Sustainability of Air Logistics: A Bibliometric Analysis

The aim of this study is to identify the gap in the literature based on past research on the sustainability of air logistics and to guide new research in this context. In this research, bibliometric analysis method was used. In this context, firstly the studies were extracted from the WOS (Web of Science) database. Later, it was analysed with the Vosviewer program and studies on the sustainability of air logistics were examined in detail to direct future research. As a result of the bibliometric analysis on the sustainability of air logistics, it was determined that there were 146 studies between 1985-2024. The vast majority of these were in English and in the Proceeding Paper type. Most studies belong to the field of science, and the share of research in the social sciences in the total is quite low. In terms of research categories, research specific to the fields of engineering and management is common. This research which aims to provide a comprehensive perspective on the sustainability of air logistics by capturing the relationship between its past and future, is a first in the literature and is believed to contribute theoretically and practically.