Investigation of innovation concept in architecture using bibliometric analysis method

Abstract

Background: Today's architecture is a process in which technology is included in architectural design, preliminary design and analysis processes with various "computer-aided" methods. It is directly affected by contemporary technologies during the formation process of the design product as well as within the scope of examining and analyzing the design product. These methods enable the concepts of "architectural design and analysis" to be reconsidered in the context of "new technologies", which constitute the first step of the concept of innovation and offer designers and theorists different perspectives. Materials and Methods: In this study, "Scopus", which provides access to comprehensive and multiple databases for many different academic disciplines, was determined as the sampling field. The bibliometric mapping method, which is an important research subject in the field of bibliometry, in which statistical methods are used to quantitatively analyze the books, articles, and other publications published in a particular field in the process of researching the spread and uses of the concept of innovation in the specified sample area. In the visualization of bibliometric networks belonging to the data obtained; the "VOSviewer" software tool was used. Results: As a result of the bibliometric analysis of the 2691 publications obtained, it is seen that there has been a significant increase in the number of innovation-specific researches in architecture and related fields, especially in the last 20 years. With this research, the most active countries in this field are respectively United States, China, and the United Kingdom. The most prolific authors are Li Y., Liu X., Liu Y., and Zhang J. Looking at the average number of citations per publication (Table 5), it is seen that Henfridsson O., Pande P. P., and Wang B. Conclusion: In today's world where computers and information technologies continue to develop rapidly, with this study, the research and development dimension (developments in materials, building technologies, and construction techniques), the design dimension (design process - production, design education, and trends in evolution) and investment dimension (changes in organizational structure) It is seen that the contribution of innovation to contemporary design plays a key role.