텍스트마이닝 기법을 활용한 도시설계 학술논문 연구 영역 시계열 변화 고찰

Analyzing submitted or accepted research papers in the Journal of Urban Design over the last decade, this study informs academia of a long-term trend in research scopes and suggests the future direction for internal qualification and external extension of urban design articles. The findings from longitudinal frequency and keyword analysis on submitted or accepted papers are as follows. First of all, given the reduction in school-age population and the growth in the number of related journals, the annual number of submitted papers has rapidly decreased since 2015. Second, the number and rate of acceptance varies in longitudinal changes by 11 research areas. Third, the disparity between the Metropolitan and non-Metropolitan regions is found by the analysis of the locational distribution of authors and organizations. To invigorate urban design researches in the non-Metropolitan regions, mutual cooperation and policy framework among local governments, research institutes and universities are needed. Fourth, multi-frequency keywords related to ‘urban’ are ‘environment’, ‘regeneration’, ‘street’, ‘housing’, ‘development’, and ‘walking’. Hereafter, inter-disciplinary strategies for research collaboration should be requested to intensify the diversity and specialty in urban design journal articles.