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Border tourism in the Web of Science database: A bibliometric analysis with scientific mapping

Web of Science veri tabanında sınır turizmi: Bilimsel haritalama ile bibliyometrik analiz

Ezgi Bayram Öz(Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi)0000-0001-5391-6248
Serhat Harman(Mardin Artuklu Üniversitesi)0000-0003-2845-8657
Pages
227–236
Publication Date
2025-12-29
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Furthermore, it was determined that publications on border science increased after 2005, with the highest number of publications occurring in 2020.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This research examines the issue of borders, which act as geopolitical walls separating countries.
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Key Findings & Data:Therefore, this research aims to determine the trends, current status, and characteristics of studies on border tourism indexed by the Web of Science (WoS) from 1995 to 2025 (first half of the year).
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⚙️Variables:sınırlar · sınır turizmi · sınır ötesi turizm

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This research examines the issue of borders, which act as geopolitical walls separating countries. Borders are the subject of studies in many fields, including geography, politics, history, and governance. While borders are a multidisciplinary topic, recent research on borders in the field of tourism has been noteworthy. Therefore, this research aims to determine the trends, current status, and characteristics of studies on border tourism indexed by the Web of Science (WoS) from 1995 to 2025 (first half of the year). For analyses conducted using bibliometric methods, a search of the WoS database using the keywords "border tourism" and "cross-border tourism" yielded a total of 194 studies. Parameters such as field, chronology, country/region, authors, institution, publication type, and journal title were applied to the studies using the VOSviewer software program. The data were analyzed using bibliometric analysis. Tables were created using VOSviewer software for the analysis results, and the distribution of publications by country was mapped using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The analysis revealed that, after tourism, research was concentrated primarily in areas such as geography, environmental studies/sciences, economics, management, sustainable green technology sciences, interdisciplinary social sciences, and business. Furthermore, it was determined that publications on border science increased after 2005, with the highest number of publications occurring in 2020.

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Bu araştırma, ülkeleri birbirinden ayıran jeopolitik duvar niteliğindeki sınırlar konusunu ele almaktadır. Sınırlar; coğrafya, politika, tarih, yönetişim gibi pek çok alanda çalışmalara konu olmaktadır. Sınırların multidisipliner bir konu olmasının yanında son yıllarda turizm alanında sınırlarla ilgili araştırmalar dikkat çekici niteliktedir. Dolayısıyla bu araştırma, 1995’ten 2025 (ilk yarısı) yılına kadar Web of Science (WoS) tarafından indekslenen sınır turizmi konulu çalışmaların literatürdeki eğilimlerinin, mevcut durumunun ve karakteristik özelliklerinin belirlenmesini amaçlamaktadır. Bibliyometrik yöntemlerden yararlanarak yapılan analizler için öncelikle WoS veri tabanında “border tourism” ve “cross-border tourism” anahtar kelimeleriyle tarama yapılmış toplam 194 adet çalışmaya ulaşılmıştır. Çalışmalara VOSviewer yazılım programı aracılığıyla alan, kronoloji, ülke/bölge, yazarlar, kurum, yayım türü, dergi adı gibi parametreler uygulanmıştır. Veriler bibliyometrik analiz tekniğiyle incelenmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarına ilişkin VOSviewer yazılımı ile tablolar oluşturulmuş ayrıca yayınların ülkelere göre dağılımı Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemleri (CBS) kullanılarak haritalandırılmıştır. Analiz sonucunda araştırmaların turizm alanından sonra en fazla coğrafya, çevre çalışmaları/bilimleri, ekonomi, yönetim, sürdürülebilir yeşil teknoloji bilimleri, disiplinler arası sosyal bilimler ve ticaret gibi alanlarda yoğunlaştığı görülmüştür. Bununla birlikte 2005 yılından sonra sınır bilimi üzerine yayınların artış gösterdiği ve en fazla yayının 2020 yılında yapıldığı tespit edilmiştir.

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Öz, E. B., Harman, S. (2025). Border tourism in the Web of Science database: A bibliometric analysis with scientific mapping. Türk Coğrafya Dergisi, Sayı: 88, 227–236. https://doi.org/10.17211/tcd.1757770

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