ORTA ASYA ÇALIŞMALARININ BİBLİOMETRİK BİR ANALİZİ

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 28, 714 - 732, 31.08.2025

Ömer Faruk Kocatepe , Mehmet Şahin

https://doi.org/10.58884/akademik-hassasiyetler.1714259

Öz

Bu makale, Soğuk Savaş sonrası dönemde düşüşe geçtiği düşünülen Bölge Çalışmaları'nın bir alt alanı olarak öne çıkan Orta Asya Çalışmaları'nın bibliyografik özelliklerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Orta Asya'daki bağımsız devletlerin ortaya çıkması, kalkınma, devlet kurma ve ulus inşa süreçlerinde yeni araştırma fırsatları yaratarak bu alanı yeniden canlandırmıştır. Nihayetinde olarak, Orta Asya Çalışmaları, Bölge Çalışmaları içinde büyüyen bir araştırma alanı haline gelmiştir. Bu çalışmada, bibliyometrik analiz için Biblioshiny, istatistiksel analiz için ise Minitab'ı kullanılmıştır. Web of Science Core Collection'dan taranan yedi alan dergisi ve 1770 makale incelenmiştir. Analiz edilen yedi derginin ikisi yalnızca Orta Asya konusunda uzmanlaşırken, diğer beşi Avrasya Çalışmaları içinde bölgeyi bir alt alan olarak ele almaktadır. Araştırma, Orta Asya Çalışmaları'nın bibliyometrik özellikleri, bölgeye özel dergiler ile Avrasya dergileri arasındaki farklar ve Orta Asya Çalışmalarındaki değişen örüntüler olmak üzere üç temel soruyu yanıtlamayı hedeflemektedir. Makale ayrıca, Orta Asya Çalışmalarındaki sınırlı uluslararası işbirliğini de incelemektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Bibliometrik Analiz , Bölge Çalışmaları , Orta Asya Çalışmaları

A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF CENTRAL ASIAN STUDIES

Öz

This article aims to analyze the bibliographic characteristics of Central Asian Studies, a subfield within Area Studies. While Area Studies is often perceived to have declined post-Cold War, the emergence of independent states in Central Asia has revitalized the field, generating research opportunities in development, state-building, and nation-building. Consequently, Central Asian Studies has become a growing area of inquiry in Area Studies. This novel bibliometric study utilized Biblioshiny for bibliometric analysis and Minitab for statistical analysis, examining seven area journals and 1770 articles sourced from the Web of Science Core Collection. Of the seven journals analyzed, two specialize exclusively in Central Asia, while the remaining five incorporate the region as a subfield within Eurasian Studies. The research aims to identify three questions which are bibliometric characteristics of Central Asian Studies, differences between region-specific journals and Eurasian journals as well as changing patterns in Central Asian Studies. The article also explores the limited international collaboration in Central Asian Studies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Bibliometric Analysis , Area Studies , Central Asian Studies

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