Acta Univ. Bohem. Merid. 2023, 26(2):1-17 | DOI: 10.32725/acta.2023.0051523

Mapping the Research Trends on Dark Tourism: A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization

Biswabhusan Pradhan1, Manjeet Singh2, Asit Mantry3, Engy El-Kilany4, Manju Shree Raman5, Archana Bhatia6
1 Department of Tourism and Travel Management, Central University of Jammu, Jammu, India
2 Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
3 Department of Educational Studies, Central University of Jammu, Jammu, India
4 Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Minia University, Egypt
5 College of Business and Economics, Debre Tabor University, Ethopia
6 Maharishi Dayanand University, DAV College, Faridabad, India

Bibliometrics is a tool that enables the analysis of historical development, present conditions, and prospective trends in a specific field of study. The purpose of this research is to examine dark tourism research that was published between 2007 and 2021. A total of 234 important publications were systematically retrieved and bibliometrically analyzed from the Scopus database. To examine and illustrate the dark tourism research trend, the current study used the Bibliometrix tool. To represent the general pattern and structure of dark tourism research, the final analysis incorporates bibliometric indicators such as annual scientific production, most prolific journal, most prolific author, country and institutions, most impactful articles, co-citation and author's keywords. The finding of this analysis shows that publications on dark tourism have expanded dramatically and are dominated by a small number of writers and nations. The study provides theoretical and practical insight into dark tourism research.

Keywords: Dark Tourism, Bibliometric analysis, Thanatology, Bibliometric, Co-citations
JEL classification: L83, Z32

Accepted: November 7, 2023; Published: November 10, 2023  Show citation

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Pradhan, B., Singh, M., Mantry, A., El-Kilany, E., Shree Raman, M., & Bhatia, A. (2023). Mapping the Research Trends on Dark Tourism: A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization. Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionalis, 26(2), 1-17. doi: 10.32725/acta.2023.005
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