Title: Mapping the trajectory of sustainable finance research: an analysis using bibliometric approach

Authors: Puja Kaura; Ajay Kumar

Addresses: School of Management, Bennett University, Greater Noida, India ' GITAM, Hyderabad, India

Abstract: The research highlights the significance of sustainable finance within the financial, economic, and entrepreneurial domains to address the mounting apprehensions about social and environmental issues. The objective is to incorporate environmental, social, and governance considerations into financial judgments, thereby fostering accountability for ecological and societal impacts. This study conducts a bibliometric analysis of academic literature on sustainable finance from 2004 to 2023. The Scopus database was used for analysis which was conducted by the BiblioShiny application and R Studio. This review analysis offers a comprehensive examination of the progression of sustainable finance research within a contextual framework by examining the performance analysis of 475 English-language documents based on sources, keywords, countries, and authors. It examines publication trends, leading articles, authors, journals, and countries. The study also identifies the key themes and topics constituting this field's fundamental knowledge framework, recommends future research directions, and reveals a concentration of research on sustainable finance in developed countries rather than developing and underdeveloped countries.

Keywords: sustainable finance; climate finance; climate change; green finance; bibliometric analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJDMMM.2024.142607

International Journal of Data Mining, Modelling and Management, 2024 Vol.16 No.4, pp.397 - 419

Received: 21 Nov 2023
Accepted: 21 Feb 2024
Published online: 11 Nov 2024 *

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