Abstract
The classic sun, beach, and picturesque landscapes are no longer the primary reasons why people travel. Dark tourism is starting to grab the attention of travellers everywhere. Researchers over the years have been examining theory of knowledge, knowledge area, and conceptual framework of disciplines to know the way they have evolved. A plethora of information regarding dark tourism has been produced in the tourism industry. It is well recognized that researchers' contributions throughout time are what lead to the expansion of knowledge in every scientific field. Therefore, an assessment of this body of growing knowledge is essential to establish the present situation of the field. Consequently, the current study’s objective is to discover the many research trends that are present in the literature on dark tourism and to see the growth, development and contribution of authors, sources, and countries toward dark tourism. The data was gathered from publications found in the Scopus database between 2006 and 2021. At the end of the refinement process, only 249 articles were obtained to review using VOSviewer software. The findings of our bibliometric research on dark tourism showed 2018 as the most prolific year in terms of publications. The United Kingdom leads the way in terms of contributions made by nations, with 67 articles. The 2008 research by Stone and Sharpley, which was accepted for publication in journal “Annals of Tourism Research” has received 479 citations as of 2021, is the most citations by any study. Research suggests that the body of work on dark tourism is expanding.
Keywords: Dark tourism, Analysis, Bibliometric, Article, Journal, Author, Citations
