Green Finance and Digital Transformation: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends

In the socio-economic reality, continuous changes occur that affect the operations of individual enterprises and institutions, as well as specific sectors or even the entire economy. Currently, a significant portion of these transformations stems from green and digital transformation processes. Although these transformations have different objectives, it is evident that their common denominator is the pursuit of sustainable development through innovation. This aspect can be observed, for instance, in the digitalization of the financial sector, particularly through the lens of green finance. The aim of the analyses was to identify key research directions in scientific publications that address both green finance and digital transformation. To achieve this scientific objective, bibliometric analyses were conducted on scholarly publications indexed in the Scopus database. These analyses were supported by the VOSviewer software, which was used to visualize the analysis results on bibliometric maps. A total of 18 key research areas were identified, one-third of which represented so-called green research areas. At the same time, the analyses are distinguished between cold and hot topics. The conducted studies led to the conclusion that further development of green research areas can be expected in the future. Particular attention was also drawn to promising future green research directions related to the creation of green jobs, the demand for green skills, and green management within entities in the financial sector.