1Professor, Department of Commerce, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi
2Research Scholar, Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
Online Published on 28 April, 2025.
The logistics industry in India is rapidly evolving with developments in supply chain models, infrastructure, and automation techniques. The goal of the current study is to examine the existing body of literature in the domain of Indian logistics and freight transportation in order to provide metrics for evaluating publications,current standing, prominent focus areas, changing research patterns and provide guidance for future studies.
A sample of 139 documents were extracted from Scopus database post application of inclusion exclusion criteria and subjected to bibliometric methodologies such as evaluation of performance, citation patterns, trend identication, and thematic visualization. Citation analysis was employed to determine the leading significant publications, writers, and journals.
The research on Indian logistics and freight transportation began in 1999 and the last five years experienced significant increase in the research publications. ’The Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies’ was the most productive journal, whereas, Kumar A. was found to be the most productive author. Thematic and content analysis of the publications provided insights about future research directions. The two most developed themes in the domain are Economies Growth and Logistics India. The study notes that there is a need for research in the areas of Sustainable green, Modelling barriers, and Smart decision making.
In addition to providing crucial insights on the current state of research, the study offers recommendations for subsequent studies and can be used by regulators, practitioners and scholars to achieve their ends.
Logistics, Freight, Transportation, Supply chain, India, Bibliometric analysis, Content analysis, Scopus database, Thematic mapping
