Bibliometric and Literature Review of Sustainability Research ‎Anchored in The UN SDGs

  • Authors

    • Vibhor Kataria EFPM Research Scholar, Fortune Institute of International Business, New Delhi, Delhi, India
    • Dr. Tavleen Kaur Associate Professor, Fortune Institute of International Business, New Delhi, Delhi, India
    • Dr. Bhajneet Kaur Associate Professor, Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies, Rohini, Delhi, India
    https://doi.org/10.14419/zdjzz687

    Received date: October 25, 2025

    Accepted date: December 1, 2025

    Published date: December 14, 2025

  • Bibliometric Analysis; ESG; Sustainability; SDGs; Scopus; Thematic Review; UN Goals

  • Abstract

    Existing literature highlights the exploration of sustainability research anchored in the UN SDGs, examined across different sectors, themes, and ‎geographic boundaries. Understanding the routes through which business practices contribute to sustainable development entails a nuanced ‎review of relevant components across corporate governance structure, stakeholder demands, to societal context. There has been a significant ‎proliferation in scholarly engagement of management and business disciplines with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals- the ‎UN SDGs. This study adopts a bibliometric analysis using bibliographic coupling to assess the evolving body of knowledge at the intersection of the UN SDGs and business practices. Analysis has been done using R-biblioshiny, VOSviewer, and MS Excel. Drawing on a corpus of 1,133 peer-reviewed articles, indexed in Scopus, between 2015 and 2025. This analysis identifies four dominant thematic clusters: (1) ‎Strategy, framework-based implementation of the UN SDGs by businesses; (2) Emergent themes in sustainability research; (3) Leadership ‎and HRM practices for achieving the implementation of the UN SDGs in the business context; (4) Accounting, Tourism and Human Re-‎source imperatives in the attainment of the UN SDGs. Relying on thematic groups, recognized through literature and bibliographic coupling ‎analysis anchored in UNSDGs. The present research synthesizes existing scholarly studies explaining the UNSDGs integration and execution ‎within businesses. In doing so, the study also outlines purposeful pathways intended for upcoming investigation focused on fostering the ‎organized and inclusive harmonious alignment of sustainability goals in the business and management context‎.

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    Kataria, V., Kaur , D. T. ., & Kaur, D. B. . . (2025). Bibliometric and Literature Review of Sustainability Research ‎Anchored in The UN SDGs. International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies, 12(8), 467-479. https://doi.org/10.14419/zdjzz687