A Big Problem in the Aviation Industry: Sustainability

The aim of the research is to determine the studies conducted on the aviation sector and sustainable concepts at the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) level, to evaluate the number and effectiveness of Turkish publications, to identify gaps in the literature and to make suggestions for new studies. The bibliometric analysis method was used in the research. The research was analyzed using the content taken from the Web Of Science database, which is the bibtex size extension of the R 4.2.2 package program. The concepts of "aviation" and "sustainability" were evaluated to collect data. 1,046 studies were accessed in the Web of Science database. 404 English articles included in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) index between 2010 and 2023 were selected. It is seen that the research on concepts was conducted in 2022 with the highest number of works with 84 works, and the average number of citations to the studies was 12.88. Among the publications on concepts, there are 4 articles that fall into the Turkey-centered review category. This determined situation indicates that there is not enough interest in sustainability issues in the aviation field in Turkey. There are very few works on aviation and sustainability concepts in our country. This situation shows that academic interest is very insufficient. It is considered extremely important for the sustainable future of the aviation sector that such current concepts are addressed in the international literature and that researchers show interest in this subject.