Mapping Research on Online Gambling: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

This study aimed to conduct a bibliometric analysis of studies on online gambling. Web of Science Core database was used to obtain all publications on online gambling between 1998 and 2024. The bibliometric analysis was confined to studies published up to 2024, given that 2025 is still in progress and the complete body of literature for that year is not yet accessible. The bibliometric analysis was conducted using the VOSviewer program. The study initially determined that the number of studies in the domain of online gambling exhibited an overall increase from 1998 to 2024, with a few exceptions. A co-authorship analysis indicates that England is the most prolific nation in this field of study. Subsequently, Australia, Canada, the United States of America, and Spain are in descending order of productivity. The analysis yielded the conclusion that Nerilee Hing is the most influential researcher in the field of online gambling. The results of the co-occurrence analysis indicated that the most frequently used keywords were related to "gambling", "online gambling", "problem gambling", "responsible gambling", "addiction", "COVID-19", and "adolescent". In this study, it was concluded that research on online gambling addiction has increased over the years and that online gambling addiction has been emphasized in different cultures.

Keywords

• Gambling addiction
• online gambling
• online gambling addiction
• bibliometric analysis

Çevrimiçi Kumar Üzerine Haritalama Araştırması: Bibliyometrik Bir Analiz

Öz

Bu çalışma, çevrimiçi kumar üzerine yapılan çalışmaların bibliyometrik analizini yapmayı amaçlamıştır. 1998 ile 2024 yılları arasında çevrimiçi kumar üzerine yapılan tüm yayınları elde etmek için Web of Science Core veri tabanı kullanılmıştır. Bibliyometrik analiz, 2025 yılı henüz devam ettiği ve bu yıla ait tüm literatüre henüz erişilemediği için 2024 yılına kadar yayımlanmış çalışmalarla sınırlandırılmıştır. Bibliyometrik analiz VOSviewer programı kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışma, başlangıçta çevrimiçi kumar alanındaki çalışma sayısının birkaç istisna dışında 1998'den 2024'e genel bir artış gösterdiğini belirlemiştir. Ortak yazarlık analizi, İngiltere'nin bu çalışma alanında en üretken ülke olduğunu göstermektedir. Daha sonra, Avustralya, Kanada, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ve İspanya üretkenlik açısından azalan sıradadır. Analiz, Nerilee Hing'in çevrimiçi kumar alanında en etkili araştırmacı olduğu sonucuna varmıştır. Eş-oluşum analizinin sonuçları, en sık kullanılan anahtar kelimelerin "kumar", "çevrimiçi kumar", "problemli kumar", "sorumlu kumar", "bağımlılık", "COVID-19" ve "ergen" ile ilgili olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu çalışmanın bulguları, online kumar bağımlılığının yıllara göre artış gösterdiğini ve farklı kültürlerde incelendiğini göstermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kumar bağımlılığı
• online kumar
• online kumar bağımlılığı
• bibliometrik analiz

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