Mapping impact investing: A bibliometric analysis

Milena Migliavacca, Ritesh Patel, Andrea Paltrinieri and John W. Goodell

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 2022, vol. 81, issue C

Abstract: Impact investing, as the furthest form of sustainable finance, has gained in research attention. However, there is no complete bibliometric review on this topic. We map the academic contributions to impact investing, highlighting the most influential research streams and trends by conducting a bibliometric review based on a keyword search analysis of the Elsevier Scopus database. The final sample consists of 115 academic papers published in ABS 3+ journals between 2009 and October 2021. We identify the most influential articles in the field; map the different streams of impact investing research; visualise focus areas and trends; and pinpoint areas for further research. These findings will help academics focus their research on under-investigated areas within this heterogeneous niche.

Keywords: Impact investing; Bibliometrics; Meta-literature review; Content analysis; Co-citation analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G01 G10 G19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.intfin.2022.101679

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