A Bibliometric Analysis on Sustainable Tourism

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 1, 103 - 120, 30.06.2025

Dilara Bahtiyar Sarı

https://doi.org/10.51525/johti.1649235

Abstract

The aim of this study is to conduct a bibliometric analysis of sustainable tourism research published in Web of Science (WoS) indexed journals covering the years 2021-2025. Bibliometric analysis was conducted using science mapping on 9,213 research articles taken from the Web of Science (WoS) database using "sustainable tourism" as the subject field and keyword. This study reveals the spatial and temporal patterns of sustainable tourism publications, revealing that the field has expanded over a 5-year period. In the study, Ying Zhang was determined as the most influential author, “Journal of Sustainable Tourism” is the leading journal, and the most productive countries in sustainable tourism literature were China, Spain, the United States, England and Australia. It was revealed that Dwivedi et al. (2023) is the most cited article on sustainable tourism, and according to the keyword analysis, the expressions with the highest density are sustainability, sustainable tourism development, sustainable tourism indicators, sustainable development, sustainable transportation, bibliometric analysis, document analysis, ecotourism, mass tourism, natural protected areas, z and alpha generation, experience. Additionally, institutions and organizations that contribute to sustainable tourism in terms of citation and financing were included, and 9,213 articles were categorized according to 17 goals of sustainable development. As a result, the study provided an image of the last five years of sustainable tourism and tried to fill the gaps in sustainable tourism by suggesting new ways for future research.

Keywords

Sürdürülebilir turizm , bibliyometrik analiz , görsel haritalama , web of science , VOSviewer

Sürdürülebilir Turizm Üzerine Bibliyometrik Bir Analiz

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, 2021-2025 yıllarını kapsayan Web of Science (WoS) indeksli dergilerde yayımlanmış sürdürülebilir turizm araştırmalarının bibliyometrik analizini yapmaktır. Web of Science (WoS) veri tabanından “sürdürülebilir turizm” konu alanı ve anahtar kelime olarak kullanılarak alınan 9.213 araştırma makalesi üzerinde bilim haritalaması kullanılarak bibliyometrik analiz yürütülmüştür. Bu çalışma, sürdürülebilir turizm yayınlarının mekânsal ve zamansal örüntülerini ortaya koyarak, 5 yıllık bir süre boyunca alanın genişlediğini ortaya koymaktadır. Çalışmada Ying Zhang en etkili yazar, “Sürdürülebilir Turizm Dergisi” (Journal of Sustainable Tourism) önde gelen dergi ve sürdürülebilir turizm literatüründe en üretken ülkeler Çin, İspanya, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, İngiltere ve Avustralya olarak belirlenmiştir. Dwivedi ve arkadaşlarının (2023) sürdürülebilir turizm konusunda en çok atıf alan makale olduğu, anahtar kelime analize göre yoğunluğu olan ifadelerin sürdürülebilirlik, sürdürülebilir turizm gelişimi, sürdürülebilir turizm göstergeleri, sürdürülebilir gelişim, sürdürülebilir ulaşım, bibliyometrik analiz, doküman analizi, ekoturizm, kitle turizmi, doğal korunan alanlar, z ve alfa kuşağı, deneyim şeklinde olduğu ortaya çıkmıştır. Ayrıca atıf ve finansman bakımından sürdürülebilir turizme katkı sağlayan kurum ve kuruluşlara yer verilmiş, sürdürülebilir kalkınmanın 17 hedefine göre 9.213 makale kategorilendirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, çalışmada sürdürülebilir turizmin son beş yılının görüntüsü çıkarılmış olup gelecekteki araştırmalar için yeni yollar önerilerek sürdürülebilir turizmle ilgili boşluklar doldurulmaya çalışılmıştır.

Keywords

Sürdürülebilir turizm , bibliyometrik analiz , görsel haritalama , Web of science , VOSwiever

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