Bibliometric analysis on green finance literature

Many factors such as globalization, worldwide concerns about sustainabilty, the negative effects of globalization on the environment, misuse of resources have necessiated new approaches in the field of finance, and the green finance has gained importance. This gaining importance of green finance has led to an increase in green practices in both private and government institutions. However, green practices are costly for businesses and therefore often require additional financial recources. Therefore, it has made it mandatory for financial insitutions to develop products for financing green practices. This increasing interest in green finance has led academics to conduct studies on the subject in recent years. Bibliometric analysis is a method used to research and analyze large volumes of scientific data and is useful for researchers to identify trends, developments, gaps about the research topis, etc. On the topics analyzed. It provides information for them to view. In this thesis, the bibliometric analysis of the green finance literatüre aims to guide researchers about the development of green finance and the issues where there are gaps. For this purpose, studies in the web of science and scopus databases were analyzed. The findings were interpreted and some suggestions were made. Key Words: Green finance, Bibliometric analysis, Web of science, Scopus