A Bibliometric mapping of peer-to-peer lending research based on economic and business perspective

Heliyon. 2022 Nov 11;8(11):e11512. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11512. eCollection 2022 Nov.

Abstract

This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis on peer-to-peer lending literature published in Scopus indexed journals from an economic and business perspective. The data were processed and analyzed using VOSviewer software. To the best of authors' knowledge, this is the first paper that conducts a bibliometric analysis of the peer-to-peer lending literature using VOSviewer. The results of study showed the most popular authors, countries, organizations and keywords. Moreover, this study also discovered trending topics from recent publications. A direct benefit of this study is to provide input for stakeholders, businessmen and investors to identify important issues regarding peer-to-peer lending and directions for further researchers.

Keywords: Bibliometric analysis; Financial access; Peer-to-peer lending; Technology; VOSViewer.