Mapping Green Innovation Impact on Firm Performance: A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review

Shah Mehmood Wagan; Xinli Zhang; Sidra Sidra

doi:10.61725/abj.1683229

Mapping Green Innovation Impact on Firm Performance: A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review

Abstract

This research performs a bibliometric evaluation of green innovation together with organization performance to explore the subject dynamics. The search through Scopus database (1993–2025) yielded 1,156 publications which exhibit strong expansion patterns at 13.77% yearly growth for anticipated 450 publications by 2025. The research validates its interdisciplinary character through environmental science collective with economics and business administration functions while China acts as the main force in green innovation investigations. Chinese universities like Jiangsu University and Central South University display promise to sustainability in their research output. The research areas examined by these studies include how green innovation impacts small and medium enterprises' performance and sustainability outcomes. Research benefitting from VOSviewer reply on its capability to show keyword distributions apart from showing temporal data and collaborative team dynamics. The study contributions scholars, policymakers, and practitioners in the operation of green innovation for sustainable business practice and success.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Administration

Journal Section

Review Article

Authors

Shah Mehmood Wagan ^*
0009-0003-0449-2655
China

Xinli Zhang This is me
0000-0002-0954-793X
China

Sidra Sidra This is me
0009-0003-1689-3296
China

Publication Date

June 30, 2026

Submission Date

April 24, 2025

Acceptance Date

June 29, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 6 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.61725/abj.1683229

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA24XR92JL

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Wagan, S. M., Zhang, X., & Sidra, S. (2026). Mapping Green Innovation Impact on Firm Performance: A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review. AYBU Business Journal, 6(1), 1-25. https://doi.org/10.61725/abj.1683229

AMA

1.Wagan SM, Zhang X, Sidra S. Mapping Green Innovation Impact on Firm Performance: A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review. AYBU Business Journal. 2026;6(1):1-25. doi:10.61725/abj.1683229

Chicago

Wagan, Shah Mehmood, Xinli Zhang, and Sidra Sidra. 2026. “Mapping Green Innovation Impact on Firm Performance: A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review”. AYBU Business Journal 6 (1): 1-25. https://doi.org/10.61725/abj.1683229.

EndNote

Wagan SM, Zhang X, Sidra S (June 1, 2026) Mapping Green Innovation Impact on Firm Performance: A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review. AYBU Business Journal 6 1 1–25.

IEEE

[1]S. M. Wagan, X. Zhang, and S. Sidra, “Mapping Green Innovation Impact on Firm Performance: A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review”, AYBU Business Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 1–25, June 2026, doi: 10.61725/abj.1683229.

ISNAD

Wagan, Shah Mehmood - Zhang, Xinli - Sidra, Sidra. “Mapping Green Innovation Impact on Firm Performance: A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review”. AYBU Business Journal 6/1 (June 1, 2026): 1-25. https://doi.org/10.61725/abj.1683229.

JAMA

1.Wagan SM, Zhang X, Sidra S. Mapping Green Innovation Impact on Firm Performance: A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review. AYBU Business Journal. 2026;6:1–25.

MLA

Wagan, Shah Mehmood, et al. “Mapping Green Innovation Impact on Firm Performance: A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review”. AYBU Business Journal, vol. 6, no. 1, June 2026, pp. 1-25, doi:10.61725/abj.1683229.

Vancouver

1.Shah Mehmood Wagan, Xinli Zhang, Sidra Sidra. Mapping Green Innovation Impact on Firm Performance: A Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review. AYBU Business Journal. 2026 Jun. 1;6(1):1-25. doi:10.61725/abj.1683229