Using a bibliometric approach to shed light on dark tourism

Mert Ogretmenoglu; Bartola Mavric; Fusun Istanbullu Dincer

doi:10.5585/podium.v11i2.19902

Authors

Mert Ogretmenoglu Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Tourism Management https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0639-4891
Bartola Mavric Istanbul University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Tourism Management https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2257-8797
Fusun Istanbullu Dincer Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Tourism Management https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2338-2462

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/podium.v11i2.19902

Keywords:

Bibliometric analysis, Dark tourism, Web of Science, VosViewer, Review.

Abstract

Abstract

Objective: The current paper attempts to examine the dark tourism concept via a bibliometric approach. For this purpose, 155 articles published on dark tourism from 1990 to 2020 were obtained from the Web of Science database (WoS).
Method: We utilized from VosViewer software to analyze the obtained data. We chose a total of 10 parameters to be analyzed.
Originality/Relevance: Although there are some studies to review dark tourism, unlike other studies, this paper created bibliometric maps of dark tourism by using the Vosviewer software.
Main results: As a result of the analysis, it was found that the dark tourism literature is growing day by day according to the above parameters.
Theoretical/methodological contributions: This paper has identified major themes of dark tourism and prominent studies related to dark tourism.

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Author Biographies

Bartola Mavric, Istanbul University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Tourism Management

Ph.D. Candidate, Istanbul University Faculty of Economics, Department of Tourism

Fusun Istanbullu Dincer, Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Tourism Management

Full Professor (PhD), Istanbul University Faculty of Economics, Department of Tourism

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