Mapping the future of banking crisis research: Key contributors and emerging areas

• Points out emerging trends in the banking crisis research • Performance and science mapping of banking crisis research • Shows the collaborative trends across countries and institutions • Thematic focus of banking crisis studies • Highlights the areas that need priority and focus Banking crises, marked by catastrophic loan losses and systemic collapse, wield unparalleled influence over economic stability and societal well-being. Despite extensive research efforts on investigations related to banking crises, the current literature lacks a systemic analysis of scholarly published articles. The present study aims to bridge this gap by analyzing scholarly literature on banking crises using bibliometric data from Scopus from 1969 to June 2024. Using the bibliometric toolbox's performance and science mapping techniques, we map the research landscape, highlighting key contributors and trends in banking crisis research. The contributors are the United States, the International Monetary Fund, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the Journal of Banking and Finance from Elsevier publishers. Furthermore, we identify the focal areas of research in banking crises. Finally, we anticipate that future research in banking crises should focus on the applications of machine learning, banking regulations, bank supervision, random forest, risk perception, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, democracy, corruption, financialization, fiscal consolidation, and the role of institutions such as Silicon Valley Bank. The findings of the study support regulators, researchers, policymakers, and research funding institutions in fostering collaboration and prioritizing research areas.