Wellness Tourism: A Bibliometric Analysis on the Web of Science Database

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 4 Sayı: 2, 49 - 74, 31.12.2023

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Öz

Bibliometric analysis is a method used to investigate and analyze large amounts of data. This study presents a bibliometric analysis of the academic literature in the field of wellness tourism. The aim of the study is to examine the literature on wellness tourism between 2013 and 2023 and determine the current state by analyzing new trends in research and the distribution of publications. The subject was searched in the Web of Science (WoS) database. In the research, only articles and reviews indexed in SSCI and SCI-Expanded were considered. A total of 2082 studies were found in the initial search, and when research constraints were applied, 1017 studies were examined in the R-Studio program. The number of sources is 242. According to the research results, the most cited authors are Uysal, Sirgy, and Kim. The top three authors with the most publications on the subject in SSCI and SCI-Expanded journals are Han, H., Uysal M., and Chen, C.C. Studies in this field have experienced a turning point as of 2021 during the pandemic. New trends and common networks have also emerged in keywords. The growth rate of studies in this field is 19.41%. The countries with the highest number of studies on this topic are China, the United States, and Australia. The university with the highest number of publications on the subject is Griffith University in Australia.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Wellness tourism, Well-being, Web of Science, Bibliometric Analysis

Wellness Turizmi: Web of Science Veri Tabanında Bibliyometrik Bir Analiz

Öz

Bibliyometrik analiz, büyük miktardaki veriyi araştırmak ve analiz etmek için kullanılan bir yöntemdir. Bu çalışma, wellness turizmi alanındaki akademik literatürün bibliyometrik bir analizini sunmaktadır. Çalışmanın amacı, 2013-2023 yılları arasında wellness turizmine ilişkin literatürü incelemek, yapılan araştırmaların yeni trendlerini, yayınların dağılımlarını inceleyerek mevcut durumu belirlemektir. Konu Web of Science (WoS) veri tabanında taranmıştır. Araştırmada sadece SSCI ve SCI-Expanded indeksli article ve review kategorisi ele alınmıştır. Yapılan ilk aramada toplam 2082 çalışmaya ulaşılmıştır, Araştırma kısıtları uygulandığında R-Studio programında 1017 çalışma incelemeye alınmıştır. Kaynak sayısı 242’dir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre en çok atıf alan yazarlar Uysal, Sirgy ve Kim’dir. SSCI ve SCI-Expanded dergilerde konu ile ilgili en fazla yayını olan ilk üç yazarlar Han, H., Uysal M. ve Chen, C.C.’dir. Yapılan çalışmalar pandemi döneminde 2021 yılı itibari ile kırılma yaşamıştır. Anahtar kelimelerde de yeni trendler ve ortak ağlar oluşmuştur. Bu konu ile ilgili alandaki çalışmaların büyüme oranı %19,41’dir. Bu konu ile ilgili en fazla çalışma yapan ülkeler Çin, Birleşik Devletler ve Avustralya’dır. Konu ile ilgili en fazla yayın yapan üniversite Avustralya’daki Griffith University’dir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Wellness turizm, Well-being, Sağlıklı Yaşam Turizmi, Bibliometrik Analiz, Web of Science

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