Web of Science veri tabanında inanç turizmi üzerine yayınlanan makalelerin bibliyometrik analizi

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 2, 256 - 271, 31.12.2025

Yusuf İnce , Emrah Öztürk

https://doi.org/10.53601/tourismandrecreation.1552400

Öz

Bu araştırmanın temel amacı, inanç turizmi başlıklı çalışmaların bibliyometrik analizini BibExcel ve VOSviewer programları aracılığıyla belirlenen kategoriler altında yapmaktır. Web of Science veri tabanında "inanç turizmi" (Religious Tourism) kategorisindeki makaleler incelenmiştir. Bu araştırmada, 1992-2024 yılları arasındaki çeşitli dergilerde yayımlanan makaleler ele alınmıştır. Analizler 2024 yılının Mart ayında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Web of Science üzerinde "Religious Tourism" başlıklı aramada, konu olarak 1873, makale (article) olarak ise 1543 çalışma tespit edilmiştir. ESCI, SSCI ve SCI-E sınırlamaları ile yapılan filtreleme sonucunda, tüm dillerde 1313, İngilizce dilinde ise 1088 çalışma belirlenmiştir. Makaleler, Bibexcel ve VOSviewer kullanılarak etkin yazarlar, ülkeler, dergiler, önemli yazar anahtar kelimeleri, önemli Web of Science anahtar kelimeleri, ortak yazarlık analizi, birlikte oluşum analizi, alıntı analizi, bibliyografik bağlantı analizi ve ortak alıntı analizi açısından incelenmiştir. Atıf ve ortak atıf ağları bibliyometrik haritalama tekniği ile görselleştirilmiştir. Çalışmanın sonucunda, inanç turizmi alanında yayınlanan makale sayısının son yıllarda önemli ölçüde arttığı ortaya çıkmıştır. En çok atıf alan dergilerin, Annals of Tourism Research, Tourism Management, Journal of Heritage Tourism, alanlarında yayımlanan dergiler olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Atıf ve yayın sayısı bakımından, Collins-Kreiner Noga, Terzidou Matina, Shinde Kiran A, isimli yazarların ön plana çıktığı görülmektedir. Makalelerde en sık kullanılan anahtar kelimelerin "inanç turizmi", "turizm", "hac", "inanç" ve "kültür turizmi" olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca, inanç turizmi başlıklı makaleleri yayınlayan en üretken ülkeler incelendiğinde Türkiye’nin de ilk on içerisinde yer aldığı ülkeler sıralamasında Amerika, İspanya ve Çin ilk sıralarda yer aldığı görülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

İnanç Turizmi , Bibliyometrik Analiz , Bibliyometrik Haritalama , VOSviewer , Hac

Etik Beyan

Bu çalışma ikincil kaynaklar kullanılarak hazırlandığı için etik kurul iznine ihtiyaç yoktur. Aksi bir durumun tespiti halinde TO&RE Dergisinin hiçbir sorumluluğu olmayıp, tüm sorumluluk çalışmanın yazarına aittir.

Teşekkür

"Bu çalışmanın gelişiminde emeği geçen ve bana değerli katkılarıyla yol gösteren Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Emrah Öztürk’e en içten teşekkürlerimi sunarım. Kendisi, akademik yolculuğumda bana ilham kaynağı olmuş ve değerli bilgileriyle vizyonumu genişletmiştir."

Bibliometric analysis of published articles on religious tourism in the Web of Science database

Öz

The primary objective of this research is to perform a bibliometric analysis of studies on religious tourism, utilizing the categories established by the BibExcel and VOSviewer programs. The articles in the category of “Religious Tourism” in the Web of Science database were analyzed. In this study, articles published in various journals between 1992 and 2024 were analyzed. The analysis was conducted in March 2024. In the search for “Religious Tourism” on Web of Science, 1873 studies were identified as topics and 1543 studies were identified as articles. As a result of filtering with ESCI, SSCI and SCI-E limitations, 1313 studies in all languages and 1088 studies in English were identified. Using Bibexcel and VOSviewer, the articles were analyzed for active authors, countries, journals, key author keywords, key Web of Science keywords, co-authorship analysis, co-occurrence analysis, citation analysis, bibliographic link analysis and co-citation analysis. Citation and co-citation networks were visualized with bibliometric mapping technique. As a result of the study, it was revealed that the number of articles published in the field of faith tourism has increased significantly in recent years. The most cited journals are Annals of Tourism Research, Tourısm Management, Journal of Herıtage Tourısm. In terms of the number of citations and publications, it is seen that the authors named Collins-Kreiner Noga, Terzidou Matina, Shinde Kiran A, come to the fore. It was determined that the most frequently used keywords in the articles were “Religious tourism”, “tourism”, “pilgrimage”, “faith” and “cultural tourism”. In addition, when the most productive countries publishing articles on faith tourism are analyzed, it is seen that the USA, Spain and China are among the top ten countries where Türkiye is also among the top ten.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Religious Tourism , Bibliometric Analysis , Bibliometric Mapping , VOSviewer , Pilgrimage

Etik Beyan

Since this study was prepared using secondary sources, it does not require ethical committee approval. In the event of any finding to the contrary, TO&RE Journal shall bear no responsibility, and all responsibility shall rest with the author of the study.

Teşekkür

"I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Dr. Emrah Öztürk, Assistant Professor, for his contributions to the development of this study and for guiding me with his valuable insights. He has been a source of inspiration for me on my academic journey and has broadened my vision with his valuable knowledge."

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