Digitalization of Cultural Heritage Tourism: A Bibliometric Network Analysis Study

Authors : Seda Süer

Pages : 61-78

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Publication Date : 2025-03-25

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :In recent years, the development and utilization of advanced technologies fostered the digitalization of cultural heritage tourism (CHT) which also triggered the attention of researchers. This study aims to inspect the studies published on the “digitalization of cultural heritage tourism” raised by advanced technologies, utilizing the bibliometric network analysis method. For this purpose, studies published between 2010 and 2024 were gathered through the Web of Science (WoS) database delivering the phrase “digitalization of cultural heritage tourism”. The data was analyzed utilizing VOSviewer software and the findings are demonstrated by bibliometric network visualization techniques. The findings revealed that there were 74 published studies with 349 total citations and an average of 4.84 citations for each study. The most number of studies in this field was carried out in 2024. As a consequence of the study, it was revealed that studies on the digitalization of cultural heritage tourism have increased in recent years and that few studies have been carried out yet. This study significantly contributes to the field of literature in terms of displaying the global trends of a developing research field and guiding new studies to be conducted in the future in this field.
Keywords : Kültürel Miras Turizmi, Dijitalleştirmeme, Bibiyometrik Ağ Analizi