A 20-year evolution study of digital music communication (2004-2024): Knowledge mapping and bibliometric analysis based on SCI/SSCI/A&HCI

Abstract

Artificial intelligence has exerted a profound impact on the music industry, with digital music communication emerging as its representative core topic. To fill the research gap in comprehensive bibliometric reviews of this field, this study searched for SCI/SSCI/A&HCI-indexed articles on the theme of “digital music communication” from early 2004 to late 2024, screened literature following PRISMA standards, and finally obtained 173 sample articles. Using bibliometric tools VOSviewer and CiteSpace, this study conducted a comprehensive knowledge mapping analysis based on publication quantity, journal distribution, core authors, and hot topics. The visualized bibliometric analysis and review results aim to provide references for researchers and practitioners in related fields. The results show that research in this field has entered a mature stage, with fluctuating growth in the number of publications. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia are the main research forces, but a stable author collaboration network and journal system have not yet been formed. Research hotspots focus on three clusters: the sociocultural impact of digital music technology, educational applications of digital media, and information communication literacy. The development context has gone through a three-stage evolution from basic exploration of information literacy to technical education applications, and then to multi-field integration of socioculture.

Keywords

• digital music
• music communication
• bibliometrics
• art and culture
• public service

Dijital müzik iletişiminin 20 yıllık evrimi (2004–2024): SCI/SSCI/A&HCI temelli bilgi haritası ve bibliyometrik analiz

Abstract

Yapay zekâ, müzik endüstrisi üzerinde derin bir etki yaratmış ve dijital müzik iletişimi, bu dönüşümün en merkezi araştırma alanlarından biri hâline gelmiştir. Bu alandaki kapsamlı bibliyometrik inceleme eksikliğini gidermek amacıyla yürütülen bu çalışma, 2004 yılı başından 2024 yılı sonuna kadar SCI/SSCI/A&HCI dizinlerinde taranan “dijital müzik iletişimi” temalı makaleleri incelemiş; PRISMA standartlarına uygun bir eleme sürecinin ardından 173 akademik yayın belirlemiştir. VOSviewer ve CiteSpace araçları kullanılarak yayın sayısı, dergi dağılımı, temel yazarlar ve araştırma eğilimleri üzerinden kapsamlı bir bilgi haritalaması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Elde edilen görselleştirilmiş bibliyometrik sonuçlar, ilgili alanlardaki araştırmacı ve uygulayıcılara referans sağlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Bulgular, bu araştırma alanının olgunluk aşamasına girdiğini ve yayın sayısının dalgalı bir artış eğrisi izlediğini göstermektedir. Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, Birleşik Krallık ve Avustralya başlıca araştırma merkezleri olmakla birlikte, henüz istikrarlı bir yazar işbirliği ağı ve oturmuş bir dergi sistemi oluşmamıştır. Araştırma odakları üç temel kümede yoğunlaşmaktadır: dijital müzik teknolojisinin sosyokültürel etkileri, dijital medya temelli eğitim uygulamaları ve bilgi-iletişim okuryazarlığı. Alanın gelişim süreci ise temel bilgi okuryazarlığı araştırmalarından, teknoloji destekli eğitim uygulamalarına ve son olarak sosyo-kültürel çok alanlı entegrasyona uzanan üç aşamalı bir evrim göstermektedir.

Keywords

• dijital müzik
• müzik iletişimi
• bibliyometri
• sanat ve kültür
• kamusal hizmet

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