Previous bibliometric studies
| S. No. | Author(s) | Title of paper | Focus of bibliometric study | Research gap identified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nguyen (2025) | Bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review of environmental, social and governance risk | ESG risk, Finance mapping | No focus on ESG within Credit rating agencies (CRAs) |
| 2 | Bucciarelli et al. (2025) | The ESG rating conundrum: A bibliometric analysis | ESG rating trends and issues | No link with credit ratings/ CRAs |
| 3 | Seow and Ellili (2026) | Bibliometric insights into corporate governance and ESG controversies: trends, theories and future directions | ESG controversies and governance | No link with credit ratings/ CRAs |
| 4 | Jeelani and Islam (2026) | The interrelationship between credit ratings and corporate governance: an in-depth bibliometric study | Governance and Credit Ratings | ESG is not fully integrated, focus only on G |
| 5 | Kiss et al. (2025) | The Relationship between ESG Factors and Corporate Credit Risk: Research Trends from a Bibliometric Perspective | ESG and Credit Risk | Ignores credit rating agencies' role |
| 6 | Kaur et al. (2023) | Intellectual structure, themes and disciplines of credit rating determination by rating agencies: A bibliometric analysis | Credit rating themes | ESG treated as minor theme only |
| 7 | Korzeb et al. (2024) | A bibliometric analysis of ESG performance in the cooperative banks: from current status to future directions | ESG performance in banking sector | Focus limited to banks, exclude credit rating agencies |
| S. No. | Author(s) | Title of paper | Focus of bibliometric study | Research gap identified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review of environmental, social and governance risk | ESG risk, Finance mapping | No focus on ESG within Credit rating agencies (CRAs) | |
| 2 | The ESG rating conundrum: A bibliometric analysis | ESG rating trends and issues | No link with credit ratings/ CRAs | |
| 3 | Bibliometric insights into corporate governance and ESG controversies: trends, theories and future directions | ESG controversies and governance | No link with credit ratings/ CRAs | |
| 4 | The interrelationship between credit ratings and corporate governance: an in-depth bibliometric study | Governance and Credit Ratings | ESG is not fully integrated, focus only on G | |
| 5 | The Relationship between ESG Factors and Corporate Credit Risk: Research Trends from a Bibliometric Perspective | ESG and Credit Risk | Ignores credit rating agencies' role | |
| 6 | Intellectual structure, themes and disciplines of credit rating determination by rating agencies: A bibliometric analysis | Credit rating themes | ESG treated as minor theme only | |
| 7 | A bibliometric analysis of ESG performance in the cooperative banks: from current status to future directions | ESG performance in banking sector | Focus limited to banks, exclude credit rating agencies |
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