The Evolution Of Internet Finance And Financial Innovation: A Bibliometric Study Of Scopus Literature (2017-2025)
Auteurs : Hani Meriem . Berbaoui Kamel . Al Shukri Kadri .
Résumé
This paper presents a global bibliometric analysis for internet finance and financial innovation to showcase its intellectual patterns in output, themes, and worldwide influence from 2017 to 2025. Drawing from a sample of 281 documents collected from the Scopus database, this research applies state-of-the-art bibliometric techniques combining VOSviewer and the R package bibliometrix for the graphical visualization of collaboration networks and for measuring publication as well as citation impact. The results have shown the rapid development of science output, particularly since 2020; China has become the leading contributor to internet finance and financial innovation, with 133 studies written. The various other mechanisms at the institutional level include Jiangsu University / School of Finance and Economics/Zhenjiang, which emerged as the most productive institute, having a CPP (Citations Per Paper) of 283.67. Results and discussion Ozili Pk is the most productive author with 7 articles, Bradford's Law divides journals into three zones to plot the dispersion of research in internet finance and financial innovation. Zone 1 (the core zone) has just 18 journals, Zone 2 has 54, and Zone 3 status is assigned to the greatest number of journals at 92. The study is concluded with a strong framework that complements previous bibliometric research showing important geographic and institutional contributors and identifying future research directions to promote interdisciplinary collaboration and policy making within the rapidly evolving field of digital finance.
Mots clés
Internet Finance ; Financial Innovation ; Bibliometric Analysis ; Scopus ; Vosviewer ; Bibliometrix ; Fintech ; Publication Trends ; Thematic Mapping ; Research Collaboration
