Hotspots and trends of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research: a bibliometric analysis

Data Science and Management Pub Date : 2023-06-01 DOI:10.1016/j.dsm.2023.03.001

Guochao Wan , Ahmad Yahya Dawod , Somsak Chanaim , Siva Shankar Ramasamy

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Abstract

This study examines paper-level metrics in the literature on topics related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) to provide a research agenda for hotspots and trends. Based on 755 papers on ESG in the Web of Science Core Collection database from 2004 to 2021, we use VOSviewer and CiteSpace to present a bibliometric review of publications, citation structure, authors, universities, countries, journals, and keywords on the topic. Additionally, the philosophy of the ESG system, factors affecting ESG, the financial outcomes of ESG, the association between ESG and corporate social responsibility (CSR), and ESG investing are presented as research hotspots. Furthermore, three research trends are identified: research on the influencing factors and economic consequences of ESG in the context of emerging markets, mechanism analysis of ESG’s impact on the capital market, and further research on ESG information disclosure and ESG ratings. Our study enriches ESG theory and provides new paths for researchers and practitioners.

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环境、社会与治理(ESG)研究的热点与趋势:文献计量分析

本研究考察了与环境、社会和治理（ESG）相关的文献中的论文级指标，以提供热点和趋势的研究议程。基于2004年至2021年Web of Science核心收藏数据库中755篇关于ESG的论文，我们使用VOSviewer和CiteSpace对该主题的出版物、引文结构、作者、大学、国家、期刊和关键词进行了文献计量综述。此外，ESG体系的理念、影响ESG的因素、ESG的财务结果、ESG与企业社会责任（CSR）之间的关系以及ESG投资也被列为研究热点。此外，还确定了三个研究趋势：新兴市场背景下ESG的影响因素和经济后果研究，ESG对资本市场影响的机制分析，以及ESG信息披露和ESG评级的进一步研究。我们的研究丰富了ESG理论，为研究者和从业者提供了新的路径。

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Data Science and Management

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