Mapping the Global Evolution and Research Directions of Information Seeking, Sharing and Communication in Disasters: A Bibliometric Study

Hao Tan and Yuyue Hao ()
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Hao Tan: Key Laboratory of Advance Design and Simulation Technology for Special Equipments Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
Yuyue Hao: Key Laboratory of Advance Design and Simulation Technology for Special Equipments Ministry of Education, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 22, 1-20

Abstract: This paper aims to grasp developments and trends in research on information communication, information seeking and information sharing in disasters during 2000–2021. By using bibliometrics software CiteSpace and VOSviewer, the development trends of publications, disciplinary, journals, institutions and regional cooperation are mapped. Keyword co-occurrence analysis is used to further identify the evolution of the research hot points and visualize the research orientation and frontier. The results indicate that the field of information communication in disasters has received growing attention from various disciplines. Results of institutions and regional cooperation show that worldwide cooperation is still lacking and needs to be strengthened in future studies in this field. The key findings are five main research orientations in this field based on keyword co-occurrence, which are public information coordination research, public information behavior and perception research, health information communication research, risk communication and social media research and information technology in emergency management. The findings of this paper can be helpful for academics and emergency managers in disaster information management and risk communication by giving them a comprehensive understanding of people’s information communication, seeking and sharing.

Keywords: communication behavior; information seeking; information sharing; bibliometrics; disaster management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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