The Evolution of the Intellectual Structure of Migration and Security Research: A Bibliometric Analysis of Studies Conducted Between 1988-2024


Ercan M., Yıldırım K. E., Gemici E.

CATTLE PRACTICE, cilt.32, sa.12, ss.2-32, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.59671/m7nc4
  • Dergi Adı: CATTLE PRACTICE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2-32
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The concept of migration, which has become one of the important problems of countries, and the issue of security, which is accepted as one of the negative effects of migration, are two of the important issues that have started to be discussed more in recent years. The relationship between migration and security has also been the subject of academic studies. In this study, it is tried to determine how the concepts of migration and security are examined in academic research, which concepts are at the centre of the level of relationship between the concepts and what are the trends in these issues. This study, which undertakes a guiding mission in the related field, includes a bibliometric analysis of academic studies published between 1972 and 2024 on the Web of Science (WoS) database. Using a purposive sampling method, the study conducted an in-depth analysis of 792 studies published using the concepts of migration and security. PRISMA flowchart was used for data selection. After the scanning, 3366 documents were reached and this number was reduced to 792 by choosing certain categories in accordance with the data selection methods. Thus, a data set suitable for the purpose was created. According to the results obtained, it was determined that the studies with the specified words increased after 2016 and peaked in 2021. It was determined that the country with the highest number of publications was in the USA, and the journal with the highest number of citations was the journal "Security Dialogue". When the institutional analysis of the publications is analysed, it is seen that the University of Amsterdam and the University of Warwick stand out. The researcher/author with the highest number of publications was "Vicenzo Bove" and "N. Vaughan-Williams", while the most cited researcher/author was "Jef Huysmans". In the theme analysis, it was seen that issues such as human rights, terrorism and multiculturalism came to the fore. It is thought that the thematic map in the study is a compass for new research in this field and can be a source of inspiration for academics who want to work in this field.