Human Capital: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Evolution

Business Incubation: A Bibliometric Analysis of Global Literature

Business incubation has become an important mechanism for supporting entrepreneurship, fostering innovation, and strengthening entrepreneurial ecosystems. However, the rapid growth of research in this field has resulted in diverse perspectives and fragmented knowledge development. This study aims to examine the intellectual structure, publication trends, influential contributions, collaboration patterns, and emerging research themes in global business incubation literature through a bibliometric analysis approach. Data were collected from the Scopus database using relevant keywords related to business incubation and business incubators. The collected publications were analyzed using bibliometric techniques, including performance analysis, citation analysis, co-authorship analysis, country collaboration analysis, keyword co-occurrence analysis, and thematic evolution mapping with the support of VOSviewer. The findings reveal that business incubation research has developed from a traditional focus on startup support toward broader perspectives involving entrepreneurship ecosystems, innovation development, technology transfer, and sustainable economic growth. The most influential studies emphasize the evolution of incubator models, technology business incubation, social capital, and incubation outcomes. The analysis also indicates that the United States, the United Kingdom, and China represent the most active contributors in shaping global research collaboration. Furthermore, keyword analysis highlights entrepreneurship, innovation, business incubators, SMEs, and technology commercialization as the dominant research themes, while recent studies increasingly explore incubation networks, digital transformation, and ecosystem-based approaches. This study contributes to the existing literature by providing a comprehensive mapping of global business incubation research and identifying future research opportunities related to digital incubation, artificial intelligence-supported entrepreneurship, and sustainable innovation ecosystems.

Green Skills as Human Capital for Sustainable Competitiveness: A Bibliometric Analysis and Research Agenda

The global transition toward a sustainable and low-carbon economy has intensified the demand for green skills as a critical component of future workforce development. As governments, industries, and educational institutions increasingly prioritize sustainability, scholarly interest in green skills has expanded rapidly across multiple disciplines. However, the growing body of literature remains fragmented, limiting a comprehensive understanding of its intellectual structure, thematic development, and future research directions. This study aims to systematically map the evolution of green skills and future workforce research through a bibliometric analysis of publications indexed in the Scopus database between 2015 and 2025. A total of 323 peer-reviewed publications were analyzed using Biblioshiny and VOSviewer to examine publication trends, influential sources, intellectual structures, thematic evolution, and emerging research themes. The findings reveal a substantial increase in research output, particularly after 2020, reflecting the growing strategic importance of green skills in sustainability transitions. Keyword co-occurrence analysis identifies five major research clusters related to sustainability competencies, employability, green jobs, vocational education, and Green Human Resource Management. The thematic analysis highlights the emergence of digitalization as a central research theme, indicating an increasing convergence between green and digital competencies within the context of the twin transition. The study contributes to the literature by providing a comprehensive overview of the field, identifying critical research gaps, and proposing an integrated future research agenda linking human capital development, organizational capability, digital transformation, and sustainable workforce competitiveness.

Evolution of research trends in bank performance and sustainability: A bibliometric study

The study aims to systematically map and synthesize the global research landscape on bank performance by employing a bibliometric approach. Using Biblioshiny as an analytical tool, the study conducts a structured extraction and comprehensive analysis of literature indexed in the scopus database. This process results in a final dataset consisting of 2,636 peer-reviewed articles published between 1990 and 2026. The analysis explores key dimensions, including publication trends, influential countries, leading institutions, prominent authors, and high-impact journals, as well as the intellectual and conceptual structures that underpin bank performance research. The findings reveal that the literature has historically been dominated by contributions from advanced economies with well-established financial systems, particularly the United States and several European countries. However, there has been a noticeable increase in contributions from developing and emerging economies in recent years, reflecting a more geographically diverse research landscape. From a conceptual perspective, bank performance research continues to be strongly anchored in core themes such as profitability, financial performance, efficiency, and corporate governance. Nevertheless, thematic evolution and trend analyses indicate a gradual shift toward more multidimensional perspectives. Recent studies increasingly integrate topics such as risk management, sustainability, digital transformation, financial technology (fintech), and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations. Furthermore, external shocks most notably the COVID-19 pandemic along with rapid digitalization, have significantly influenced both research directions and methodological approaches. Despite the expanding scope of the literature, the study identifies persistent conceptual fragmentation, particularly in efforts to simultaneously integrate governance, risk, technology, and sustainability within unified analytical frameworks. Overall, this study provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution, dominant themes, and emerging research opportunities in bank performance studies, offering valuable insights for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners aiming to foster more resilient, adaptive, and sustainable banking systems.

Bibliometric Analysis of Competitive Advantage

Competitive advantage has emerged as an essential aspect of strategic management that helps firms build their capabilities and sustain themselves in volatile market conditions. In this study, an attempt is made to conduct a bibliometric analysis to investigate the intellectual structure, trends in research, key contributors, and emerging themes in competitive advantage research. The data was collected from Scopus database using the keywords "competitive advantage" and analyzed using VOS viewer to conduct co-occurrence analysis, citation analysis, co-authorship analysis, institutional collaboration analysis, and country collaboration mapping. The results show that competitive advantage and competition are the two core themes that have close linkages with innovation, knowledge management, sustainability, supply chain management, marketing, and organizational performance. Based on citation analysis, some of the key theories such as dynamic capabilities, absorptive capacity, corporate social responsibility, sustainable business model, and strategic positioning are found to significantly influence the field of competitive advantage. The collaboration analysis demonstrates that the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Australia, and other countries serve as major contributors to the global research network, supported by influential scholars and academic institutions. Furthermore, the thematic evolution indicates a transition from traditional strategic management perspectives toward contemporary approaches emphasizing digital transformation, sustainability, organizational agility, and capability development. This study contributes to the literature by providing a comprehensive mapping of competitive advantage research development and identifying potential future directions for scholars, particularly in integrating technological innovation, sustainable practices, and dynamic organizational capabilities to achieve long-term competitiveness.

A Bibliometric Analysis of Employee Polychronicity, Psychological Capital, and Employee Innovation Performance: Suggesting a Policy Framework for Organizations

Exploring the Effects of Corporate Digital Transformation: A Bibliometric Analysis and Future Research Agenda

A systematic understanding of the CDT effects is advanced by developing a bibliometric overview of relevant research and illustrating the field's conceptual framework and thematic interconnections and offers empirical insights to guide managers in formulating differentiated digital strategies and assist policymakers in constructing supportive ecosystems for digital transformation.