Visualization of Global Research Trends on Religious Tourism and Hajj Pilgrims from 2000 to 2022: A Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

Throughout the world, religious tourism and hajj pilgrimage have attracted researchers and scholars. In order to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest results and research trends related to religious tourism and hajj pilgrims around the world, this study provides a literature review and bibliometric analysis of studies related to religious tourism and hajj pilgrims from 2000 to 2022. On 17 June 2022, a textual query was performed on Scopus and Web of Science databases using the terms (“religious” OR “Islamic”) AND (“tourism”) AND (“pilgrims” OR “hajj”) for an analysis of religious tourism and hajj pilgrim studies. According to the findings of the analysis, the annual scientific production in the Scopus database has increased significantly since 2017 until 2020. In Scopus, the most productive journal is International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, with 42 documents (15.7%). In Scopus, “pilgrimage” and “religion” are the most frequently used author’s keywords and keyword plus in the subject discipline. The most productive institution was Istanbul University at Turkey (16 documents; 6.0%). India and China were the leading contributors in scientific document publish in Scopus and Web of Science. The region between Egypt and Saudi Arabia displays one of the highest record of collaboration in the world.