Mapping impact investing: A bibliometric analysis

Milena Migliavacca; Ritesh Patel; Andrea Paltrinieri; John W. Goodell

doi:10.1016/j.intfin.2022.101679

Mapping impact investing: A bibliometric analysis

Milena Migliavacca, Ritesh Patel, Andrea Paltrinieri, John W. Goodell

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Impact investing, as the furthest form of sustainable finance, has gained in research attention. However, there is no complete bibliometric review on this topic. We map the academic contri- butions to impact investing, highlighting the most influential research streams and trends by conducting a bibliometric review based on a keyword search analysis of the Elsevier Scopus database. The final sample consists of 115 academic papers published in ABS 3+ journals between 2009 and October 2021. We identify the most influential articles in the field; map the different streams of impact investing research; visualise focus areas and trends; and pinpoint areas for further research. These findings will help academics focus their research on under-investigated areas within this heterogeneous niche.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	N/A-N/A
Number of pages	20
Journal	JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS, INSTITUTIONS & MONEY
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2022.101679
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

Bibliometrics
Co-citation analysis
Content analysis
Impact investing
Meta-literature review

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