Yatırımcı Davranışları Üzerine Wosviever ile Bibliyometrik Bir Analiz

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, yatırımcı davranışları üzerine yapılmış çalışmaların eğilimleri ve önceliklerini belirlemek ve bu alandaki araştırma kurumlarını ve yayıncılık faaliyetlerini incelemektir. Çalışmada VOSviewer programı yardımıyla, Web of Science veri tabanında yer alan ve başlık, özet yahut anahtar kelimler kısmında “investor behavior” ve “investor behaviour” ifadeleri yer alan çalışmalar analize tabi tutulmuştur. Bu bağlamda çalışmada 1054 araştırmaya ulaşılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlar bu alanda yapılan en eski çalışmanın 1983 yılına ait olduğunu ve 2006 yılından itibaren alandaki çalışma sayısının arttığını göstermiştir. Alanda en çok yayın yapan araştırmacı James Ming Chen’dir. En çok atıf alan ülke ABD, kurum Tilburg University, dergi ise Journal of Banking & Finance’dir. Ön plana çıkan anahtar kelimeler “investor behavior” ve “investor behaviour” kelimelerinin yanısıra “behavioral finance”, “covid-19” ve “disposition effect”dir.

Keywords

• Davranışsal Finans
• Yatırımcı Davranışı
• Bibliyometrik Analiz
• WoSviewer

A Bibliometric Analysis on Investor Behavior Using Wosviever

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify trends and priorities for studies on investor behavior and to examine research institutions and publishing activities in this field. In the study, with the use of VOSviewer software, the studies in the Web of Science database with the terms “investor behavior” and “investor behaviour” in the title, abstract or keywords were analyzed. In this context, 1054 researches were analyzed in this study. The results show that the earliest study in this field dates back to 1983 and the number of studies in the field has increased since 2006. James Ming Chen is the researcher with the most publications in the field. The most cited country is the USA, the institution is Tilburg University and the journal is Journal of Banking & Finance. The prominent keywords are “investor behavior” and “investor behaviour” as well as “behavioral finance”, “covid-19” and “disposition effect”.

Keywords

• Behavioral Finance
• Investor Behaviour
• Bibliometric Analysis
• WoSviewer

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