A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM

Shuixia Chen,Marinko Škare,Xinxin Wang,Zeshui Xu

doi:10.3846/jbem.2022.16388

Abstract

Natural disasters are a critical factor for the development of business management in the tourism industry, leading to an increasing number of publications on the relationship between natural disasters and tourism business management (ND&T). In order to identify the research status of ND&T and explore the direction for future research, this paper collects 335 publications related to ND&T and develops a bibliometric analysis of the existing publications. First, we map the leading countries/regions, institutions, authors, and journals of ND&T to visualize the general analysis. Then the cooperation network is provided to show the collaboration relationship between countries/regions, institutions, and authors. Third, we introduce the keyword analysis to obtain research hotspots of ND&T. And finally, we explore the research theme analysis through literature review and conclude four topics. The findings of the topic analysis suggest that research on ND&T is receiving increasing attention, and more cooperation is required in the future to deepen the theoretical and empirical focus on tourists.

Highlights

The frequent occurrences of natural disasters have caused numerous fatalities and economic tolls (Zhou et al, 2018)
This section introduces the results of bibliometric analysis, including general analysis, cooperation network, and keywords analysis
To explore the research status and future direction of natural disasters and tourism business management (ND&T), this paper summarizes the general trend of current research in terms of publication time and research direction

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The frequent occurrences of natural disasters have caused numerous fatalities and economic tolls (Zhou et al, 2018). Earthquakes, floods, epidemics, and other natural disasters have disastrous impacts on human life, disrupting normal socio-economic activities. In 2020, tens of millions of people had been infected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and the economic development of most countries in the world remains in the doldrums (Verma & Gustafsson, 2020). Chen et al A bibliometric analysis of natural disasters and business management in tourism

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