A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH NEXUS

Abstract

Despite the increased attention given to the relationship between institutional quality and economic growth, there are limited studies that have taken a comprehensive approach to explore this relationship. Hence, this study aims to comprehensively investigate the field of research on institutional quality and economic growth from 2000 to 2023 by employing a bibliometric analysis of 855 publications from the Scopus database. This study emphasises prominent countries, authors, sources, and journal articles, as well as research topics in the field. The results revealed that China, Pakistan and the United States are the top three most prolific countries in institutional quality and economic growth research. Law, S.H., Khan, H., and Sohag, K. are the top three productive authors in terms of their total publications. Environmental Science and Pollution Research is the most published and cited journal. The journal article written by Glaeser et al. (2004) has received the most cited article. It has been found that several currently extensively researched areas, including financial development, human capital, trade openness, and renewable energy. The study also included a few recently studied keywords that should be further investigated, namely ecological footprint, environmental sustainability, technological innovation, financial inclusion, and sustainable development goals. The results of this study trace the trend and add to the academic discussion on the common knowledge of institutional quality and economic growth research.