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October 7, 2025Sustainable DevelopmentOpen Access

The Measurement‐Impact Gap: A Bibliometric Diagnosis of Development Finance Institutions and SDG Research

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Bibliometric analysis reveals the measurement-impact gap in DFI literature, suggesting structural limitations contribute to skewed findings.

A significant measurement-impact gap exists between DFI financing and their development outcomes, highlighting disconnects in the literature.
The bibliometric analysis examined 271 articles from the Web of Science, uncovering structural biases in DFI research.
Existing literature shows a skew towards health-related studies (SDG 3), limiting the breadth of DFI's impact assessment.
The analysis identifies the need for improved data access and a focused research agenda to enhance understanding of DFIs.

Alvarez et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Bibliometric analysis reveals the measurement-impact gap in DFI literature, suggesting structural limitations contribute to skewed findings.