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Volume 15, Numéro 1, Pages 31-50
2026-09-08

Climate Risk In Banking And Financial Stability: A Bibliometric Review Of Emerging Research Frontiers (2014-2025)

Authors : Ait Bachir Lynda . Attia Khedidja .

Abstract

This study investigates the evolution of research on climate risk in banking and financial stability over the period 2014–2025 through a bibliometric analysis of the Web of Science database. After applying the selection criteria, a final sample of 189 documents was retained. The analysis was conducted in RStudio using the Bibliometrix package and its Biblioshiny interface. The results show a marked expansion of the field, particularly after 2021, with an annual growth rate of 21.15%. The literature is dispersed across 108 sources, but a clear publication core is led by Journal of Financial Stability, International Review of Financial Analysis, and Finance Research Letters. The authorship structure remains distributed, with 499 authors, while 89.2% of them contributed only one publication, broadly consistent with Lotka’s Law. Conceptually, the field is organised around a central core formed by financial stability, climate risk, and climate change. Thematic analysis further shows that carbon tax, climate transition risk, and climate policy uncertainty function as motor themes, whereas central banking and stress testing appear as niche themes.

Keywords

bibliometric analysis ; sustainable finance ; financial stability ; climate risk ; banking