BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF ONOMASTICS: THEMATIC AREAS AND RESEARCH DYNAMICS (2005-2025
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https://doi.org/10.52301/2957-5567-2026-5-1-88-103Keywords:
onomastics, bibliometric analysis, Scopus database, thematic clusters, publication dynamics, interdisciplinary researchAbstract
The purpose of this study is to determine the dynamics, structure, and main thematic areas of the development of scientific research in the field of onomastics by conducting a bibliometric analysis of works published in the Scopus database. Of the 1,915 documents originally identified in the study, after applying the time filter (2005–2025), 1,834 publications were selected. After eliminating duplicates and technical errors, 1,702 publications were analyzed using the Bibliometrix (RStudio) package. As a result of the analysis, there was a steady increase in publication activity: in 2006, only 9 articles were published, and in 2024, their number reached 203. The most productive period falls on the years after 2020. As a result of co-occurrence analysis, three main thematic clusters were identified: (1) historical, linguistic, and structural direction (historical linguistics, etymology, semantics), (2) applied and literary onomastics (translation), and (3) anthroponymic and cultural aspects (first names, anthroponomastics).
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