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 Volume 10, Issue 8 (August 2023), Pages: 176-184

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 Original Research Paper

Mapping the landscape of financial inclusion research: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis (1998-2023)

 Author(s): 

 Nguyen Minh Sang *

 Affiliation(s):

 International Economics Faculty, Ho Chi Minh University of Banking, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4272-0247

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2023.08.020

 Abstract:

This research work employs advanced bibliometric methodologies to offer a comprehensive overview of 2,165 research works pertaining to financial inclusion. These works were culled from the Scopus database and span the period from 1998 to 2023, within the domains of business-economics and social sciences. The investigation delves into multifarious facets of the global landscape of financial inclusion research, encompassing an examination of the most extensively cited studies and prominent authors, the preeminent academic journals, the principal research keywords, and their interrelations, as well as the foremost research institutions. Additionally, it scrutinizes the trends in international collaboration within this field. Significantly, this study augments the existing body of knowledge on financial inclusion by virtue of its incisive analysis of the global publishing landscape, thereby discerning pivotal research trajectories. This research endeavors to serve as an indispensable resource for scholars, facilitating an in-depth comprehension of the financial inclusion domain and assisting in the identification of potential areas for further inquiry. It is poised to contribute substantively to both academic scholarship and policy formulation in the realm of financial inclusion.

 © 2023 The Authors. Published by IASE.

 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Financial inclusion, Bibliometric analysis, Global trends, Research collaboration, Research keywords

 Article History: Received 15 March 2023, Received in revised form 29 June 2023, Accepted 24 July 2023

 Acknowledgment 

The author received financial help from the Ho Chi Minh University of Banking in Vietnam. This study was made possible by the generous help from interested parties.

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 Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

 Citation:

 Sang NM (2023). Mapping the landscape of financial inclusion research: A comprehensive bibliometric analysis (1998-2023). International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 10(8): 176-184

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