A bibliometric review of the knowledge base on financial inclusion

P. K. Priyan, Wakara Ibrahimu Nyabakora () and Geofrey Rwezimula
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P. K. Priyan: Sardar Patel University
Wakara Ibrahimu Nyabakora: Sardar Patel University
Geofrey Rwezimula: The Local Government Training Institute

SN Business & Economics, 2023, vol. 3, issue 2, 1-21

Abstract: Abstract This study's goal is to review the body of research regarding financial inclusion. The bibliometric analysis of the subject under consideration was conducted using the Scopus database. The PRISMA technique was used to carry out the sampling process. Software called VOSviewer was used to examine 891 publications. This revealed the network’s expansion, the most contributors, the intellectual structure’s background, the most popular subjects, and the research gap for future studies. We discovered that the Scopus database started accepting articles about financial inclusion research in 2005. The terms "financial inclusion,” “financial development,” and “microfinance” have appeared frequently since 2005. Financial inclusion, fintech, microfinance, economic growth, financial literacy, mobile money, and remittances are some of the recent themes that are shown in the density map. However, research gaps have been identified due to the words' recentness and the frequency of their persistence in the current sub-period. The results will inform researchers about the implications for the past, present, and future, as well as the gaps in their understanding.

Keywords: Bibliometric; Co-citation analysis; Co-occurrence; Financial inclusion; VOSviewer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G21 G23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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