Trends, hotspots, and future prospects: A Two-Decade Evolution of Green Intellectual Capital Bibliometric Analysis (2008-2024)

Abstract

This study uses bibliometric analysis to systematically review 894 scientific publications on green intellectual capital from 2008 to 2024. The study is based on Scopus database and analyzed by keyword, author, country, citations, publications, universities and journals. The findings reveals that research interest has grown dramatically since the notion of green intellectual capital was originally introduced in 2008, particularly following the COVID-19 outbreak. Malaysian author Yusliza Mohd Yusoff, as well as Spanish authors Bartolome Marco-Lajara and Eduardo Sanchez-Garcia, have written numerous high-quality works in this topic, making them prolific authors. Furthermore, Malaysian and Chinese institutions studying green intellectual capital have a big number of papers and a diverse range of academic influence. China has contributed the most funding for green intellectual capital initiatives. According to keyword co-occurrence analysis, green innovation, environmental performance, and sustainable development are the three main issues of green intellectual capital research. This study also discovers that countries with more green intellectual capital projects receive higher financing support for these initiatives.