Kripto Para Madenciliği ve Çevresel Sürdürülebilirlik Üzerine Bibliyometrik Analiz

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 20, 19 - 35, 11.07.2024

Gözde Elbir Mermer , Ayşegül Kurtulgan

https://doi.org/10.54709/jobesam.1408410

Öz

Küresel olarak yaygınlaşan ve bilgisayar ağları üzerinden yürütülen kripto para madenciliği, yüksek enerji tüketimi gerektiren bir süreç olarak tanımlanabilir. Tek bir bitcoin işlemi için tüketilen enerji miktarı, bir ailenin bir ay boyunca kullanacağı ortalama elektrik miktarına eşdeğerdir. Kripto para işlemlerin yapılabilmesi için kullanılan teknoloji, karbon salınımını arttırarak çevresel sorunlara neden olmaktadır. Çeşitli araştırmalar, kripto para madenciliğinin enerji tüketimi konusunu ele almıştır ve detaylı bir şekilde incelemiştir. Bu nedenle günümüzde, kripto para ve sürdürülebilirlik konuları, çalışılmakta olan en önemli konular olarak ele alınmaktadır. Bu araştırmanın amacı, kripto para ve sürdürülebilirlik konularının Web of Science (WoS) ve Scopus veri tabanlarında yer alan 2017-2022 yılları arasındaki makalelerin bibliyometrik olarak analiz edilmesidir. Web of Science veri tabanından “kripto para (cryptocurrency)” ve “sürdürülebilirlik (sustainability)” anahtar kelimeler yazılarak araştırma yapılmıştır. Yıllar bazında makalelerin yayın adetleri 2017 yılında 3, 2018 yılında 1, 2019 yılında 8, 2020 yılında 16, 2021 yılında 22, 2022 yılında 18 olmak üzere toplam 68 adettir. Scopus veri tabanında yayınlanan 45 makaleye ulaşılmıştır. Yıllara göre 2017 ve 2018 yıllarında 2’şer, 2019 yılında 4, 2020 yılında 9, 2022 ve 2021 yıllarında 14’er adettir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kripto para, Çevresel Sürdürülebilirlik, Bibliyometrik analiz

Bibliometric Analysis of The Articles Published On Cyripto-Currency And Environmental Sustainabilty

Öz

Cryptocurrency mining, which is globally prevalent and conducted over computer networks, can be described as a process that requires high energy consumption. The amount of energy consumed for a single Bitcoin transaction is equivalent to the average monthly electricity usage of a household. The technology used for cryptocurrency transactions contributes to environmental issues by increasing carbon emissions. Various studies address and extensively examine the energy consumption associated with cryptocurrency mining. Therefore, in today's context, cryptocurrency and sustainability are considered among the most crucial topics under investigation. The aim of this research is to bibliometrically analyze articles on cryptocurrency and sustainability in the Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus databases between 2017 and 2022. A search is conducted in the Web of Science database using the keywords "cryptocurrency" and "sustainability." The publication counts of 68 articles by year are as follows: 3 in 2017, 1 in 2018, 8 in 2019, 16 in 2020, 22 in 2021, and 18 in 2022. 45 articles are found in the Scopus database, with 2 each in 2017 and 2018, 4 in 2019, 9 in 2020, and 14 each in 2021 and 2022.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Crypto-currency, Environmental sustainability, Bibliometric Analysis

Kaynakça

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