BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF STUDIES RELATED TO BLOCKCHAIN-BASED ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

Recently, blockchain technology has affected many areas, especially the financial system. E-commerce system is also included in these areas. The study is a bibliometric analysis of research on blockchain-based electronic commerce in the world. As a result of digitalization, the effects of blockchain technologies on electronic commerce have been examined in terms of research. Within the scope of the research, first of all, 331 studies on blockchain-based electronic commerce in the web of science database between 2015 and 2024 were obtained. Later related studies; It was examined according to parameters such as publication year, author information, research areas, publication sources, publication countries and publication languages. In addition, visual network maps of the studies were created using the "VOSviewer" program and their connections with each other were revealed. According to the findings of the research, the number of articles published in the field examined by years was found to be highest in 2022. There is no standardization in the selection of keywords in the study. Additionally, visual network maps of the studies were created and their relationships were determined by using the "VOSviewer" program. This study is different from the studies in the literature in terms of scope and time period and includes the analysis of important international publications on blockchain-based electronic commerce available in the Web of Science. In Türkiye, there is no study similar to this issue yet. In this context, it can be recommended to contribute to the literature and be a source for future studies.