Bibliometric analysis in financial research

Bibliometrics is a research field that analyzes the bibliographic material quantitatively. It provides efficient methodologies for classifying the information of a scientific discipline. This paper presents an overview of the most productive and influential authors and institutions in finance by using bibliometric indicators. The information is classified by using several global rankings that consider a wide range of indicators including number of papers, citations and the h-index. In general, the results are in accordance with the common knowledge and confirm the results obtained in previous studies providing updated information and more general representations. The USA is the most influential country in finance and the majority of influential authors and institutions are working there.