Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on The Concept of "Metaverse"

Gökhan Sontay; Orhan Karamustafaoğlu

doi:10.17275/per.25.74.12.5

Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on The Concept of "Metaverse"

Abstract

Due to the importance of using metaverse technology in various fields, it is essential to examine published works on this subject. This study aims to reveal the current status and trends of the field by reviewing works that include the concept of "metaverse" through the Web of Science (WoS) database with bibliometric analysis techniques. Data were gathered from the WoS database using the bibliometric analysis method within the framework of a quantitative research design. The VOSviewer program was used to process the data. There were 5334 results for the keyword search "metaverse" in Web of Science. The obtained data were examined through author, citation, keyword, country, and institution analyses. When the publication years of works related to the concept of "metaverse" were examined, the examination determined that the highest concentration was in 2023 and 2024, and the names that created the most works were Dusit Niyato (63), Zehui Xiong (36), and Jiawen Kang (35). In terms of the distribution of the most frequently cited works on the metaverse by country, it was determined that the People's Republic of China was the leader (13006 citations), followed by the United States (10516 citations) and South Korea (6140 citations). The most frequently cited institution was the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1756 citations). It was concluded that the most frequently cited countries and institutions on the metaverse were Asian. The results can be compared by analyses similar to those of other programs performing bibliometric analysis.

Keywords

Metaverse, bibliometric analyse, VOSviewer

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Education Policy

Journal Section

Systematic Reviews and Meta Analysis

Authors

Gökhan Sontay ^*
0000-0003-4199-8674
Türkiye

Orhan Karamustafaoğlu
0000-0002-2542-0998
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

September 6, 2025

Publication Date

September 1, 2025

Submission Date

June 18, 2025

Acceptance Date

July 6, 2025

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Year 2025 Volume: 12 Number: 5

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https://doi.org/10.17275/per.25.74.12.5

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Sontay, G., & Karamustafaoğlu, O. (2025). Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on The Concept of "Metaverse". Participatory Educational Research, 12(5), 292-311. https://doi.org/10.17275/per.25.74.12.5

AMA

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1.Gökhan Sontay, Orhan Karamustafaoğlu. Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on The Concept of "Metaverse". PER. 2025 Sep. 1;12(5):292-311. doi:10.17275/per.25.74.12.5