The Ascent of Bitcoin: Bibliometric Analysis of Bitcoin Research

Ahmet Faruk Aysan; Hüseyin Bedir Demirtaş; Mustafa Saraç

doi:10.3390/jrfm14090427

The Ascent of Bitcoin: Bibliometric Analysis of Bitcoin Research

Ahmet Faruk Aysan^*
, Hüseyin Bedir Demirtaş
, Mustafa Saraç

^*Corresponding author for this work

Islamic Studies – Administration

Bogazici University

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49 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Bitcoin, as the first decentralized cryptocurrency, pioneers the cryptocurrency markets, both in terms of market capitalization and scientific interest. In this paper, we performed a comprehensive bibliometric study of the Bitcoin-related literature. Using the Scopus database, we created a sample that comprises 4495 documents written in the 2011–2020 period. Furthermore, we provided insights about dimensions such as the change in the number of publications over the course of years, the main research areas, types of published documents, most important platforms and sources of Bitcoin publications, highly cited studies, productive authors, author’s countries, and finally main funders of Bitcoin-related research. Lastly, our bibliometric study manifests the current state and future path of Bitcoin literature from distinct perspectives.

Original language	English
Article number	427
Journal	Journal of Risk and Financial Management
Volume	14
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm14090427
Publication status	Published - 6 Sept 2021

Keywords

Bitcoin
Scopus
VOSviewer
bibliometrics
blockchain
cryptocurrencies
research

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