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Digital Financial Inclusion operates as a systemic development mechanism that progresses from foundational governance and capability building to inclusive, sustainable outcomes, rather than merely serving as a tool for expanding financial access. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To synthesize the intellectual structure and trajectory of digital financial inclusion literature into a cohesive conceptual framework.

September 14, 2026Future Business JournalOpen Access

Bridging gaps, driving growth: digital financial inclusion in development research—a bibliometric and thematic review (2017–2025)

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AKAgusta K NRNalini R.

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Bibliometric review reveals five core knowledge clusters in digital financial inclusion research, highlighting a transition toward systemic sustainable development frameworks.

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To synthesize the intellectual structure and trajectory of digital financial inclusion literature into a cohesive conceptual framework.
Conducted a bibliometric and thematic review of 84 peer-reviewed journal articles indexed in Scopus from 2017 to 2025.
Applied publication trend analysis, citation impact metrics, keyword co-occurrence mapping, bibliographic coupling, and international collaboration evaluation.
Identified five interrelated thematic domains: institutional foundations, literacy capabilities, household-level economic impacts, equity and gender dimensions, and macroeconomic sustainability.
Documented rapid academic expansion characterized by an annual publication growth rate of 34.95%, an H-index of 29, 3,411 total citations, and an international co-authorship rate of 28.57%.

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K et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b2e10926e14a848b1633 https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-026-00988-2

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September 14, 2026Future Business JournalOpen Access

Bridging gaps, driving growth: digital financial inclusion in development research—a bibliometric and thematic review (2017–2025)

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Authors

AKAgusta K NRNalini R.

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Overview

Bibliometric review reveals five core knowledge clusters in digital financial inclusion research, highlighting a transition toward systemic sustainable development frameworks.

Key Points

To synthesize the intellectual structure and trajectory of digital financial inclusion literature into a cohesive conceptual framework.
Conducted a bibliometric and thematic review of 84 peer-reviewed journal articles indexed in Scopus from 2017 to 2025.
Applied publication trend analysis, citation impact metrics, keyword co-occurrence mapping, bibliographic coupling, and international collaboration evaluation.
Identified five interrelated thematic domains: institutional foundations, literacy capabilities, household-level economic impacts, equity and gender dimensions, and macroeconomic sustainability.
Documented rapid academic expansion characterized by an annual publication growth rate of 34.95%, an H-index of 29, 3,411 total citations, and an international co-authorship rate of 28.57%.

Cite This Study

K et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b2e10926e14a848b1633 https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-026-00988-2

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