Yeşil Üretim Araştırmalarının Kapsamlı Bibliyometrik Analizi: Yöntemsel Çerçeve ve Kavramsal Sentez

Year 2025, Volume: 28 Issue: 2, 615 - 638, 30.11.2025

Aylin Yılmaz Gezgin , Yavuz Selim Balcıoğlu

Abstract

Green manufacturing, sürdürülebilirlik, endüstriyel yenilik ve teknolojik dönüşümün kesişim noktasında hızla gelişen önemli bir alan hâline gelmiştir. Bu çalışma, Scopus veri tabanında indekslenen 4.609 makalenin kapsamlı bir bibliyometrik analizini yaparak alanın entelektüel temellerini, tematik kümelerini ve evrimsel gelişimini ortaya koymaktadır. Araştırma, performans analizi ve bilim haritalama tekniklerini bir araya getirerek üretkenlik eğilimlerini, atıf dağılımlarını, yazar, kurum ve dergi katkılarını incelemekte; ayrıca kavramsal ve yapısal ilişkileri işbirliği ağları, anahtar kelime eş-ortaklıkları, atıf ve bibliyografik eşleşme analizleri üzerinden görselleştirmektedir. Bulgular, alanın üç aşamada geliştiğini göstermektedir: başlangıç (1990–2005), büyüme (2006–2015) ve hızlanma (2016–2025). Özellikle son dönemde döngüsel ekonomi, Endüstri 4.0 teknolojileri ve dijital dönüşüm öne çıkarak araştırmalara yön vermektedir. Anahtar kelime analizleri yedi tematik küme (teknolojik yenilik, sürdürülebilir tedarik zinciri, enerji verimliliği, yaşam döngüsü analizi, sürdürülebilir malzemeler, politika ve düzenleme, Endüstri 4.0 entegrasyonu) belirlemiş; atıf analizleri ise temiz üretim, yaşam döngüsü değerlendirmesi ve yeşil tedarik zinciri yönetimi gibi altı entelektüel temeli öne çıkarmıştır.Çalışma, teorik olarak alanı bütüncül bir çerçeveyle yeniden sentezlemekte; metodolojik olarak dinamik bibliyometrik teknikler (zaman serisi haritalama, burst detection, stratejik diyagramlar) ile katkı sağlamaktadır. Pratik açıdan ise araştırmacılara bilgi boşluklarını, uygulayıcılara sürdürülebilir üretimde bütünleşik yaklaşımları, politika yapıcılara ise yenilikçi ve esnek düzenlemelerin önemini vurgulamaktadır.Sonuç olarak bu araştırma, yeşil üretim alanının dağınık uyum odaklı uygulamalardan disiplinlerarası, döngüsel ve dijitalleşme merkezli dönüşüme evrildiğini göstermektedir. Bulgular, hem akademi hem de sanayi için sürdürülebilir ve rekabetçi üretim geleceği inşa etmede güçlü bir yol haritası sunmaktadır.

Keywords

BİBLİYOMETRİK ANALİZ , YEŞİL ÜRETİM , SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİRLİK

Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of Green Manufacturing Research: Methodological Framework and Conceptual Synthesis

Abstract

Green manufacturing has emerged as a rapidly developing research field at the intersection of sustainability, industrial innovation, and technological transformation. This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of 4,609 articles indexed in the Scopus database, revealing the intellectual foundations, thematic clusters, and evolutionary trajectory of the field. Performance analysis and science mapping techniques are employed to examine productivity trends, citation distributions, author, institutional, and journal contributions, while conceptual and structural relationships are visualized through co-authorship, keyword co-occurrence, citation, and bibliographic coupling analyses. The findings show that the field has evolved in three phases (1990–2005: emergence, 2006–2015: growth, 2016–2025: acceleration) and that, in recent years, the circular economy, Industry 4.0 technologies, and digital transformation have become central research themes. Keyword analysis identified seven thematic clusters, while citation analysis highlighted six intellectual foundations. The study contributes theoretically by synthesizing the field into a holistic framework, methodologically by employing dynamic bibliometric techniques such as temporal mapping, burst detection, and strategic diagramming, and practically by identifying knowledge gaps for researchers, integrative approaches for practitioners, and innovation-oriented regulations for policymakers. Overall, the findings demonstrate that green manufacturing has evolved from compliance-based practices to an interdisciplinary, circular, and digitalization-driven paradigm, offering a strong roadmap for building a sustainable and competitive manufacturing future.

Keywords

GREEN MANUFACTURİNG , SUSTAİNABİLİTY , BİBLİOMETRİC ANALYSİS

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