A Bibliometric Mapping of Utilization of Google Trends for Examining Stock Market Dynamics

Divya Jain () and Meghna Chhabra ()
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Divya Jain: Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad
Meghna Chhabra: Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad

Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionales, 2021, vol. 24, issue 3, 57-76

Abstract: In the last two decades, research into the use of the internet to evaluate investor interest in stock markets has exploded, fueled by a surge in interest and publishing by academic experts. The current research examines the academic literature on the role of internet web search-based inquiries in investors' investing decisions. The study emphasizes the present state-of-the-art and reveals significant gaps in the available literature on investor attention using bibliometric approaches. The study obtained research publications from the Scopus database using keyword and reference searching methods. Specifically, the study focuses on citation analysis, keyword analysis, co-authorship and bibliographic coupling to comprehensively reveal and analyze the publication contribution of the utility of google trends in the stock market activity. The work reveals prolific authors, most contributing documents, most productive countries, predominant domains and utility of google trends the for purpose of forecasting and predicting.

Keywords: Bibliometric; Google Trends; Investor Attention; Stock Market Returns; VOS Viewer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C15 C32 G12 P28 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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