Bibliometric Analysis: An Example of Journal Publishing on Furniture and Wood Materials

Abstract

Bibliometric analysis is a literature review tool, and with this technique, the status of the analyzed field or journal is determined, its development course is revealed and deficiencies are identified. In this study, it is aimed to make a bibliometric analysis of the “Furniture and Wooden Material Research Journal”, which makes research on furniture and wood materials, in terms of various criteria. The scope of the research consisted of 72 academic studies published to journal. According to the results obtained, all publications in the journal were written by Turkish researchers. Research in the Journal was predominant by team research. Mostly researchers working at Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Bayburt University and İzmir Katip Çelebi University published in the journal. The number of articles written in English is very few. 50% of the articles published in the journal were not cited. The most frequently used keywords were “wood or wood material” and “surface roughness”. It has been determined that the studies in the journal comply with Price Law and the 80/20 rule, but do not comply with Lotka's Law. Based on these results, the journal can develop certain academic criteria.