Study on Brainstorming from 1981 to 2022 in Education: A Bibliometric Analysis

Tuğba İnciman Çelik; Cenk Akay

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1981-2022 Yılları Arasında Beyin Fırtınası Üzerine Bir Çalışma: Bibliyometrik Bir Analiz

Abstract

Bu araştırma, eğitim alanında beyin fırtınası tekniğinin uygulanması, kullanımı veya kullanımını analiz etmek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, beyin fırtınası tekniği ile ilgili yayınlanmış çalışmaları bibliyometrik analiz ile incelemek ve bu alanda takip edilen yayınları, eğilimleri, atıf ilişkilerini vb. belirlemek ve değerlendirmektir. Bibliyometrik analiz, araştırmaların mevcut durumunu belirlemek için kullanılır ve bibliyometrik veri haritalamasındaki kritik noktalar gelecekteki araştırma eğilimlerini tahmin etmeye yardımcı olabilir, böylece bu alanlarda araştırma yapan bilim insanlarına fayda sağlamak ve yayın, yazar, kaynak, kurum ve ülke bazında istatistiksel bilgi sağlayarak kullanılabilir veri üretmek hedeflenmektedir. Bu nedenle çalışmada beyin fırtınası tekniğinin genel, kavramsal, düşünsel ve toplumsal yapısı verilmiştir. Bu bağlamda, 1981-2022 yılları arasında WoS veri tabanında yayınlanmış beyin fırtınası tekniği ile ilgili 305 makale R programı aracılığıyla analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarına göre 218 farklı dergide 803 yazar araştırmalarında beyin fırtınası tekniğini kullanmıştır. Ek olarak, yılda ortalama 9.06 yayın yapılmış ve bu yayınlara yılda makale başına 15.14 atıf yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmalar arasında beyin fırtınası tekniği üzerine en çok yayın yapan yazar Paulus PB olmuştur. Creativity Research Journal, 14 yayınla en çok makale yayınlamıştır. Ülkelere göre en çok yayın Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde yapılmıştır.

Keywords

Bibliyometrik Analiz, Beyin Fırtınası, Sosyal Ağ Analizi, Trendler, Eğitim

Study on Brainstorming from 1981 to 2022 in Education: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

This research was conducted to analyze the application, utilization or use of brainstorming technique in the education field. The aim of this study is to examine the studies published on the brainstorming technique with bibliometric analysis and to determine and evaluate the publications, trends, citation relationships etc. followed in this field. Bibliometric analysis is used to identify the current status of research and the critical points in bibliometric data mapping can help predict future research trends so it is aimed to benefit scientists doing research in these fields and to produce usable data by providing statistical information on the basis of publications, authors, sources, institutions and countries. Therefore, it is given the general, conceptual, intellectual and social structure of brainstorming technique in the study. In this context, 305 articles on the brainstorming technique published in the WoS database between 1981 and 2022 were analyzed through the R program. According to the analysis results, 803 authors used the brainstorming technique in their research in 218 different journals. Additionally, an average of 9.06 publications were made annually and 15.14 citations per article were made to these publications annually. Among these studies, the author who published the most on the brainstorming technique was Paulus PB. Creativity Research Journal has the most articles published, with 14 publications. In terms of countries, the most publications were made in the United States of America.

Keywords

Bibliometric Analysis, Brainstorming, Social Network Analysis, Trends, Education

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Cenk Akay
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