[论文解读] Metaverse Shape of Your Life for Future: A bibliometric snapshot

Muhammet Damar|arXiv (Cornell University)|Dec 8, 2021

Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts被引用 292

一句话总结

本论文使用 Web of Science 对 1990 至 2021 年的元宇宙文献进行计量学评估，涵盖期刊、机构、研究人员、国家、主题和引用情况的详细信息。

ABSTRACT

The metaverse was first introduced in 1992. Many people saw Metaverse as a new word but the concept of Metaverse is not a new term. However, Zuckerberg's press release drew all the attention to the Metaverse. This study presents a bibliometric evaluation of metaverse technology, which has been discussed in the literature since the nineties. A field study is carried out especially for the metaverse, which is a new and trendy subject. In this way, descriptive information is presented on journals, institutions, prominent researchers, and countries in the field, as well as extra evaluation on the prominent topics in the field and researchers with heavy citations. In our study, which was carried out by extracting the data of all documents between the years 1990-2021 from the Web of Science database, it was seen that there were few studies in the literature in the historical process for the metaverse, whose popularity has reached its peak in recent months. In addition, it is seen that the subject is handled intensively with virtual reality and augmented reality technologies, and the education sector and digital marketing fields show interest in the field. Metaverse will probably have entered many areas of our lives in the next 15-20 years, shape our lives by taking advantage of the opportunities of developing technology.

研究动机与目标

• 描述自 1990 年至 2021 年元宇宙研究的历史发展。
• 识别该领域的期刊、机构、研究人员和国家。
• 发现突出的主题和高频被引的研究人员。
• 评估元宇宙研究与 VR/AR 的关系，以及在教育和数字营销等应用领域的关联。

提出的方法

• 从 Web of Science 提取覆盖 1990–2021 的数据。
• 对刊物、作者、机构和国家进行描述性计量分析。
• 分析主题突出性以及高被引研究人员和著作。
• 讨论元宇宙研究的演变及其高峰期的流行程度。
• 突出与 VR/AR 技术以及教育和数字营销等应用领域的联系。

实验结果

研究问题

• RQ1 哪些期刊和领域发表元宇宙相关工作，它们与 Digital Libraries and Computers and Society 的关系如何？
• RQ2 哪些机构、国家和研究人员主导元宇宙文献，谁是被引最多的？
• RQ3 元宇宙研究中的突出主题和主题有哪些，兴趣随时间如何演变？
• RQ4 元宇宙文献如何与 VR/AR 技术及教育和数字营销等应用相连接？

主要发现

• 在所研究的历史发展期（1990–2021）内，元宇宙研究相对较少。
• 该主题在近年变得更加密集，最近几个月达到高峰。
• 元宇宙研究与 VR 和 AR 技术关系密切。
• 教育和数字营销是元宇宙文献中引起关注的显著应用领域。
• 本研究为该领域的期刊、机构、研究人员和国家贡献提供了描述性洞见。