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June 20, 2026Journal of Innovation and EntrepreneurshipOpen Access

Financial inclusion through the lens of bibliometrics: thematic evolution, knowledge clusters, and research directions

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AWAsegid Getachew WoldeamanuelHawassa UniversityTKTewodros Solomon KabtiymerHawassa UniversityTKTekalign Negash KebedeHawassa University

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Bibliometric analysis charts trends and themes in financial inclusion research, guiding future directions for policymakers and scholars.

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  • This research aims to analyze the thematic evolution and trends in financial inclusion studies over the past five decades.
  • Conducted a bibliometric analysis of financial inclusion studies from 1972 to 2025 using Biblioshiny and VOSViewer software.
  • Extracted data from the Scopus database and identified top contributing countries, institutions, and journals.
  • Performed co-occurrence and thematic analysis to summarize prominent themes in the literature.
  • Identified China and India as the dominant countries in financial inclusion research output.
  • Determined Makerere University Business School as the top contributing institution in this field.
  • Outlined five key themes guiding future research: financial inclusion, resource efficiency, institutional quality, economic resilience, and niche digital finance.

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Woldeamanuel et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a362d32db0793dc1a535afehttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13731-026-00686-x
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