Income and Employment Inequalities: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

The study conducts a bibliometric analysis of research on income and employment disparities, exploring publication trends, key contributors, and emerging themes within the field. This analysis is carried out by R-package biblioshiny tool. The study examined research articles published between 2015 and 2024, focusing on annual scientific production, citation impact, country scientific production, thematic map and co-occurrence network. The sample includes 1743 publications from the Scopus database. The study's findings indicate a mixed pattern in publication growth with periods of significant increase and noticeable decline, leading to an overall negative growth rate. The study analyses major contributors like world development and social indicators research through metrics such as h-index and total citation counts, emphasising their significant roles in the field. This study highlights key research trends and gaps, providing a basis for future studies to address the challenges of income and employment inequalities.