A bibliometric investigation of research trends in environmental, social, and governance research using VOSviewer and Biblioshiny

A bibliometric mapping of global research trends and future directions in entrepreneurial training

Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Governance: A Scopus-Based Bibliometric Analysis (2016–2025)

This study maps the intellectual structure and thematic evolution of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Governance research through a bibliometric analysis of 1,826 Scopus-indexed journal articles published between 2016 and 2025. Using VOSviewer, the study analyzes publication trends, leading authors, highly cited articles, and keyword co-occurrence through network, overlay, and density visualizations. The findings show a significant increase in publications, particularly after 2022, reflecting growing interest in ESG-related governance issues. ESG performance emerged as the dominant theme, closely linked to board characteristics, ESG disclosure, innovation, and sustainable development. Six major thematic clusters were identified, revealing a shift toward digital transformation, green innovation, responsible investment, and ethical issues such as greenwashing and tax avoidance. These findings offer insights into current trends and future directions for ESG and Corporate Governance research. Penelitian ini bertujuan memetakan struktur intelektual dan perkembangan tematik kajian Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) dan Corporate Governance melalui analisis bibliometrik terhadap 1.826 artikel jurnal terindeks Scopus yang diterbitkan pada periode 2016–2025. Analisis dilakukan menggunakan VOSviewer untuk mengkaji tren publikasi, penulis terproduktif, artikel dengan sitasi tertinggi, serta kemunculan kata kunci melalui visualisasi network, overlay, dan density. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peningkatan publikasi yang signifikan, terutama setelah tahun 2022, yang mencerminkan meningkatnya perhatian terhadap isu ESG dan tata kelola perusahaan. ESG performance muncul sebagai tema penelitian yang paling dominan dan berkaitan erat dengan karakteristik dewan, pengungkapan ESG, inovasi, dan pembangunan berkelanjutan. Analisis juga mengidentifikasi enam klaster tematik utama yang menunjukkan pergeseran fokus menuju transformasi digital, green innovation, responsible investment, serta isu etis seperti greenwashing dan tax avoidance. Temuan ini memberikan wawasan mengenai tren penelitian terkini dan arah pengembangan studi ESG dan Corporate Governance di masa mendatang.

Evolution of research trends in bank performance and sustainability: A bibliometric study

The study aims to systematically map and synthesize the global research landscape on bank performance by employing a bibliometric approach. Using Biblioshiny as an analytical tool, the study conducts a structured extraction and comprehensive analysis of literature indexed in the scopus database. This process results in a final dataset consisting of 2,636 peer-reviewed articles published between 1990 and 2026. The analysis explores key dimensions, including publication trends, influential countries, leading institutions, prominent authors, and high-impact journals, as well as the intellectual and conceptual structures that underpin bank performance research. The findings reveal that the literature has historically been dominated by contributions from advanced economies with well-established financial systems, particularly the United States and several European countries. However, there has been a noticeable increase in contributions from developing and emerging economies in recent years, reflecting a more geographically diverse research landscape. From a conceptual perspective, bank performance research continues to be strongly anchored in core themes such as profitability, financial performance, efficiency, and corporate governance. Nevertheless, thematic evolution and trend analyses indicate a gradual shift toward more multidimensional perspectives. Recent studies increasingly integrate topics such as risk management, sustainability, digital transformation, financial technology (fintech), and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations. Furthermore, external shocks most notably the COVID-19 pandemic along with rapid digitalization, have significantly influenced both research directions and methodological approaches. Despite the expanding scope of the literature, the study identifies persistent conceptual fragmentation, particularly in efforts to simultaneously integrate governance, risk, technology, and sustainability within unified analytical frameworks. Overall, this study provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution, dominant themes, and emerging research opportunities in bank performance studies, offering valuable insights for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners aiming to foster more resilient, adaptive, and sustainable banking systems.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE IN FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS: BIBLIOMETRIC PERSPECTIVES

This study aims to examine the development and integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) into financial statement analysis using a hybrid approach that combines bibliometric analysis and a Systematic Literature Review (SLR). The study analyzes Scopus-indexed journal articles published between 2015 and 2025 to map publication trends, dominant themes, the intellectual structure, and the evolving direction of ESG research. The findings reveal that ESG research has grown significantly and become increasingly integrated into mainstream accounting and finance literature. The major research themes include ESG reporting, non-financial disclosure, IFRS, assurance, risk management, and corporate value creation. The SLR findings indicate that ESG is no longer regarded as supplementary information but has evolved into an analytical dimension that enhances the assessment of corporate performance, risk, reporting quality, and sustainability. ESG integration is driven by regulatory pressure, reporting standardization, governance quality, information credibility, and the growing demand from stakeholders for transparent information. This study contributes conceptually by emphasizing the importance of an integrated financial statement analysis framework that combines financial and non-financial information to support higher-quality decision-making.

Systematic review and bibliometric insights into street vending: mapping scholarly contributions and emerging themes (2000–2025)

This study aims to offer a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of global scientific literature on street vendors. Although there has been an increase in publications in the field of street vending and street entrepreneurship in recent years, this study attempts to assess publishing trends, patterns of scholarly collaboration, thematic focus areas and overall research impact, thereby conducting a literature review of key empirical studies to understand the definition, legality and challenges associated with street vending. This study seeks to create a robust conceptual and empirical framework to facilitate the progression of future research in this under-examined yet essential aspect of urban informal economies. To thoroughly examine this topic, this study uses the Bibliometric VOSviewer 1.6.20 and the biblioshiny software for a bibliometric analysis, using Elsevier-Scopus as the database covering literature of the past 25 years from 2000 to 2025. The results were represented and discussed with the following approaches: references (research paper), countries, keywords, authors and institutions, and the key findings were graphically represented. The findings underline the relevance of interdisciplinary approaches. The majority of contemporary research on street vendors and street entrepreneurs is rooted in public policy and urban planning, integrating bibliometric analysis and a systematic literature review. This study demonstrates originality as it is one of the first studies to use a bibliometric analysis with a systematic approach to provide a detailed account of the state of the literature on street vendors and street entrepreneurs at a global level over more than 24 years. This paper contributed as a comprehensive global-level synthesis, identifying major conceptual shifts, dominant research clusters and emerging directions. This advancement would strengthen the originality claim.

Mapping the global development of pawnshop research: A bibliometric analysis of scopus-indexed publications

Background: Pawnshop is a key non-bank financial service providing short-term liquidity for communities with limited access to formal banking. Along with economic uncertainty and social vulnerability, academic studies on pawnshops have developed rapidly across various disciplines. This study aims to map and analyze the global development of pawnshop research, identify major thematic structures, and examine the multidisciplinary nature of the literature. Methods: This study employs a bibliometric approach using secondary data obtained from the Scopus database covering publications from 2016 to 2025. A total of 59 relevant articles were analyzed using bibliometric techniques, including publication trend analysis, country and institutional contributions, funding sources, subject areas, and keyword co-occurrence analysis supported by network, overlay, and density visualizations. Findings: The results show that pawnshop research has grown steadily and is highly multidisciplinary, involving social sciences, economics, business, health, and policy studies. Keyword co-occurrence analysis reveals five main thematic clusters: alternative financial services and microfinance, social behavior, risk and criminality, sensitive regulation related to public safety, and sharia-based pawnshops. Furthermore, pawnshop research focuses on risk-oriented and regulatory issues toward financial inclusion, ethical finance, eco-social welfare, and socially responsive pawnshop models. These findings demonstrate a strong relationship between theoretical perspectives on financial inclusion and social vulnerability with the empirical development of pawnshop research. Conclusion: This study concludes that pawnshop is a complex socio-economic phenomenon vital for fostering community resilience, sustainability, and eco-social welfare, which must be understood through an integrated and multidisciplinary perspective. The bibliometric mapping provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art and highlights future research directions in non-bank financial services. Novelty/Originality of this article: This article offers a comprehensive bibliometric synthesis of global pawnshop research by integrating thematic structures, research dynamics, and multidisciplinary perspectives, providing a holistic understanding that has not been systematically explored in previous studies.