Bibliometric Analysis of Postgraduate Theses in the Field of Port Management in Turkey

Abstract

Ports, which are an important connection point for the successful operation of the maritime transport system, attract the attention of both international trade and the academic world. In this study, research trends in master's and doctoral theses at the YÖK National Thesis Center and dealing with the "port" in Turkey were examined by bibliometric analysis method. These were analysed as to their level, language, authors, universities, departments, data structure, and collection techniques, research topics, and methods, and were visualized with the help of Maxqda program. As a result of the research, it has been determined that there are 264 theses, 218 master and 46 doctoral dissertations, examining the port issue in Turkey, and the most theses were made at Dokuz Eylül University with 67 theses. It was determined that the highest number of theses were done in Social Sciences Institutes with 121 and 113 theses in Science Institutes. Of these theses, 238 were written in Turkish, 25 were written in English, and 1 thesis was written in both languages. Most theses are under 200 pages and 150 or fewer bibliographies are used extensively. It was seen that only quantitative data were used in 134 of the theses and the most used analysis technique was descriptive analysis. The data used in the analyses (in 104 theses) is second-hand data, and data collection by questionnaire and interview technique is also widely used. As a result of the study, the missing issues in the field of port management in Turkey were determined and suggestions were made for future research.

Keywords

• port
• port management
• bibliometric analysis
• thesis

Türkiye’de Liman İşletmeciliği Alanında Yapılmış Lisansüstü Tezlerin Bibliyometrik Analizi

Abstract

Deniz ulaştırma sisteminin başarıyla yürütülmesi için önemli bir bağlantı noktası olan limanlar, hem uluslararası ticaretin hem de akademik dünyanın ilgisini çekmektedir. Bu çalışmada, YÖK Ulusal Tez Merkezinde bulunan ve Türkiye’de ‘‘liman’’ konusunu ele alan yüksek lisans ve doktora tezlerindeki araştırma eğilimleri bibliyometrik analiz yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Tezler düzeylerine, dillerine, yazarlarına, yapıldığı üniversitelere, ana bilim dallarına, veri yapısına ve toplama tekniklerine, araştırma konularına ve yöntemlerine göre analiz edilmiş ve Maxqda programı yardımıyla görselleştirilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda Türkiye’de liman konusunu inceleyen 218 yüksek lisans ve 46 doktora olmak üzere 264 tezin bulunduğu ve en fazla tezin 67 tezle Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi’nde yapıldığı tespit edilmiştir. Bunlardan 121 adetle en fazla tezin Sosyal Bilimler Enstitülerinde ve 113 tezin ise Fen Bilimleri Enstitülülerinde yapıldığı belirlenmiştir. Bu tezlerden 238’i Türkçe, 25’i İngilizce ve 1 tez ise her iki dilde yazılmıştır. Tezlerin çoğunluğu 200 sayfanın altındadır ve 150 ve altı kaynakça kullanımı yaygındır. Tezlerin 134’ünde sadece nicel verilerin kullanıldığı ve en çok kullanılan analiz tekniğinin betimsel analiz olduğu görülmüştür. Analizlerde kullanılan verilerin (104 tezde) ikinci el veri olduğu, anket ve mülakat tekniğiyle veri toplanmasının da yaygın olarak kullanıldığı belirlenmiştir. Çalışmanın sonucunda Türkiye’de liman işletmeciliği alanında eksik kalan konular tespit edilmiş ve ileriki araştırmalara da önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Liman
• liman işletmeciliği
• bibliyometrik analiz
• tez

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