A research framework for digital nomadism: a bibliometric study

Figures & data

Figure 1. PRISMA diagram.

Figure 2. Annual scientific production.

Figure 3. Top-authors’ production over time.

Table 1. Production of publication by country (only countries with three and more publications per country are listed).

Country	Publication	TP	SCP	MCP	CCR
U.S.A.	Dal Fiore et al. (2014), Jarrahi et al. (2019), Lee et al. (2019), McElroy (2020), Nash et al. (2018, 2021), Naz et al. (2017)	8	6	2	0.25
Russia	Alekseevna et al. (2019), Klyagin et al. (2018), Nikolaeva and Kotliar (2019), Seliverstova et al. (2017), Tyutyuryukov and Guseva (2021)	5	5	0	0
United Kingdom	Aroles et al. (2020), Bozzi (2020), Cook (2020), Foley et al. (2022), Willment (2020)	5	3	2	0.4
Australia	de Loryn (2022), Green (2020), Hall et al. (2019)	3	3	0	0
Czech Republic	Mladenovic (2016), Orel (2019, 2021)	3	3	0	0
Germany	Cnossen et al. (2021), Macgilchrist et al. (2020), Nurhas et al. (2021)	3	1	2	0.667

Figure 4. Conceptual structure map.

Figure 5. Trend topics.

Dal Fiore, F., Mokhtarian, P., Salomon, I., & & Singer, M. (2014). ‘Nomads at last’? A set of perspectives on how mobile technology may affect travel. Journal of Transport Geography, 41, 97–106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.08.014

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Aroles, J., Granter, E., & de Vaujany, F. (2020). ‘Becoming mainstream’: The professionalisation and corporatisation of digital nomadism. New Technology, Work and Employment, 35(1), 114–129. https://doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12158

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Bozzi, N. (2020). #Digitalnomads, #solotravellers, #remoteworkers: A cultural critique of the traveling entrepreneur on Instagram. Social Media + Society, 6(2) . https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305120926644.

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Cook, D. (2020). The freedom trap: Digital nomads and the use of disciplining practices to manage work/leisure boundaries. Information Technology & Tourism, 22(3), 355–390. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40558-020-00172-4

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Foley, A., Moncada, S., Mycoo, M., Nunn, P., Tandrayen-Ragoobur, V., & Evans, C. (2022). Small Island Developing States in a post-pandemic world: Challenges and opportunities for climate action. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change, 13(3). https://doi.org/10.1002/wcc.769.

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