BEYOND THE LENS: A BIBLIOMETRIC JOURNEY THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY RESEARCH

Fazil Akdağ; Fatma Betül Künyeli; Murat Çağlar Baydoğan

doi:10.7456/tojdac.1674146

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LENS'İN ÖTESİNDE: MİMARİ FOTOĞRAF ARAŞTIRMALARINDA BİBLİYOMETRİK BİR YOLCULUK

Abstract

Bu çalışma, mimari fotoğrafçılık alanındaki akademik eğilimleri, iş birliklerini ve tematik gelişmeleri haritalamak amacıyla VOSviewer ve Biblioshiny yazılımları kullanılarak gerçekleştirilen bir bibliyometrik analiz sunmaktadır. Web of Science (WoS) veri tabanından elde edilen 470 yayına dayanan analiz, anahtar kelime birlikteliği, atıf ağları ve bibliyometrik eşleşme yoluyla mimari fotoğrafçılık araştırmalarının entelektüel yapısını ortaya koymaktadır. Bulgular, son yirmi yılda bu alana yönelik akademik ilginin belirgin şekilde arttığını ve mimari fotoğrafçılığın kültürel miras, dijital görselleştirme ve yapay zekâ uygulamaları gibi disiplinlerarası alanlarla giderek daha fazla etkileşime girdiğini göstermektedir. Kümeleme analizi; kültürel miras dokümantasyonu, dijital fotogrametri, yapay zekâ destekli görselleştirme ve medya temsili gibi konuları içeren on bir ana tematik grup belirlemiştir. Ülke düzeyinde yapılan bibliyometrik eşleşme analizine göre, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, Birleşik Krallık, Kanada ve Avustralya ile kurduğu güçlü bağlantılar sayesinde öne çıkan bir araştırma merkezi konumundadır; Çin ve Avrupa ülkeleri ise bölgesel düzeyde yoğun iş birlikleri sergilemektedir. Çalışma, mimari fotoğrafçılığın artık yalnızca geleneksel dokümantasyon pratiği olmaktan çıktığını ve 3B modelleme, LiDAR ve artırılmış gerçeklik gibi yeni teknolojilerle şekillenen bir araştırma alanına dönüştüğünü ortaya koymaktadır. Bu bulgular, hesaplamalı fotoğrafçılık, etkileşimli görsel anlatım ve mimari dokümantasyona yönelik disiplinlerarası yaklaşımlar gibi yeni araştırma yönelimlerine dair önemli içgörüler sunmaktadır.

Keywords

Mimari fotoğrafçılık, Bibliyometrik analiz, Fotoğrafçılık

BEYOND THE LENS: A BIBLIOMETRIC JOURNEY THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY RESEARCH

Abstract

This study presents a bibliometric analysis to map academic trends, collaborations, and thematic developments in architectural photography using VOSviewer and Biblioshiny software. Based on 470 publications retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) database, the analysis explores the intellectual structure of architectural photography research through keyword co-occurrence, citation networks, and bibliometric coupling. The findings reveal a significant increase in academic interest over the past two decades, highlighting the growing interdisciplinary connections of the field with cultural heritage, digital visualization, and artificial intelligence applications. Cluster analysis identified eleven major thematic groups, including cultural heritage documentation, digital photogrammetry, AI-assisted visualization, and media representation. Country-level bibliometric coupling analysis shows that the United States is a dominant research hub with strong links to the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. At the same time, China and European countries demonstrate intensive regional collaborations. The study concludes that architectural photography is no longer limited to traditional documentation practices but is increasingly evolving into a research domain shaped by emerging technologies such as 3D modeling, LiDAR, and augmented reality. These findings offer valuable insights into emerging research directions such as computational photography, immersive visual storytelling, and interdisciplinary approaches to architectural documentation.

Keywords

Architectural photography, Bibliometric analysis, Photography

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Fazil Akdağ ^*
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Fatma Betül Künyeli
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Murat Çağlar Baydoğan
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Akdağ, F., Künyeli, F. B., & Baydoğan, M. Ç. (2025). BEYOND THE LENS: A BIBLIOMETRIC JOURNEY THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY RESEARCH. The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication, 15(3), 1046-1070. https://doi.org/10.7456/tojdac.1674146

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1.Akdağ F, Künyeli FB, Baydoğan MÇ. BEYOND THE LENS: A BIBLIOMETRIC JOURNEY THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY RESEARCH. TOJDAC. 2025;15(3):1046-1070. doi:10.7456/tojdac.1674146

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Akdağ, Fazil, Fatma Betül Künyeli, and Murat Çağlar Baydoğan. 2025. “BEYOND THE LENS: A BIBLIOMETRIC JOURNEY THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY RESEARCH”. The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication 15 (3): 1046-70. https://doi.org/10.7456/tojdac.1674146.

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Akdağ F, Künyeli FB, Baydoğan MÇ (July 1, 2025) BEYOND THE LENS: A BIBLIOMETRIC JOURNEY THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY RESEARCH. The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication 15 3 1046–1070.

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[1]F. Akdağ, F. B. Künyeli, and M. Ç. Baydoğan, “BEYOND THE LENS: A BIBLIOMETRIC JOURNEY THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY RESEARCH”, TOJDAC, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 1046–1070, July 2025, doi: 10.7456/tojdac.1674146.

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Akdağ, Fazil - Künyeli, Fatma Betül - Baydoğan, Murat Çağlar. “BEYOND THE LENS: A BIBLIOMETRIC JOURNEY THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY RESEARCH”. The Turkish Online Journal of Design Art and Communication 15/3 (July 1, 2025): 1046-1070. https://doi.org/10.7456/tojdac.1674146.

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1.Fazil Akdağ, Fatma Betül Künyeli, Murat Çağlar Baydoğan. BEYOND THE LENS: A BIBLIOMETRIC JOURNEY THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY RESEARCH. TOJDAC. 2025 Jul. 1;15(3):1046-70. doi:10.7456/tojdac.1674146

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