Sosyal Bilimlerde Akran Etkisine Yönelik Araştırmaların Bibliyometrik Analizi

Year 2025, Volume: 16 Issue: 48, 1261 - 1275, 30.11.2025

Esra Sincer , Şerife Durmaz

https://doi.org/10.21076/vizyoner.1654020

Abstract

Pek çok alanda çalışılan ve etkisi tartışılan akran etkisine yönelik olarak 2000'li yılların başından bu yana akademik ilgi önemli ölçüde artmıştır. Bu sebeple bu çalışma akran etkisi hakkında bütünsel ve güncel bir bakış açısı sunmayı amaçlamaktadır. 1999 ile 2025 yılları arasında Web of Science veri tabanından akran etkisi ile ilgili sosyal bilimler ile alakalı veriler kullanılarak Vosviewer ve Bibliometrix R paketindeki Biblioshiny aracılığıyla bibliyometrik bir analize tabi tutulmuştur. Akran etkisi araştırmaları yıllık %11,99‘lük bir artışa sahiptir. Yılda ortalama 6.82 çalışma ve 28.46 atıf bulunmaktadır. Alandaki çalışma sayısı kümülatif şekilde atarken, atıf sayısı dalgalanmalar gösterse de genel seyri artış yönündedir. ABD bu alandaki araştırmacılar için en önemli köken ülkedir. Çalışma sosyal bilimlerde akran etkisi literatüründeki dergilerin, yazarların ve etkili faktörlerin analizleri yoluyla gelecek çalışmalar yol göstericidir. Anahtar kelime analizinden türetilen tematik haritalar, motivasyon, yenilebilir enerji gibi daha fazla araştırmayı hak eden alanları vurgulamaktadır.

Keywords

Akran Etkisi , Bibliyometrik Analiz , Ekonomi , Davranış

Ethical Statement

Etik kurul belgesi gerektiren bir çalışma değildir.

Bibliometric Analysis of Peer Effect Studies in Social Sciences

Abstract

Academic interest in peer effect, which has been studied and discussed in many fields, has increased significantly since the early 2000s. Therefore, the study aims to provide a holistic and current perspective on peer effect. Between 1999 and 2025, social science-related data on peer effect from the Web of Science database is subjected to a bibliometric analysis using Vosviewer and Biblioshiny in the Bibliometrix R package. Peer effect research has an annual increase of 11.99%. On average, there are 6.82 studies and 28.46 citations per year. While the number of studies in the field has increased cumulatively, the number of citations has fluctuated, but the general trend is increasing. The USA is the most important country of origin for researchers in the field. The study guides future studies by analyzing the journals, authors and influential factors in the peer effect literature in the social sciences. Thematic maps derived from keyword analysis highlight areas that deserve further research, such as motivation and renewable energy.

Keywords

Peer Effect , Bibliometric Analysis , Economics , Behavior

Ethical Statement

The study does not necessitate an approval of ethical committee.

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