Bankacılık Sektöründe ESG Performansı Literatürünün Gelişimi

Öz

Bu çalışma, 2010–2025 yılları arasında bankacılık sektöründe ESG performansı literatürünün gelişimini bibliyometrik yöntemle kapsamlı bir biçimde incelemektedir. Scopus veri tabanından elde edilen 692 hakemli makale Bibliometrix (R/Biblioshiny) kullanılarak analiz edilmiş; işbirliği, birlikte-bulunma ve atıf ağlarının haritalandırılmasında ise VOSviewer tabanlı görselleştirme araçından yararlanılmıştır. Bulgular, özellikle 2019 sonrasında ESG konulu bankacılık araştırmalarında belirgin bir artış olduğunu ve tüm yayınların yaklaşık %90’ının 2022–2025 döneminde gerçekleştirildiğini göstermektedir. İtalya, Çin ve Hindistan en fazla katkı sağlayan ülkeler olarak öne çıkmış; Avrupa ve Asya’daki güçlü yayın sayısı bu eğilimi desteklemiştir. Kurumsal düzeyde özellikle İtalya ve Doğu Avrupa üniversiteleri merkezi bir konuma sahipken, bazı Asya kurumlarının etkisi giderek artmaktadır. Sustainability (Switzerland) ve Finance Research Letters alanın en aktif dergileri olarak belirlenmiştir. Birlikte-bulunma ve işbirliği ağları, araştırmaların ağırlıklı olarak ESG, bankacılık, finansal performans, sürdürülebilir kalkınma, yönetişim ve risk yönetimi konuları etrafında şekillendiğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Bankacılık Sektörü
• ESG
• Bibliyometrik Analiz

THE DEVELOPMENT OF ESG PERFORMANCE LITERATURE IN THE BANKING SECTOR

Öz

This study provides a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of the development of ESG performance literature in the banking sector between 2010 and 2025. Using data retrieved from the Scopus database, 692 peer-reviewed articles were examined through Bibliometrix (R/Biblioshiny), while VOSviewer visualization tool were employed to map collaboration, co-occurrence and citation networks. The findings reveal a sharp increase in academic interest in ESG-related banking research, particularly after 2019, with nearly 90% of all publications produced between 2022 and 2025. Italy, China and India emerged as the leading contributors, supported by strong research activity in Europe and Asia. Institutional analysis shows that universities in Italy and Eastern Europe play a central role, while several Asian institutions are increasingly influential. Sustainability (Switzerland) and Finance Research Letters are identified as the most active journals in the field. Co-word and collaboration networks indicate that research mainly focuses on ESG, banking, financial performance, sustainable development, governance and risk management.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Banking Sector
• ESG
• Bibliometric Analysis

Kaynakça

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