Electronic Commerce Research during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Bibliometric Analysis

IF 1.3 Q3 ECONOMICS

Journal of International Commerce Economics and Policy Pub Date : 2023-04-13 DOI:10.1142/s1793993323500102

Radu Șimandan

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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a significant shift towards electronic commerce (e-commerce), as people have turned to various methods of e-commerce to deal with imposed mobility restrictions. This paper provides a bibliometric analysis of the research conducted in the field of e-commerce, focusing on studies related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study aims to identify the key features, most influential papers, prevalent themes and methodologies, and the relationship between the terms used in the relevant publications. The data for the analysis was obtained from the Scopus database and consisted of 629 English-language research papers, book chapters, and review papers published between August 2020 and December 2022. BibExcel and VOSviewer software tools were utilized to assist with the selection of relevant information, perform the bibliometric analysis, and generate graphical representations of the results. The analysis indicates that China was the most productive geographical region, with the United States and India following closely behind. Sustainability journal from Switzerland was found to be the most productive in the field, followed by Frontiers in Psychology and the Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services. Bina Nusantara University in Indonesia was identified as the most productive institution, with Bucharest University of Economic Studies in Romania and Zhejiang University in China following closely behind. The most influential paper was found to be by Kim (2020), followed by Dannenberg et al. (2020), and Tran (2021). To address the limitations in the current literature, future research can undertake a comparative study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the field of e-commerce over time, as well as analyze the dominant themes both prior to and post-pandemic. Investigating the correlation between disruptive events like the COVID-19 pandemic and the factors that drive e-commerce adoption constitutes a worthy and captivating field for future research.

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COVID-19大流行期间的电子商务研究:文献计量学分析

新冠肺炎大流行导致电子商务(电子商务)的重大转变，人们转向各种电子商务方法来应对施加的流动限制。本文对电子商务领域的研究进行了文献计量分析，重点研究了与COVID-19大流行相关的研究。该研究旨在确定主要特征、最有影响力的论文、流行主题和方法，以及相关出版物中使用的术语之间的关系。分析数据来自Scopus数据库，包括2020年8月至2022年12月期间发表的629篇英语研究论文、书籍章节和评论论文。使用BibExcel和VOSviewer软件工具协助选择相关信息，进行文献计量分析，并生成结果的图形表示。分析表明，中国是生产力最高的地理区域，美国和印度紧随其后。瑞士的《可持续发展》杂志被发现是该领域最具生产力的杂志，其次是《心理学前沿》和《零售与消费者服务杂志》。印度尼西亚的比纳努桑塔拉大学被认为是最具生产力的大学，罗马尼亚的布加勒斯特经济研究大学和中国的浙江大学紧随其后。最具影响力的论文是Kim(2020)，其次是Dannenberg等人(2020)和Tran(2021)。为了解决当前文献的局限性，未来的研究可以对COVID-19大流行对电子商务领域的影响进行比较研究，并分析大流行之前和之后的主要主题。调查COVID-19大流行等破坏性事件与推动电子商务采用的因素之间的相关性，是未来研究的一个有价值且有吸引力的领域。

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Journal of International Commerce Economics and Policy ECONOMICS-

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期刊介绍： Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy (JICEP) is a peer-reviewed journal that seeks to publish high-quality research papers that explore important dimensions of the global economic system (including trade, finance, investment and labor flows). JICEP is particularly interested in potentially influential research that is analytical or empirical but with heavy emphasis on international dimensions of economics, business and related public policy. Papers must aim to be thought-provoking and combine rigor with readability so as to be of interest to both researchers as well as policymakers. JICEP is not region-specific and especially welcomes research exploring the growing economic interdependence between countries and regions.