A Bibliometric Analysis of Sustainable Investment and Socially Responsible Investors

Abstract

This study uses bibliometric analysis to assess the current state and potential of sustainable and socially responsible investments. The study initially considered 550 papers indexed in the Scopus database and published between 2010 and 2024. The study contributes to the body of knowledge in the fields of socially responsible investment and sustainable investing by employing three approaches: (1) identifying the most influential articles, (2) visually illustrating the characteristics and trends using network analysis, and (3) combining diverse research areas to identify potential avenues for future exploration. To attain these goals, we use bibliometric analysis, which evaluates the accomplishments of significant authors, countries, highly cited papers, journals, and co-word charts. Biblioshiny R and VOSviewer evaluated the keyword analysis of 234 papers finally screened. The study is limited to the Scopus database because it is one of the popular databases. This study provides a complete overview of socially responsible investment funds' research nature and trends.