Seyman Guray, T and Kismet, B (2023) VR and ar in construction management research: Bibliometric and descriptive analyses. Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 12(3), pp. 635-659. ISSN 2046-6099
Abstract
Purpose: The construction industry is affected by the technologies of Industry 4.0 as the buildings are transforming into complex productions. Integration of innovative technologies, such as virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR), in construction management is an emerging area to increase efficiency and effectiveness. With an aim of determining the current situation, this study evaluates the literature on VR and AR within construction management research. Design/methodology/approach: The methodology of this research is based on descriptive and bibliometric analyses to understand and state the current relations between VR-AR technologies and construction management research. According to the meta-analysis (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses [PRISMA]) protocol of reviewing, 143 papers between 2010 and 2021 from Scopus, Web of Science (WoS) and Science Direct have been retrieved, and then analysis has been applied on these papers. Descriptive analysis contains increment of publications throughout the years, rates of papers according to countries and content of the publications. The bibliometric analysis involves the analysis through Excel and VOSviewer: co-occurrence of keywords, country-based, source and citation. Findings: The results of this study emphasize the increasing interest in the adoption of VR-AR technologies in construction management research. As the number of publications has been continuously increased, this trend indicates the strength and growing interest in the topic. Another significant finding is VR-AR implementation studies are mostly based on building information modelling (BIM). In this study, the results of analyses have been discussed in terms of learning, knowledge areas and digital technologies as part of construction management. Originality/value: This study contributes to providing a significant theoretical reference for the potentials of VR-AR in construction management research. VR-AR technologies mostly attract the interest of researchers from architectural design studies; however, there is a gap to investigate their potentials in terms of construction management. Additionally, this study focuses on the last 11 years, which indicate the latest trends.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | augmented reality; bibliometric analysis; construction management; meta-analysis; virtual reality |
| Index terms: | publication, effectiveness, bibliometric analysis, building information modelling, systematic literature review, construction industry, virtual reality, methodology, integration, meta-analysis, efficiency, digital technology, augmented reality, architectural design, industry 4.0, science, implementation, management research |
| Subjects: | research methods, specialized education, research design and methodology, visualization, information systems, organizational analysis, industry analysis, technology adoption, contractual arrangements, virtual reality, computing systems, design practice, performance management, research evaluation and metrics, research dissemination and communication |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Quality Management, Education, Digital Applications, Organizational Design, Procurement, Information Management, Design Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here