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COVID-19 literature in Elsevier finance journal ecosystem

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  • Rai, Varun Kumar
  • Bruna, Maria Giuseppina
  • Hunjra, Ahmed Imran
  • Pandey, Dharen Kumar
  • Lal, Madan

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Analyzing 1238 documents from the Elsevier Finance Journal Ecosystem, this study identifies key financial research trends during the pandemic. It explores four thematic clusters as well as the contributors’ network, and highlights Finance Research Letters as the most influential journal with 438 publications.

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  • Rai, Varun Kumar & Bruna, Maria Giuseppina & Hunjra, Ahmed Imran & Pandey, Dharen Kumar & Lal, Madan, 2024. "COVID-19 literature in Elsevier finance journal ecosystem," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 243(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:243:y:2024:i:c:s0165176524003896
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111905
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    COVID-19; Pandemic; Crisis; Bibliometric analysis; Literature review;
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    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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