024 yılları arasında yayınlanan 36 makale bu çalışmanın veri setini oluşturmuştur. Bu veri seti, R programının bir web arayüzü olan Biblioshiny kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular: Bu çalışma ilk olarak toplumsal cinsiyet, suç korkusu ve ulaşıma ilişkin yayınların genel profilini ortaya koymuştur. Daha sonra, araştırma sorularına dayanarak kaynaklar, yazarlar ve anahtar kelimeler arasındaki ilişki, hangi dergilerin ve hangi yazarların ön plana çıktığı, en çok atıf alan yayınlar, ülke bazlı dağılım, sık kullanılan anahtar kelimeler, dönemsel gelişim bulgulanmıştır. Sonuç: Yayınların yıllık büyüme oranı %7,43, bu konu üzerinde çalışan toplam yazar sayısı 81 ve makale başına ortalama atıf sayısı 31,44'tür. Ayrıca, son yıllarda konuya olan ilgi artmıştır. İncelenen alanda en fazla yayına sahip ülke Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'dir. Konuyla ilgili en üretken yazarlar Ceccato ve Sundling'dir. İncelenen makalelerde en sık kullanılan kelime (arama anahtar kelimeleri hariç) “toplu taşıma” olmuştur. Özgünlük: Mevcut literatürde, ilgili alanın genel görünümünü bütünsel bir bakış açısıyla değerlendiren kapsamlı çalışmalar sınırlıdır. Dolayısıyla ilgili alandaki akademik çıktıları sistematik ve ölçülebilir bir çerçeve içinde inceleyen bu çalışmanın suç korkusu bağlamında cinsiyet ve ulaşım faaliyetleri arasındaki ilişkiyi anlamak ve araştırmak isteyen araştırmacılara rehberlik edeceği düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

• Toplumsal cinsiyet
• suç korkusu
• ulaşım
• bibliyometrik yöntem

Fear of Crime in Transportation and Gender: An Analysis Using Bibliometric Methods

Abstract

Aim: Examining individuals' preferences regarding transportation activities, which are part of their daily lives, from a gender perspective and investigating the role of fear of crime in determining these preferences is important for ensuring that women experience urban life safely as equal individuals alongside men. There are limited studies in the current literature that evaluate the general outlook of the relevant field from a holistic perspective. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze research on gender, fear of crime, and transportation in terms of bibliometric indicators. Method: A bibliometric analysis was employed in this study. On 1 February 2025, searches were conducted in the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases using predefined keywords related to gender, fear of crime, and transport. Thirty-six articles published between 1995 and 2024 constitute the dataset for this study. The dataset was analyzed using Biblioshiny, a web interface for the R program. Results: Firstly, this study describes the general profile of publications related to gender, fear of crime, and transport. Subsequently, based on the research questions, the relationships between sources, authors, and keywords; the prominent journals and authors; the most cited publications; the country-based distribution; the frequently used keywords; and the development over time were identified. Conclusion: The annual growth rate of publications was 7.43%, the total number of authors working on this topic was 81, and the average citation per article was 31.44. Furthermore, interest in the subject has increased recently. The country with the most publications in the field examined is the United States. The most prolific authors on the subject were Ceccato and Sundling. The most frequently used word in the articles examined (excluding search keywords) was “public transport.” Originality: In the current literature, there are limited comprehensive studies that evaluate the overall picture of the relevant field from a holistic perspective. Therefore, it is expected that this study, which examines academic outputs in the relevant field within a systematic and measurable framework, will guide researchers who wish to understand and investigate the relationship between gender and transportation activities in the context of fear of crime.

Keywords

• Gender
• fear of crime
• transportation
• bibliometric method

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