Problems of sustainable tourism development and sustainable tourism in scientific research: the bibliometric review

Purpose: is to form the comprehensive understanding of the patterns of publication activity and the directions of scientific research on the problems of sustainable tourism development and sustainable tourism. Methods: the research used methods of analysis and synthesis, a systematic approach, methods of bibliometric, statistical and content analysis of literary sources. The source of information was the Scopus and eLibrary databases. The depth of the study covers the period 2022–2023. To consider individual analytical sections, the depth of the study increased until the 1980s. Results: the patterns of publication activity on the problems of sustainable tourism development and sustainable tourism are revealed by the number of publications by year, in the context of scientific journals, countries, research organizations, authors, keywords and thematic groups. The main directions of the development of scientific thought on the studied problem are shown. Special emphasis is placed on the analysis of publications by Russian scientists. Promising areas of scientific research on the problems of sustainable tourism development and sustainable tourism have been identified. Conclusions and Relevance : the problems of sustainable tourism development and sustainable tourism are generating scientific interest from scientists from many countries of the world. The research is interdisciplinary in nature. Their topics are diverse and conditioned by the transformation of ideas about sustainable development and the role of tourism in the development of man, society and the state. In the context of regional studies, the focus of research has shifted from developed to developing countries. For a considerable period of time, the problems of sustainable tourism development in rural settlements remain relevant. The theme of ecotourism forms a stable interest. In recent years, the issues of sustainability research have become important: both from the point of view of the development of the tourism industry and from the point of view of the influence of tourism on the development of territories. As promising areas of research, the authors highlight the issues of human centrality in tourism, the study of which will contribute to a better understanding of the interdependence between the development of tourism and of human capital.