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 Volume 11, Issue 12 (December 2024), Pages: 91-99

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 Original Research Paper

Tracing the knowledge landscape of financial technology: A bibliometric mapping of global scholarly output

 Author(s): 

 Abas Mohamed Hassan 1, *, Ibrahim Hassan Mohamud 1, Zakarie Abdi Warsame 2, Mohamed Abdirahman Ahmed 1, Iqra Hassan Mohamud 1

 Affiliation(s):

 1Faculty of Management Sciences, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia
 2Faculty of Economics, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6484-0984

 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2024.12.011

 Abstract

This bibliometric analysis examines the development and structure of financial technology (fintech) research from 2015 to 2023, using publications from the Scopus database. Visualization tools highlight growth patterns and collaboration networks. The results show a sharp increase in research, with a focus on innovation and blockchain technology. Countries such as China and the UK produce the most studies, while other countries have higher citation impacts, showing their influence. Differences in key metrics are also found across various journals. By analyzing this rapidly evolving field, this study offers insights for future research and promotes integrated perspectives.

 © 2024 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

 Fintech, Bibliometric analysis, Blockchain, Research trends, Collaboration networks

 Article history

 Received 11 June 2024, Received in revised form 5 October 2024, Accepted 19 November 2024

 Funding

This research is funded by SIMAD University.

 Acknowledgment

No Acknowledgment.

 Compliance with ethical standards

 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:

 Hassan AM, Mohamud IH, Warsame ZA, Ahmed MA, and Mohamud IH (2024). Tracing the knowledge landscape of financial technology: A bibliometric mapping of global scholarly output. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 11(12): 91-99

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