Financial Inclusion-A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

The study aims to collate and represent the global scientific research papers on the financial inclusion of women to better understand the gender gap that exists in the initiatives of financial inclusion. This research work consolidates the scattered literature in the field, by reviewing the 1166 studies from Scopus and Web of Science databases. The papers extracted are synchronized and analysed through Biblioshiny application of R-studio. Bibliometric methods like publication trends, citation analysis, word mapping, trend analysis, and thematic mapping have been used. The study gives an insight into the current themes of research and emerging research trends. The emerging trends in this study offer opportunities to researchers and policymakers to understand the gender-based gaps in financial system and designing their future work.