Loso Judijanto, Apriyanto Apriyanto

Scientometric Analysis of Global Financial Risk Management Based on VOSviewer

Introduction

Scientometric analysis of global financial risk management based on vosviewer. Explore global financial risk management research (2000-2025) via scientometric analysis using VOSviewer. Uncover intellectual structure, thematic trends, and collaboration networks. Discover key topics, emerging areas like DeFi & crypto.

Abstract

This study conducts a scientometric analysis of global financial risk management research to map its intellectual structure, thematic trends, and collaboration networks over the period 2000–2025. Data were retrieved from the Scopus database using a comprehensive search strategy and analyzed with VOSviewer to visualize co-authorship patterns, country collaborations, keyword co-occurrences, thematic clusters, and temporal developments. The results indicate that risk management, risk assessment, and financial markets remain the most influential and frequently studied topics, while emerging themes such as sustainability, decentralized finance, cryptocurrency, and supply chain resilience reflect the field’s adaptation to evolving technological, economic, and environmental challenges. Collaboration analysis highlights the dominance of countries such as China, the United Kingdom, and India, alongside increasing participation from emerging economies. The study offers practical implications for policymakers and financial practitioners to align strategies with current research priorities, and theoretical contributions by identifying conceptual linkages and emerging research fronts. Limitations include reliance on a single database and the inherent biases of citation-based analysis.

Review

This study presents a timely and relevant scientometric analysis of global financial risk management research, aiming to systematically map its intellectual landscape from 2000 to 2025. The application of VOSviewer on data retrieved from Scopus is a robust methodological choice for visualizing complex collaboration networks, co-authorship patterns, and thematic developments. The stated objective of elucidating the field's intellectual structure and thematic evolution is well-supported by the comprehensive analytical approach, offering a valuable macro-level perspective on a critical and constantly evolving domain. The broad scope, encompassing both established and emerging topics, positions this research as an important contribution to understanding the academic trajectory of financial risk management. The findings provide insightful revelations into the dynamics of the field. The persistence of themes such as risk management, risk assessment, and financial markets as core areas underscores their foundational importance, while the identification of emerging topics like sustainability, decentralized finance, cryptocurrency, and supply chain resilience highlights the adaptive nature of research to contemporary global challenges. The collaboration analysis further enriches the understanding by pointing to the significant contributions of countries like China, the United Kingdom, and India, and the growing involvement of emerging economies, suggesting a diversifying global research landscape. The articulated practical implications for policymakers and practitioners, alongside the theoretical contributions in identifying conceptual linkages and research fronts, demonstrate the study's potential to bridge the gap between academic inquiry and real-world application. While the study offers considerable value, it acknowledges pertinent limitations that warrant consideration. The reliance on a single database (Scopus) and the inherent biases of citation-based analysis, though common in scientometric studies, could potentially exclude relevant research published in other databases (e.g., Web of Science, specific regional databases) or less cited but impactful works. Future research could explore multi-database approaches or incorporate qualitative elements to triangulate findings and offer a more nuanced understanding of the intellectual structure. Despite these acknowledged constraints, this work provides a strong foundation for understanding the evolution and future directions of global financial risk management research, making a significant contribution to both academia and practice.

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