The sharing economy in the tourist accommodation sector and its effect on the residential market: a bibliometric and content analysis

Abstract

The sharing economy has led to a profound transformation of the tourism sector over the last decade: it has revolutionised the tourist accommodation sector, directly affecting residential markets in destination cities. This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of the research published in Web of Science regarding the sharing economy, tourism and the housing market. 147 studies dealing directly or indirectly with these topics are identified and a bibliometric analysis carried out to determine relationships between the topics and other indicators to measure the breadth of the research. Following this, a deeper content analysis is completed to qualify the most relevant topics of study, supported by data mapping techniques which allow a more immediate visualisation of the subject under study. A systematic review is carried out with a two-fold objective: to analyse and classify the evolution of academic research on this topic in recent years by developing a bibliometric analysis and, in order to enrich our contribution, to identify the main areas of study addressed around this topic. To do this, we analyse the content of the most relevant research papers, classifying trends and subareas of study.