The Intersection of Civil Aviation and the Tourism Industry: A Bibliometric Analysis

Muhammet Abdulmecit Kınıklı; Çiğdem Kızılgeçi

doi:10.30518/jav.1772203

The Intersection of Civil Aviation and the Tourism Industry: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

This study provides a comprehensive bibliometric map of the research at the intersection of civil aviation and tourism. A corpus of 477 records from the Web of Science (1985-2025) was analyzed using performance analysis and science mapping techniques. The analysis reveals a rapidly consolidating field built upon four core thematic pillars: (1) connectivity and market structure, (2) tourism demand and performance, (3) passenger experience, and (4) sustainability and resilience. A decisive thematic shift towards sustainability and resilience is evident in recent years, driven by climate pressures and systemic shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings also confirm a core-periphery structure in author and institutional collaboration networks. The resulting map provides a crucial baseline for future research and informs policy coordination for a more resilient and sustainable aviation-tourism system.

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English

Subjects

Air Transportation and Freight Services, Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chains (Other)

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Research Article

Authors

Muhammet Abdulmecit Kınıklı ^*
0000-0002-7789-7974
Türkiye

Çiğdem Kızılgeçi
0000-0001-7984-270X
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

February 26, 2026

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February 26, 2026

Submission Date

August 25, 2025

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January 19, 2026

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Year 2026 Volume: 10 Number: 1

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APA

Kınıklı, M. A., & Kızılgeçi, Ç. (2026). The Intersection of Civil Aviation and the Tourism Industry: A Bibliometric Analysis. Journal of Aviation, 10(1), 77-89. https://doi.org/10.30518/jav.1772203

AMA

1.Kınıklı MA, Kızılgeçi Ç. The Intersection of Civil Aviation and the Tourism Industry: A Bibliometric Analysis. JAV. 2026;10(1):77-89. doi:10.30518/jav.1772203

Chicago

Kınıklı, Muhammet Abdulmecit, and Çiğdem Kızılgeçi. 2026. “The Intersection of Civil Aviation and the Tourism Industry: A Bibliometric Analysis”. Journal of Aviation 10 (1): 77-89. https://doi.org/10.30518/jav.1772203.

EndNote

Kınıklı MA, Kızılgeçi Ç (February 1, 2026) The Intersection of Civil Aviation and the Tourism Industry: A Bibliometric Analysis. Journal of Aviation 10 1 77–89.

IEEE

[1]M. A. Kınıklı and Ç. Kızılgeçi, “The Intersection of Civil Aviation and the Tourism Industry: A Bibliometric Analysis”, JAV, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 77–89, Feb. 2026, doi: 10.30518/jav.1772203.

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Kınıklı, Muhammet Abdulmecit - Kızılgeçi, Çiğdem. “The Intersection of Civil Aviation and the Tourism Industry: A Bibliometric Analysis”. Journal of Aviation 10/1 (February 1, 2026): 77-89. https://doi.org/10.30518/jav.1772203.

JAMA

1.Kınıklı MA, Kızılgeçi Ç. The Intersection of Civil Aviation and the Tourism Industry: A Bibliometric Analysis. JAV. 2026;10:77–89.

MLA

Kınıklı, Muhammet Abdulmecit, and Çiğdem Kızılgeçi. “The Intersection of Civil Aviation and the Tourism Industry: A Bibliometric Analysis”. Journal of Aviation, vol. 10, no. 1, Feb. 2026, pp. 77-89, doi:10.30518/jav.1772203.

Vancouver

1.Muhammet Abdulmecit Kınıklı, Çiğdem Kızılgeçi. The Intersection of Civil Aviation and the Tourism Industry: A Bibliometric Analysis. JAV. 2026 Feb. 1;10(1):77-89. doi:10.30518/jav.1772203