Community Economic Empowerment through MSMEs: A Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research Trends (2022–2026)
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Community economic empowerment through Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) plays an important role in promoting inclusive economic growth and sustainable development. However, a comprehensive understanding of global research trends, dominant themes, and emerging research gaps in this field remains essential. This study aimed to map global research trends in community economic empowerment through SMEs using bibliometric analysis. Data were collected from the Scopus database and comprised 102 unique articles published between 2022 and 2026. The analysis examined annual publication trends, the most-cited documents, country-level research productivity, dominant research themes, and frequently occurring keywords. The results revealed a substantial increase in publications during 2025–2026, indicating growing scholarly attention to this field. The dominant research themes included women's economic empowerment, SME digitalization, sustainability, and financial inclusion. India and China were the most productive countries, contributing 28 and 22 articles, respectively. These findings provide an overview of the global research landscape and highlight key areas shaping scholarly discussions on community economic empowerment through SMEs. This study contributes to the literature by identifying prominent research themes and providing a foundation for researchers to explore underexamined topics and formulate future research agenda
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