Title: Unveiling trends and opportunities: a bibliometric analysis of stock market research

Authors: Norasyikin Abdullah Fahami; Mohd. Faizal Basri

Addresses: Faculty of Management and Economics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia; Department of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Tapah Campus, 35400 Tapah, Perak, Malaysia ' Faculty of Management and Economics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900 Tanjong Malim, Perak, Malaysia

Abstract: This study highlights the current trends, main areas, keywords, and opportunities for future research in the field of stock market research. Bibliometric analysis using Harzing's Publish and Perish (PoP) software and VOSviewer was used to analyse a sample of 6,426 studies from the Scopus database between 2018 and 2022. This study identifies prominent authors and articles by evaluating their citations, publications, geographical locations, and importance within the network. The authors also analysed keywords and co-occurrences to identify the top keywords and their associations, current topics, current state of collaboration, and areas for further research. Although research on the stock market is global, cross-national collaboration is lacking, particularly among authors from different regions and nations. Considering academic interest in the stock market, this study concludes by suggesting new keywords and possible research questions that should be explored in future studies.

Keywords: bibliometric; VOSviewer; Harzing's Publish and Perish; Scopus; trends; opportunities; stock market; keywords; theme; future research.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBFMI.2025.147045

International Journal of Business Forecasting and Marketing Intelligence, 2025 Vol.10 No.3, pp.318 - 342

Received: 27 Dec 2023
Accepted: 05 Jan 2024
Published online: 10 Jul 2025 *

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