Mapping the Evolutions and Trends of Literature on Wayfinding in Indoor Environments
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. User Factors
1.1.1. Wayfinding Cognition
1.1.2. Wayfinding Behavior
1.1.3. Individual and Group Differences
1.2. Environmental Factors
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Creating Database
2.2. Analysis Using VOSViewers
3. Results
3.1. Term Co-Occurrence Analysis (Descriptive Data)
3.2. Core Research Topics and Themes across Different Periods
3.3. Prominent Journals
3.4. Prominent Countries
3.5. Prominent Publications
3.6. Prominent Authors
4. Discussion
4.1. Theoretical Implications
4.2. Practical Implications
4.3. Limitations
4.4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Keyword | Occurrences | Percentage | Total Link Strength |
---|---|---|---|
Wayfinding | 152 | 14.5 | 1362 |
Navigation | 108 | 10.3 | 1069 |
Spatial Knowledge | 93 | 8.9 | 952 |
Orientation | 81 | 7.8 | 817 |
Memory | 66 | 6.3 | 777 |
Environments | 53 | 5.1 | 576 |
Gender Differences | 53 | 5.1 | 605 |
Cognitive Maps | 40 | 3.8 | 402 |
Individual Differences | 39 | 3.7 | 451 |
Spatial Abilities | 39 | 3.7 | 429 |
Landmarks | 38 | 3.6 | 424 |
Route | 35 | 3.3 | 416 |
People | 34 | 3.3 | 405 |
Spatial Cognition | 30 | 2.9 | 325 |
Virtual Environments | 30 | 2.9 | 358 |
Maps | 29 | 2.8 | 270 |
Information | 27 | 2.6 | 251 |
Wayfinding Behavior | 26 | 2.5 | 286 |
Dementia | 23 | 2.2 | 232 |
Directions | 23 | 2.2 | 236 |
1981–2005 | 2006–2015 | 2016–2021 | |||||||
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Keywords | n | % | Keywords | n | Percentage | Keywords | n | % | |
1 | Spatial Knowledge | 26 | 7.7 | Wayfinding | 44 | 9.2 | Wayfinding | 93 | 11.1 |
2 | Orientation | 22 | 6.5 | Navigation | 40 | 8.4 | Navigation | 59 | 7.0 |
3 | Wayfinding | 15 | 4.4 | Orientation | 29 | 6.1 | Spatial Knowledge | 38 | 4.5 |
4 | Gender Differences | 13 | 3.8 | Spatial Knowledge | 29 | 6.1 | Environments | 31 | 3.7 |
5 | Cognitive Maps | 12 | 3.5 | Memory | 27 | 5.7 | Orientation | 30 | 3.6 |
6 | Information | 11 | 3.2 | Gender Differences | 21 | 4.4 | Memory | 28 | 3.3 |
7 | Memory | 11 | 3.2 | Cognitive Maps | 17 | 4.4 | Landmark | 22 | 2.6 |
8 | Spatial Abilities | 11 | 3.2 | Individual Differences | 17 | 3.6 | Gender Differences | 19 | 2.3 |
9 | Directions | 10 | 2.9 | Landmark | 14 | 3.6 | Individual Differences | 19 | 2.3 |
10 | Environments | 10 | 2.9 | People | 14 | 2.9 | People | 19 | 2.3 |
11 | Maps | 9 | 2.7 | Route | 13 | 2.9 | Dementia | 16 | 1.9 |
12 | Navigation | 9 | 2.7 | Spatial Abilities | 13 | 2.9 | Route | 16 | 1.9 |
13 | Built Environment | 6 | 1.8 | Virtual Environments | 13 | 2.7 | Spatial Cognition | 16 | 1.9 |
14 | Route | 6 | 1.8 | Environments | 12 | 2.7 | Spatial Abilities | 15 | 1.8 |
15 | Spatial Cognition | 6 | 1.8 | Virtual Reality | 11 | 2.7 | Virtual Environments | 15 | 1.8 |
16 | Wayfinding Behavior | 6 | 1.8 | Wayfinding Behavior | 9 | 2.5 | Design | 13 | 1.5 |
17 | You-Are-Here Maps (YAHM) | 4 | 1.2 | Cognition | 8 | 2.3 | Maps | 12 | 1.4 |
18 | Distance | 4 | 1.2 | Maps | 8 | 1.9 | Cognitive Maps | 11 | 1.3 |
19 | Gender | 4 | 1.2 | Spatial Cognition | 8 | 1.7 | Signage | 11 | 1.3 |
20 | Legibility | 4 | 1.2 | Spatial Navigation | 8 | 1.7 | Space Syntax | 11 | 1.3 |
Author | Citations | Total Link Strength |
---|---|---|
Montello, DR | 634 | 57 |
Höelscher, CH | 493 | 83 |
Golledge, RG | 479 | 23 |
Lawton, CA | 473 | 55 |
Oneill, MJ | 299 | 55 |
Wiener, J | 248 | 34 |
Ishikawa, T | 189 | 16 |
Passini, R | 170 | 17 |
Rainville, C | 170 | 17 |
Marchand, N | 162 | 16 |
Raubal, M | 148 | 9 |
Hund, A | 146 | 34 |
Noriega, P | 144 | 49 |
Rebelo, F | 144 | 49 |
Vilar, E | 144 | 49 |
Blades, M | 99 | 66 |
Courbois, Y | 99 | 66 |
Farran, E | 99 | 66 |
Janzen, G | 98 | 12 |
Jansen-Osmann, P | 73 | 29 |
Raubal, M | 47 | 399 |
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Ghamari, H.; Sharifi, A. Mapping the Evolutions and Trends of Literature on Wayfinding in Indoor Environments. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2021, 11, 585-606. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe11020042
Ghamari H, Sharifi A. Mapping the Evolutions and Trends of Literature on Wayfinding in Indoor Environments. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2021; 11(2):585-606. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe11020042
Chicago/Turabian StyleGhamari, Hessam, and Ayyoob Sharifi. 2021. "Mapping the Evolutions and Trends of Literature on Wayfinding in Indoor Environments" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 11, no. 2: 585-606. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe11020042
APA StyleGhamari, H., & Sharifi, A. (2021). Mapping the Evolutions and Trends of Literature on Wayfinding in Indoor Environments. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 11(2), 585-606. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe11020042