What Is the Extent of Research on Finance and Banking in Türki̇ye? A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

This study aims to provide a bibliometric literature review of the literature on Türkiye in the field of finance and banking. Within the scope of the study, the literature related to Türkiye in the field of finance and banking published in the "Economics, Business Finance and Business" categories indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) database was reviewed. The data obtained within the scope of the study, which covers the years 1980-2024/January, were classified, and analyzed using the VOSviewer program, one of the many software developed for scientific mapping analysis and presented with visual mapping methods. We analyzed 1,956 articles in 476 different journals indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) database in the relevant period and on related topics. Within the scope of the study, it was determined which countries, institutions and academics were particularly influential. The results of the analysis revealed an increase in the number of publications of Turkish academics over the years. The number of publications in other countries has followed a more stable course over the years. The study also reveals the mainstream finance journals of finance and banking studies that include Türkiye in the scope of the study and shows that these journals have a particularly high level of increasing academic influence. The study makes an important contribution to the literature as it evaluates the data of a country like Türkiye, which is closely related to the world economies, and as far as we know, it is the first study to do so in the literature.