Sentiment Analysis in Communication Studies: A Bibliographic Study on Web of Science Indexed Articles

Sadettin Demirel

doi:10.47998/ikad.1835598

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İletişim Çalışmalarında Duygu Analizi: Web of Science İndeksli Makaleler Üzerine Bibliyometrik Bir İnceleme

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Bu çalışma, iletişim alanındaki duygu analizi araştırmalarının entelektüel yapısını, kronolojik gelişimini ve sosyal ağlarını haritalandırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Dijital metin verilerinin artışıyla birlikte veri olarak metin (text-as-data) yöntemleri iletişim çalışmalarının merkezine yerleşmiş olsa da bu alana özgü kapsamlı bir bibliyometrik değerlendirme sınırlıdır. Araştırma kapsamında, 2011-2025 yılları arasında Web of Science veri tabanında (SSCI ve ESCI) taranan 298 makale PRISMA protokolü izlenerek incelenmiştir. Çalışmada, R-bibliometrix paketi aracılığıyla yapılan hesaplamalı bibliyometrik analiz ile manuel niceliksel içerik analizini birleştiren hibrit bir yöntem benimsenmiştir. Bulgular, duygu analiziyle ilişkili çalışmaların 2011-2015 yılları arasında bir kuluçka dönemi geçirdiğini, özellikle 2020 sonrasında ise üstel bir büyüme kaydettiğini göstermektedir. Tematik olarak literatürün siyasal iletişim, gazetecilik ve kriz iletişimi etrafında kümelendiği ve büyük ölçüde sosyal medya verilerine dayandığı tespit edilmiştir. Amerika Birleşik Devletleri toplam bilimsel üretimde lider konumdayken, Avrupa ülkelerinin uluslararası iş birliği ağlarında daha merkezi bir rol oynadığı görülmüştür. Çalışmanın en kritik bulgularından biri, incelenen araştırmaların %32’sinin sadece Twitter (X) verisine dayanmasıyla ortaya çıkan platform bağımlılığı sorunudur. Sonuç olarak duygu analizi, iletişim disiplini içinde deneysel bir teknikten merkezi bir metodolojiye dönüşmüş olsa da veri kaynağı sınırlılıkları nedeniyle metodolojik bir kısırdöngü riski taşımaktadır. Gelecek çalışmaların bu sınırları aşmak için çok modlu analizlere ve farklı dijital platformlara yönelmesi önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Duygu analizi, İletişim çalışmaları, Bibliyometrik analiz, Metin madenciliği, Sosyal medya, Web of Science.

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışmada halka açık sosyal medya verileri kullanılmış olup, kişisel veya gizli bilgi içermediğinden etik kurul onayı gerektirmemektedir

Sentiment Analysis in Communication Studies: A Bibliographic Study on Web of Science Indexed Articles

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This study aims to map the intellectual structure, chronological evolution, and social networks of sentiment analysis research within the field of communication. As digital text data grows, text-as-data methods have become central to communication studies; however, a comprehensive bibliometric evaluation of this domain remains limited. The research analyzes 298 articles indexed in the Web of Science (SSCI and ESCI) between 2011 and 2025 using the PRISMA protocol. A hybrid methodological approach was adopted, combining computational bibliometric analysis via the R-bibliometrix package with manual quantitative content analysis. The findings reveal that sentiment analysis related studies experienced a latency period between 2011 and 2015, followed by exponential growth, particularly after 2020. Thematically, the literature clusters around political communication, journalism, and crisis communication, with a heavy reliance on social media data. While the United States leads in total scientific production, European countries demonstrate higher centrality in international collaboration networks. A critical finding is the field’s platform dependency, as 32% of the studies exclusively rely on Twitter (X) data. The study concludes that while sentiment analysis has matured from an experimental technique to a core methodology in communication, it risks methodological stagnation due to data source limitations. Future research is suggested to focus on multimodal analysis and diverse digital platforms to overcome these constraints.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Sentiment Analysis, Communication Studies, Bibliometric Analysis, Text Mining, Web of Science.

Etik Beyan

Ethical committee approval is not required for this study, as it utilizes publicly available social media data and contains no personal or confidential information.

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

İletişim Çalışmaları, İletişim Teknolojisi ve Dijital Medya Çalışmaları, Sosyal Medya Çalışmaları, Yeni Medya

Bölüm

Sistematik Derlemeler ve Meta Analiz

Yazarlar

Sadettin Demirel ^*
0000-0002-3282-1706
Türkiye

Yayımlanma Tarihi

23 Temmuz 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

4 Aralık 2025

Kabul Tarihi

23 Haziran 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Sayı: 73

DOI

https://doi.org/10.47998/ikad.1835598

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APA

Demirel, S. (2026). Sentiment Analysis in Communication Studies: A Bibliographic Study on Web of Science Indexed Articles. İletişim Kuram ve Araştırma Dergisi, 73, 302-330. https://doi.org/10.47998/ikad.1835598

AMA

1.Demirel S. Sentiment Analysis in Communication Studies: A Bibliographic Study on Web of Science Indexed Articles. İletişim Kuram ve Araştırma Dergisi. 2026;(73):302-330. doi:10.47998/ikad.1835598

Chicago

Demirel, Sadettin. 2026. “Sentiment Analysis in Communication Studies: A Bibliographic Study on Web of Science Indexed Articles”. İletişim Kuram ve Araştırma Dergisi, sy 73: 302-30. https://doi.org/10.47998/ikad.1835598.

EndNote

Demirel S (01 Temmuz 2026) Sentiment Analysis in Communication Studies: A Bibliographic Study on Web of Science Indexed Articles. İletişim Kuram ve Araştırma Dergisi 73 302–330.

IEEE

[1]S. Demirel, “Sentiment Analysis in Communication Studies: A Bibliographic Study on Web of Science Indexed Articles”, İletişim Kuram ve Araştırma Dergisi, sy 73, ss. 302–330, Tem. 2026, doi: 10.47998/ikad.1835598.

ISNAD

Demirel, Sadettin. “Sentiment Analysis in Communication Studies: A Bibliographic Study on Web of Science Indexed Articles”. İletişim Kuram ve Araştırma Dergisi. 73 (01 Temmuz 2026): 302-330. https://doi.org/10.47998/ikad.1835598.

JAMA

1.Demirel S. Sentiment Analysis in Communication Studies: A Bibliographic Study on Web of Science Indexed Articles. İletişim Kuram ve Araştırma Dergisi. 2026;:302–330.

MLA

Demirel, Sadettin. “Sentiment Analysis in Communication Studies: A Bibliographic Study on Web of Science Indexed Articles”. İletişim Kuram ve Araştırma Dergisi, sy 73, Temmuz 2026, ss. 302-30, doi:10.47998/ikad.1835598.

Vancouver

1.Sadettin Demirel. Sentiment Analysis in Communication Studies: A Bibliographic Study on Web of Science Indexed Articles. İletişim Kuram ve Araştırma Dergisi. 01 Temmuz 2026;(73):302-30. doi:10.47998/ikad.1835598

İletişim Çalışmalarında Duygu Analizi: Web of Science İndeksli Makaleler Üzerine Bibliyometrik Bir İnceleme

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Sentiment Analysis in Communication Studies: A Bibliographic Study on Web of Science Indexed Articles

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