Bibliometric Analysis of Publications on Digital Innovation and Sustainability

Year 2023, , 205 - 224, 27.12.2023

Selçuk Nam

https://doi.org/10.18657/yonveek.1381826

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to conduct bibliometric analysis through visual mapping of publications in digital innovation and sustainability indexed in Web of Science and SCOPUS databases. The bibliometric method was preferred to map the changes in publications in the field in a certain period. The VOSviewer and BibExcel software were used for network maps of the trend of publications during the examined period. The study analyzed 670 articles published in 168 journals to reveal the state of the intellectual structure and emerging trends in the field. For this purpose, co-word, citation, co-citation, author, and country productivity were analyzed. In the examined period, Germany had the most digital innovation and sustainability publications, and Romania had the fewest publications. The co-word analysis identified a thematic relationship among the frequently co-occurring keywords "value, digital talent, and business models". In addition, it has been determined that Vinit Parida is the most published author, and Youngjin Yoo is the most cited author. It was determined that publications started to increase in 2017 and increased rapidly, especially after 2019. It can be argued that the search for innovative applications, forced by the pandemic conditions, effectively increased the number of publications after 2019.
Key Words: Digital Innovation, Sustainability, Bibliometric Analysis
JEL Classification: O32, Q55, Q56

Keywords

Digital Innovation, Sustainability, Bibliometric Analysis

Dijital İnovasyon ve Sürdürülebilirlik Konulu Yayınların Bibliyometrik Analizi

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to conduct bibliometric analysis through visual mapping of publications in digital innovation and sustainability indexed in Web of Science and SCOPUS databases. The bibliometric method was preferred to map the changes in publications in the field in a certain period. The VOSviewer and BibExcel software were used for network maps of the trend of publications during the examined period. The study analyzed 670 articles published in 168 journals to reveal the state of the intellectual structure and emerging trends in the field. For this purpose, co-word, citation, co-citation, author, and country productivity were analyzed. In the examined period, Germany had the most digital innovation and sustainability publications, and Romania had the fewest publications. The co-word analysis identified a thematic relationship among the frequently co-occurring keywords "value, digital talent, and business models". In addition, it has been determined that Vinit Parida is the most published author, and Youngjin Yoo is the most cited author. It was determined that publications started to increase in 2017 and increased rapidly, especially after 2019. It can be argued that the search for innovative applications, forced by the pandemic conditions, effectively increased the number of publications after 2019.
Key Words: Digital Innovation, Sustainability, Bibliometric Analysis
JEL Classification: O32, Q55, Q56

Keywords

Dijital İnovasyon, Sürdürülebilirlik, Bibliyometrik Analiz

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