Author(s) :   Sunil Kumar¹, Dr. Rishi Chaudhry², Mohit Sharma³, Urvashi Suryavanshi⁴

Abstract : This study presents a bibliometric analysis of research on investment climate and investors’ behaviour, highlighting trends in publication output, citation impact, and thematic focus. The study utilised 175 documents extracted from the Scopus database for the analysis using VOSviewer software. Country-level analysis reveals a mismatch between research productivity and influence, with emerging economies such as Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and Indonesia producing more publications but garnering fewer citations than developed countries like the United States and the United Kingdom. Institutional and author-level analysis emphasizes the significance of high-impact, low-volume contributions, underscoring the value of theoretically grounded and policy-relevant research. Keyword co-occurrence patterns indicate a dominant focus on macroeconomic and policy-driven themes such as investment climate, foreign direct investment, regulation, and economic growth while individual-level behavioural factors receive comparatively less attention. Overall, the literature remains geographically and policy-centric, with emerging economies contributing increasingly but still exhibiting limited global influence. The study suggests future research should integrate micro-level behavioural perspectives, promote cross-country collaboration, and broaden empirical contexts to enhance theoretical depth and international relevance.

Keywords: Investment Climate, Investors’ Behaviour, Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Growth, Regulation.

DOI: 10.61161/ijarcsms.v14i3.1

Pages : 1-8

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