A Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization of Aviation Carbon Emissions Studies

Xirui Li (), Junqi Tang, Weidong Li, Qingmin Si, Xinyao Guo and Linqing Niu
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Xirui Li: School of Civil Aviation, Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, Zhengzhou 450015, China
Junqi Tang: Gas Company, China Petrochemical Corporation, Beijing 100728, China
Weidong Li: College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350180, China
Qingmin Si: School of Civil Aviation, Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, Zhengzhou 450015, China
Xinyao Guo: School of Civil Aviation, Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, Zhengzhou 450015, China
Linqing Niu: School of Civil Aviation, Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, Zhengzhou 450015, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 5, 1-20

Abstract: Carbon peaking and carbon neutrality are gaining global consensus, and carbon reduction in aviation is necessary and urgent. The main objective of this research paper is to map and analyze the knowledge graph of aviation carbon emissions research from a bibliometric perspective. Publications related to aviation carbon emissions indexed by Scopus for the period 1992 to 2021 were analyzed primarily using CiteSpace software. This paper presents a bibliometric analysis of current research progress from four perspectives: (1) descriptive analysis of publications, involving annual distribution, authors, and journals; (2) analysis of co-cited authors and their countries; (3) co-citation analysis of cited references; and (4) co-occurrence analysis of keywords. A series of domain knowledge maps were constructed to visualize the core of aviation carbon emissions research and to distill the research perspectives on aviation carbon emissions in the past 20 years. The latest and most important research results in the field obtained through the combing provide certain references for the research and development of aviation carbon emissions.

Keywords: aviation; carbon emission; bibliometric analysis; CiteSpace (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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