Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of gastronomy, hospitality and travel (Online), cilt.6, sa.4, ss.1650-1658, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
In this study, it is aimed to make bibliometric analyzes of graduate theses published in the field of rural tourism in Turkiye. In this context, graduate theses (147) published under the title of "rural tourism" between 1992-31 July 2023 in the National Thesis Center Database of the Council of Higher Education (YÖKTEZ) were analyzed bibliometrically. Bibliometric analysis in scientific research; it is based on the numerical analysis of the publications produced by individuals or institutions in a certain area, in a certain period and in a certain region, and the relations between these publications. As a result of the analyzes; most of the postgraduate theses on "rural tourism" in YÖKTEZ were in 2018 (12%), 2021 (12%) and 2022 (12%), at the graduate level (79%), in the subject of tourism (48%), accompanied by professors (37%), Atatürk (7%) and Muğla Sıtkı Koçman (7%) in universities, social sciences institutes (61%), in the field of tourism management (24%), using traditional survey technique (from 0 to 55%), in the Turkish language (from 101 to 200 pages), using qualitative methods (between 101 - 200 pages, 46%), It was determined that they were prepared by applying to the volume (52%) and using 101-150 sources (29%). As a result of the research, it has been determined that the number of theses published on an annual basis increases every year, but the theses prepared at the doctoral level, in languages other than Turkish, and with met-hods other than the traditional survey data collection method, remain at a limited level.