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Article

Mapping the Intellectual Structure of Computational Risk Analytics in Banking and Finance: A Bibliometric and Thematic Evolution Study

by
Sotirios J. Trigkas
1,*,
Kanellos Toudas
2 and
Ioannis Chasiotis
2
1
Department of Regional and Economic Development, School of Applied Economics and Social Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, New Building-New City, GR33100 Amfissa, Greece
2
Department of Agribusiness & Supply Chain Management, School of Applied Economics and Social Sciences, Agricultural University of Athens, 1st km of Old National Road Thebes-Elefsis, GR32200 Thebes, Greece
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Computation 2025, 13(7), 172; https://doi.org/10.3390/computation13070172
Submission received: 16 June 2025 / Revised: 10 July 2025 / Accepted: 14 July 2025 / Published: 17 July 2025

Abstract

Modern financial practices introduce complex risks, which in turn force financial institutions to rely increasingly on computational risk analytics (CRA). The purpose of our research is to attempt to systematically explore the evolution and intellectual structure of CRA in banking using a detailed bibliometric analysis of the literature sourced from Web of Science from 2000 to 2025. A comprehensive search in the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection yielded 1083 peer-reviewed publications, which we analyzed using analytical tools like VOSviewer 1.6.20 and Bibliometrix (Biblioshiny 5.0) so as to examine the dataset and uncover bibliometric characteristics like citation patterns, keyword occurrences, and thematic clustering. Our initial analysis results uncover the presence of key research clusters focusing on bankruptcy prediction, AI integration in financial services, and advanced deep learning applications. Furthermore, our findings note a transition of CRA from an emerging to an expanding domain, especially after 2019, with terms like machine learning (ML), artificial intelligence (AI), and deep learning (DL) being identified as prominent keywords and a recent shift towards blockchain, explainability, and financial stability being present. We believe that this study tries to address the need for an updated mapping of CRA, providing valuable insights for future academic inquiry and practical financial risk management applications.

1. Introduction

In academia, it has been well documented over the last century that financial institutions must manage various risks, including credit, market, operational, and systemic risks. Since the first quarter of the 21st century, mainly due to globalization and the complexity of new financial instruments and transactions, it is believed that the banking sector has faced increasing complexity.
It has also been shown that the traditional risk assessment models are not always adequate to handle modern financial data, which has more complex structures and characteristics. In response to the new challenges of the 21st century, research in new technologies utilizing CRA has emerged. The term includes technologies like AI and ML, which can be further analyzed into clusters like data mining (DM), artificial neural networks (ANNs), computational intelligence (CI), operational research (OR), and big data analytics (BDA).
As has also been shown, adopting CRA in banking and finance offers advantages that lead to better financial stability, processing efficiency, and thus competitiveness [1,2,3]. On the other hand, these tools raise concerns about transparency, ethical use, data privacy, and regulatory compliance [4].
Due to the previous work of many researchers, we can spot multiple research streams in the CRA field, including credit risk modeling, corporate bankruptcy prediction, fraud detection, operational efficiency, and Financial Technology (FinTech) innovations [5,6,7]. Over the last decade, academia has produced systematic literature reviews and bibliometric analyses to synthesize the overall research developments and identify emerging trends [8,9,10].
Among early influential reviews, Ref. [5] systematically classified DM methods for financial fraud detection. Additionally, at the early stage of the last two decades of reviews, Ref. [3] published a comparative survey of AI applications in finance, which highlighted ANNs, expert systems, and hybrid models across many financial domains. In another area of research, that of banking efficiency, Ref. [1] approached the research with a bibliometric review of operational research and AI methods applied to bank performance, justifying the relevance of hybrid AI models for operational risk assessment.
Other prominent topics that this preliminary study of the relevant reviews to date has revealed are corporate failure and bankruptcy prediction. Ref. [11] did a comparison of multiple ML models in bankruptcy prediction and found that ensemble methods often outperform traditional statistical models. Ref. [9] emphasized challenges related to interpretability and generalization by systematically reviewing corporate default prediction models. Another relatively recent review by [4] highlighted debates on sampling techniques, model evaluation, and data quality by synthesizing developments in bankruptcy prediction.
FinTech innovations have introduced additional dimensions to CRA research. Ref. [12] reviewed ML-based digital credit scoring models applied to finance, demonstrating how AI supports financial inclusion. More recently, Ref. [13] investigated BDA and Internet of Things (IoT)-based FinTech solutions, emphasizing how these technologies reshape financial services while raising new regulatory concerns. Ref. [14] examined the convergence of AI, cloud computing, and blockchain technologies, identifying opportunities for efficiency and risks related to decentralization. Ref. [15] conducted a comprehensive review of AI-based credit risk assessment, summarizing supervised and unsupervised learning approaches and emphasizing feature selection, model validation, and ethical deployment challenges.
Based on the relevant research and a first comparison on bibliometric analysis and reviews in the field, as shown in Table 1, we believe that many prior reviews have focused relatively narrowly on specific CRA applications or computational techniques, often using limited datasets. This fragmented approach limits the integration of CRA subfields and fails to fully reflect the accelerated expansion of CRA research in recent years. Moreover, few studies adopt comprehensive bibliometric frameworks to systematically map the intellectual structure of CRA research across multiple subdomains.
To address these gaps, we present a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of CRA research in banking. Using data from the WoS Core Collection, a structured search query was applied, retrieving 2692 records. Following filtering based on publication years (2000–2025), subject areas, document types, and language criteria, 1083 peer-reviewed articles from 383 academic journals were retained, as listed in Table A1 of Appendix A. From these, 62 review articles were extracted for detailed analysis.
The following research questions guided our review:
  • RQ1: What are the publication trends in CRA research?
  • RQ2: Where are the most influential publications (outlets and articles) on CRA?
  • RQ3: Who are the most prolific contributors to CRA research (authors, countries, and institutions)?
  • RQ4: What insights do existing research themes and topics provide about CRA?
  • RQ5: Has CRA evolved into a multidisciplinary research field bridging computer science, finance, and decision sciences?
  • RQ6: What future research avenues can be explored to enrich our understanding of CRA?
We attempt to take a new approach compared to earlier reviews by combining different areas of CRA, like credit risk, bankruptcy prediction, fraud detection, operational efficiency, and FinTech innovations, into a single bibliometric framework. The analysis employs VOSviewer for co-citation and thematic clustering [16] and Bibliometrix in RStudio 4.5.0 for performance analysis (Ref. [17]). The findings provide an updated, reproducible, and comprehensive mapping of CRA research, offering insights into future academic inquiry and practical financial risk management applications.
In order to optimize the applications and benefits of a dynamic financial landscape, further research is needed to address the growing academic interest. This paper has the following structure: Section 2 describes the bibliometric methodology employed and the data collected. Section 3 presents the results. Section 4 provides a comprehensive discussion, outlines implications for academic research, and concluding remarks.

2. Materials and Methods

2.1. Data Collection

2.1.1. The Source of Data Collection

The WoS database was selected for the data collection due to its extensive coverage of high-quality peer-reviewed journals and its robustness for bibliometric analysis. WoS is renowned for its systematic indexing, multidisciplinary orientation, and comprehensive citation tracking, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of bibliometric analyses [18]. While this study relies on the Web of Science Core Collection for its bibliometric analysis, we acknowledge that Scopus and Google Scholar may index additional journals relevant to CRA, including practitioner-oriented outlets. Future research could incorporate multiple databases to achieve broader coverage.

2.1.2. Keyword Selection Strategy and Refinement Process

The keyword selection process was carried out in two main phases to ensure accuracy. In phase one, we examined CI and its further synonyms or analytical terms, banking and finance, and their synonyms or derivative words in online dictionaries to select the most relevant keywords. In phase two, we employed a WoS search for CI terminologies and AI, ML, ANN, banking and finance, credit risk, systemic risk, etc. After refining the query, the search was conducted based on specific inclusion criteria, detailed in Table 1.
While the generic term ‘risk’ covers a broader array of topics, we refined our search to specific risk categories most relevant to computational applications in banking to improve precision and avoid retrieving unrelated research. Future studies might consider broader or alternative keyword combinations, including terms like ‘idiosyncratic risk,’ to explore additional research niches within CRA
The extensive preliminary dataset required refinement to increase relevance and specificity. First, we narrowed the publication period to articles from 2000 to 2025, justified by the limited number of financial CRA studies before 2000. Second, the search was further filtered to include only relevant journals from economics, finance, business, operations research, computer science, engineering, and multidisciplinary fields. Third, we restricted the results to articles published in English-language journals only. Lastly, we included peer-reviewed research articles and reviews, resulting in a refined dataset of 1083 records.
Table 2 summarizes the step-by-step filtering approach and corresponding outcomes.

2.2. Study Approach and Tools

The bibliometric approach, introduced initially by [19], systematically analyzes the networks of scholarly literature based on citation patterns. This methodology has gained extensive adoption for its ability to produce accurate, transparent, and reproducible results, providing comprehensive insights into intellectual advancements within research domains [20]. Furthermore, bibliometrics effectively explores various dimensions, including journals, topics, authors, institutions, and geographical research distributions [21]. When combined with content analysis, bibliometric methods allow the summarization of contributions to a research field, providing valuable directions for future research.
VOSviewer, developed by [16], is a software tool for constructing and visualizing bibliometric networks, enabling analyses such as co-authorship (to reveal collaboration patterns), co-citation (to identify intellectual foundations of a field), bibliographic coupling (to group documents sharing similar references), and keyword co-occurrence (to discover thematic structures and emerging research trends). These analyses collectively help uncover the intellectual, social, and conceptual landscapes of CRA research. Moreover, the Bibliometrix software developed by [17] and accessed via its user-friendly Biblioshiny interface in RStudio provided an interactive interface that facilitated performance analysis by generating descriptive statistics on publication trends, authorship patterns, and citation metrics. This provides an overview of the productivity and impact dimensions of CRA research. Collectively, these computational tools provided a robust methodological framework for comprehensive science mapping analysis and thematic exploration of the CRA banking literature.

3. Results

3.1. Dataset General Information

Table 3 presents preliminary data and basic metrics. 1083 articles were analyzed, with an average of 19.9 citations per document. These articles used 2906 author keywords and featured 2952 authors, 103 of whom were single authors. The annual growth rate in the CRA domain was 21.64%, with a collaboration index of 3.13 and international co-authorship at 30.38%.

3.2. Publication Trend: A Temporal Analysis (RQ1)

Between 2000 and 2010, CRA-related studies remained minimal, averaging fewer than five articles per year, as illustrated in Figure 1. From 2011 to 2019, output increased gradually, reaching 58 papers by 2019. A significant surge followed, peaking at 143 articles in 2023. The compound annual growth rate for 2000–2025 was 21.64%, highlighting CRA’s transition from an emerging field to a structured and expanding research domain.

3.3. Publication Outlets (RQ2)

The journal Applied Soft Computing has the highest number of published articles (25), followed by Computational Economics (24), the European Journal of Operational Research (24), Risks (23), and the Annals of Operations Research (21). Furthermore, Table 4 lists the top journals by total citations, also including Scopus and WoS rankings, providing valuable insights for researchers seeking high-impact sources in CRA research.
The most cited sources in terms of total citations (TC) are Decision Support Systems (2009), the European Journal of Operational Research (1925), Applied Soft Computing (1603), Knowledge-Based Systems (1524), Neural Computing & Applications (937), and the International Journal of Bank Marketing (513). These journals have been instrumental in advancing research at the intersection of computational intelligence and banking risk analytics, consistently publishing influential studies on algorithmic modeling, predictive analytics, and data-driven financial decision-making.

3.4. Globally Cited Articles (RQ2)

Table 5 presents the most globally cited articles on CRA in banking, providing valuable insights into the most impactful research in this field. The most cited article, by [5] in Decision Support Systems, highlights the application of DM techniques for financial fraud detection through a structured classification framework and comprehensive literature review.
Another highly cited paper by [22] focuses on predicting the success of bank telemarketing using a data-driven approach. The study presents a robust predictive model built on real-world banking campaign data. Ref. [1] investigated OR and AI techniques to assess bank efficiency and performance. Ref. [2] examined consumer credit risk models utilizing machine-learning algorithms to enhance prediction accuracy. Ref. [3] found that a comparative analysis of ANN, expert systems, and hybrid intelligent systems provides meaningful insights into AI’s role in financial applications. Ref. [7] examined financial distress prediction among Chinese listed companies, highlighting the effectiveness of DM techniques. Ref. [8] offered a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art methods in corporate failure prediction. These influential articles contribute significantly to developing computational frameworks and data-centric methodologies in banking risk analytics.

3.5. Prolific Contributors, Authors (RQ3)

Table 6 lists the ten most productive authors in CRA research, along with their respective affiliations, countries, total publications (TP), total citations (TC), and the starting year of their publications (PY_start). The authors represent a diverse geographical spread, including China, Taiwan, France, Hungary, the UK, Portugal, and Greece.
Sun Jie, affiliated with Harbin Institute of Technology in China, leads in TP with nine, accumulating 646 TC. Li Hui, also from China, matches Sun Jie’s citations with eight publications. Tsai CF from Taiwan’s National Central University stands out with the highest TC (843) from eight publications, starting in 2009.
Shi Yong (China), Du Jardin Philippe (France), and Virág Miklós (Hungary) each have five publications, with varying citation counts. Liang Deron (Taiwan), Mues Christophe (UK), Ribeiro Bernardete (Portugal), and Petropoulos Anastasios (Greece) have four publications, with their starting years ranging from 2012 to 2020, indicating more recent contributions for some. The data generally suggest a correlation between higher publications and higher citations, though with notable exceptions like Tsai CF’s impact.

3.6. Prolific Contributors, Countries, and Institutions (RQ3)

3.6.1. Countries’ Scientific Production and Most-Cited Countries

Table 7 provides an overview of the top 10 corresponding authors’ countries in the dataset, listing the number of articles authored through single-country (SCP) and multi-country (MCP) collaborations. The top five countries by total article count are China (212), India (109), the United States (77), the United Kingdom (51), and Spain (46). China (53), the United Kingdom (31), the United States (29), Italy (17), and India (15) exhibit the highest levels of international collaboration in CRA research, as indicated by their MCP values. For relative terms, as a percentage of their TP, we observe a different distribution with the UK (60.78%) coming first, followed by Italy (45.95%), the USA (37,66%), France (33.33%), and Australia (28%), with China and India only coming ahead of Iran, which can be interpreted as small level of international co-authored publications in these countries. Nevertheless, these findings highlight the prominent geographic distribution and underscore the collaborative dynamics driving the global advancement of computational risk analytics in banking.

3.6.2. Affiliations’ Scientific Output

In Table 8, we illustrate scientific output in CRA research of the leading ten affiliations to offer insights into global productivity and historical engagement. Islamic Azad University (Iran) exhibits preeminence in both recent (25 articles in 2025) and cumulative (108 total articles) publication volume, having an initial year of production in 2013. Its articles per year rate (8.3) is surpassed by the Ministry of Education and Science (Ukraine) and the University of London, which demonstrate higher annual outputs of 9.8 and 8.8, respectively, despite both entering seven years later (2020). The geographical distribution underscores a diverse international research landscape, encompassing Asian, European, and African institutions.
Notably, the National Central University (Taiwan) distinguishes itself with the highest total article count (141) and the earliest recorded first production year (2009), signaling a sustained, long-term commitment. Including governmental entities, such as the European Central Bank, alongside academic institutions highlight varied organizational contributions to CRA research. Furthermore, the prominent presence of institutions with relatively recent first-production years (e.g., University of London, 2020; University of Granada, 2019) suggests a rapid intensification of their research efforts in CRA, swiftly elevating them to top-tier status.

3.7. Intellectual Structures of CRA Research RQ4

Moving on from descriptive analysis of the CRA bibliometric data, we continue to analyze more intellectual structures of the field. To do that, we transition to bibliometric research with VOSviewer, a more sophisticated tool for further employing strategies like co-authorship analysis, keyword co-occurrence analysis, bibliographic coupling, and co-citation analysis. Each of these analyses was configured using fractional counting, with specific thresholds for inclusion as reported below. The combination of these methods ensures a multidimensional understanding of the knowledge landscape in computational intelligence and risk management research in financial institutions.

3.7.1. Co-Authorship (Author Collaboration Networks)

Author collaboration networks or co-authorship, as frequently used, analyze the collaboration patterns among authors based on joint publications, with the intention to reveal research communities and leading contributors within the fields of CRA. Our co-authorship analysis was conducted using VOSviewer 1.6.20. To have the broadest spectrum of results, we applied no minimum requirements regarding the number of publications and citations. Out of 2952 authors, 60 were connected, resulting in nine distinct collaboration clusters, as shown in Figure 2.
The most collaborative authors in each cluster were determined by using a hierarchical ranking based on the number of collaboration links, total link strength, number of publications, and citation count. Drawing on the initial dataset, together with co-occurrence maps and thematic overlays, each cluster was also assigned a dominant indicative research subfield as illustrated in Table 9.

3.7.2. Keyword Co-Occurrence (DE—Author Keywords and ID—Keywords Plus)

Keyword co-occurrence examines how frequently author-defined or algorithmically generated (WoS Keywords Plus) keywords appear together in the same documents, thus identifying dominant themes and emerging topics directly or indirectly emphasized by the researchers.
  • Keyword Co-occurrence (DE—Author Keywords)
To identify the thematic structure of research in computational risk analytics (CRA) in banking, a co-occurrence analysis of author keywords (DE) was conducted using VOSviewer. The threshold was set at a minimum of five occurrences, resulting in 121 keywords, of which 117 were connected and visualized in the network. These were grouped into 12 clusters based on their co-occurrence link strength, forming a detailed thematic map as illustrated in Figure 3. Keyword co-occurrence (DE—author keywords) network.
The most frequent keywords included ML (296 occurrences), AI (157), DL (73), bankruptcy prediction (52), credit risk (41), and financial distress (40). We believe that although bankruptcy and financial distress may seem closely related and are sometimes used interchangeably in the literature, they should be maintained as separate keywords in our analysis. This is because financial distress generally refers to the early stages of financial trouble, with potential avenues for recovery, whereas bankruptcy represents a formal legal process with more severe consequences. Furthermore, in banking research, this distinction is significant because it reflects different levels of systemic risk, regulatory interventions, and modeling approaches in CRA studies.
Each cluster represents a distinct thematic domain:
  • Cluster 1 (red) focuses on ML and hybrid models in bankruptcy and credit default prediction, including significant words like ensemble, DT, and Support Vector Machine (SVM);
  • Cluster 2 (green) concentrates on AI integration in financial services, featuring keywords like FinTech, digital banking, financial inclusion, and blockchain;
  • Cluster 3 (blue) represents advanced deep learning applications in textual data, ESG, and credit analytics;
  • Cluster 4 (yellow) captures traditional econometric and scoring methods, including Altman Z-score, logit model, and financial ratios.
The keyword network seen in Figure 3 shows a well-structured and maturing research field, with clear thematic boundaries and growing interdisciplinary integration between finance, computing, and decision sciences.
As far as temporal evolution is concerned (Figure 4), the overlay scores by average publication year indicate an evolution of focus toward more recent concepts such as Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), blockchain, explainability, and financial stability, especially post-2022.
This reflects a shift from traditional statistical modeling to interpretable, robust AI frameworks. Average normalized citation scores also highlight impactful keywords like DL (1.74), financial stability (1.68), and ensemble (1.06).
  • Keyword Co-occurrence (ID—Keywords Plus)
Using VOSviewer to continue complementing the DE keyword analysis, a co-occurrence network of Keywords Plus (ID) was generated. With a minimum occurrence threshold of 5, the final map includes 151 terms across 12 clusters, as visualized in Figure 5. Keywords Plus, being algorithmically extracted from titles and cited references, offers a broader and more systemic view of thematic connections in the CRA-related literature.
The most frequently occurring terms were bankruptcy (227 occurrences), models (218), classification (146), credit risk (41), and financial distress (68).
As we can observe in Figure 5, each cluster group is related to terms that reflect conceptual trends:
  • Cluster 1 (bankruptcy, models, classification) maps the computational core of CRA methods, such as default prediction, ensemble models, and ANNs;
  • Cluster 2 (banking, impact, management) focuses on financial services and adoption frameworks, including FinTech, information systems, and technology acceptance models;
  • Cluster 3 contains structural topics like corporate governance, performance, and corporate social responsibility (CSR), indicating interest in firm-level risk and disclosure;
  • Other clusters cover the rest of the areas, such as macroeconomic instability (crisis, monetary policy); sustainability and ESG terms; and computational enhancements like optimization, feature selection, and survival analysis.
As far as temporal evolution is concerned (Figure 6), the temporal evolution of keyword co-occurrence (ID—Keywords Plus) network and overlay scores indicate that recent attention has shifted to topics such as blockchain, big data, internet banking, explainability, and sustainability, especially post-2022.
Keywords with high normalized citation scores include acceptance model (2.74), information technology (1.71), and fraud (1.77), revealing impactful and, at the same time, emerging themes.
This co-occurrence map, built on Keywords Plus, is an integrator of how the field of CRA in banking connects technical sophistication with sector-specific relevance and policy considerations.

3.7.3. Bibliographic Coupling (Documents)

Bibliographic coupling measures the similarity between documents based on shared references to detect groups of publications that cite similar literature.
The bibliographic coupling analysis reveals how documents are intellectually connected based on shared references. Applying a minimum citation threshold of 40, the analysis included 138 documents grouped into seven clusters, as shown in Figure 7. This approach identifies clusters of articles that, despite differing in methods or focus, build upon similar bodies of literature.
Each cluster represents a tightly coupled thematic stream.
  • Cluster 1 (Red): Bankruptcy Prediction and Hybrid Methodologies
This cluster, having 298 total link strength (TLS), is primarily characterized by research focusing on bankruptcy prediction, often employing advanced techniques such as hybrid models and AI. Documents in this cluster explore various approaches to improve the accuracy and robustness of bankruptcy prediction models. For instance, Ref. [8] investigates the application of hybrid intelligent models for corporate financial distress prediction. Ref. [24] delves into DL models specifically designed for bankruptcy prediction, leveraging textual disclosures. Furthermore, Ref. [25] contributes to this theme by examining corporate bankruptcy prediction using an ANN and decision tree (DT) framework. The cluster also features work on intelligent techniques for financial forecasting, as seen in [26], which reviews AI in financial distress prediction.
  • Cluster 2 (Green): Advanced ML for Credit Scoring and Financial Distress
With 417 TLS, this is a prominent and highly active cluster, characterized by the application of advanced machine learning techniques, particularly ensemble methods, to credit scoring and financial distress prediction. It features works exploring various algorithms such as ANN, random forests (RF), gradient boosting (GB), and SVM, exemplified by [3], which provides a comprehensive survey of AI applications in financial distress prediction, and [27], which investigates ML methods for credit scoring. A significant sub-theme is the optimization and hybridization of these models for improved predictive accuracy and robustness, often addressing issues like imbalanced datasets and feature selection in complex financial data, as explored by [28] in a review of the credit scoring literature and [29] in their review of financial credit risk assessment.
  • Cluster 3 (Blue): AI and FinTech in Finance
The blue cluster comes third with 146 TLS and focuses on the intersection of AI and FinTech, exploring their transformative impact on various aspects of finance. Research within this cluster examines the integration of AI algorithms and machine learning into financial services, particularly in areas like credit risk assessment and digital transformation. For example, Ref. [30] explores how AI transforms relationships in the financial services industry. Ref. [31] proposes a digital servitization value co-creation framework for AI services, outlining a research agenda for digital transformation in financial service ecosystems. Ref. [32] discusses AI and the digital transformation of financial services, while [33] provides a survey of AI techniques in finance and financial markets.
  • Cluster 4 (Yellow): DM and ML in Financial Fraud and Risk
This cluster has 104 TLS and highlights the application of DM and ML techniques for detecting and managing various forms of financial risk, including fraud and systemic risk. The works in this cluster emphasize using computational methods to identify patterns and anomalies in financial data. Ref. [5] provides a comprehensive survey of DM applications in financial fraud detection. Ref. [34] focuses on ML methods for systemic risk analysis within financial sectors. Additionally, [35] offer a review of the literature on DM applications in accounting, providing an organizing framework for the field.
  • Cluster 5 (Purple): Feature Engineering and Model Enhancement for Bankruptcy Prediction
In terms of TLS (128), purple is the fourth cluster that specifically concentrates on enhancing the performance of bankruptcy prediction models through advanced techniques such as feature engineering and robust model development, often addressing issues like imbalanced datasets. Ref. [36] conducts a comprehensive study on the role of financial ratios and corporate governance indicators in bankruptcy prediction. Ref. [37] introduces a novel two-stage hybrid financial distress prediction model. The application of sophisticated algorithms to improve predictive accuracy is also a key theme, as seen in [38], which explores AI for credit scoring using financial and non-financial information.
  • Cluster 6 (Turquoise): Credit Risk Management and Loan Defaults
The 107 TLS turquoise cluster is dedicated to research on credit risk management, with a particular emphasis on understanding and predicting loan defaults within the financial industry. The studies here often analyze factors contributing to credit risk and evaluate methodologies for its mitigation. Ref. [1] provides a comprehensive literature review of credit scoring models using evolutionary algorithms. Ref. [39] investigates the determinants of mortgage defaults. Furthermore, Ref. [40] examines risk and risk management specifically within the credit card industry, while [41] focuses on building a hybrid model for credit risk evaluation using credit card data.
  • Cluster 7 (Orange): Predicting Bank Insolvencies and FinTech’s Impact on Stability
Finally, with 64 TLS, this cluster primarily focuses on the prediction of bank insolvencies and the broader implications of FinTech on financial stability. Research in this area utilizes various predictive models to anticipate bank distress and explores how the advent of FinTech influences credit risk and overall financial system resilience. Ref. [42] examines predicting bank insolvencies using machine learning techniques. Ref. [43] contributes to this by anticipating bank distress in the Eurozone using an XGBoost approach. Additionally, Ref. [23] investigates whether bank FinTech reduces credit risk, providing evidence from China, while [44] discusses the relationship between banking and information technology, highlighting the role of AI and FinTech.
The overlay visualization by average publication year illustrated in Figure 8, shows that clusters related to fairness, explainability, FinTech integration, and ESG risk have gained traction after 2020.
Meanwhile, as illustrated in Figure 9, the citation overlay map of bibliographic coupling in CRA documents emphasizes that foundational machine learning research in credit and default prediction continues to be heavily referenced.
Interpreting the most cited articles with the help of these structures, we observe how CRA in banking has evolved from technical algorithm development toward broader financial, technological, and social applications.

3.7.4. Co-Citation (Cited References)

Co-citation analyzes how often pairs of references are cited together across the dataset, aiming to reveal foundational works and the intellectual base of the CRA in the banking field.
The co-citation analysis identifies foundational literature in the field of CRA in banking by examining how frequently references are cited together across documents. Applying a threshold of thirty minimum co-citations, the analysis included fifty-nine references grouped into five intellectual clusters. The results are visualized in Figure 10.
Key findings per cluster:
  • Cluster 1 (red): Foundational Financial Distress Prediction Models. In this cluster, prominently featuring references such as [45,46], Refs. [47,48] epresent the foundational theories and models in financial distress prediction, notably including the Z-score and O-score models. These works are central to the field, evidenced by their high citation counts and substantial inter-cluster links, indicating their pervasive influence across various research streams. References like [49,50] also reinforce this cluster’s focus on early quantitative approaches to corporate solvency assessment. Its high density and central positioning in the network images of Figure 10 underscore its role as a core theoretical pillar;
  • Cluster 2 (green): Machine Learning and AI in Financial Prediction. Dominated by works from [11,51,52,53], this cluster signifies the integration of advanced ML and AI techniques into financial prediction. The presence of core ML algorithms like RF and GB highlights a methodological shift towards more sophisticated, data-driven approaches for forecasting financial outcomes. This cluster’s growth, particularly with more recent publications, suggests an increasing emphasis on algorithmic performance and predictive accuracy in CRA;
  • Cluster 3 (blue): Knowledge-Based Systems and Expert Applications. Key references within this cluster include [54,55,56]. This cluster reflects research leveraging knowledge-based systems and expert systems for decision support in financial contexts. It often involves the application of AI techniques to structured financial data, aiming to provide actionable insights for risk assessment and corporate analysis. The overlap with machine learning aspects of the second cluster suggests a pragmatic application of predictive models within decision support frameworks;
  • Cluster 4 (yellow): Contemporary Expert Systems and Financial Applications. This cluster, featuring [8,9,36,57], signifies more recent developments in the application of expert systems to financial problems. While still focused on expert systems, these references often incorporate newer methodologies or address contemporary financial challenges. Their connections to other clusters suggest a continued evolution and diversification of expert system applications, often integrating with statistical or machine learning paradigms;
  • Cluster 5 (purple): Hybrid Models and Decision Support Systems. Including works from [25,58,59,60], this cluster likely represents research focused on hybrid modeling approaches and comprehensive decision support systems. These often combine elements from traditional statistical methods, machine learning, and expert systems to create robust predictive and analytical tools. The interdisciplinary nature of this cluster highlights a trend towards multi-methodological integration to tackle the complexities of corporate financial analysis effectively.
Furthermore, as illustrated in Figure 11, the co-citation density map [45] is highlighted as the most central intellectual node, with enduring influence over decades. In contrast, the second cluster features recent high-impact papers on AI, with more dispersed and evolving citation patterns, suggesting intellectual expansion toward interdisciplinary techniques.
This analysis affirms the field’s dual structure: it is anchored in classic financial modeling while rapidly absorbing innovations from AI, optimization, and data science.

4. Discussion—RQ5 and RQ6

Our analysis demonstrates that CRA in banking and finance has evolved into a strong multidisciplinary field, effectively bridging computer science, finance, and decision sciences. This evolution is evident across several study dimensions, from keyword co-occurrence patterns to the intellectual clusters identified through co-citation analysis.
The interpretation of the keyword co-occurrence of the author keyword (DE) network in Figure 3 provides significant evidence of interdisciplinarity. We believe that the prominence of ML (296 occurrences), AI (157), and DL (73), together with financial terms like bankruptcy prediction (52) and credit risk (41), illustrates a core integration of computational techniques within financial risk domains in general. As we previously noted in 3.7.2, we deliberately distinguish between financial distress and bankruptcy to capture the different risk levels, qualities, and modeling approaches relevant to CRA research, especially given the regulatory and systemic implications in the banking sector. According to our view, the first cluster is focused on ML and hybrid models for bankruptcy and credit default prediction. There, we can find words such as ensemble, DT, and SVM, which highlight the direct application of advanced computational algorithms to solve complex financial problems. The concentration on AI integration in financial services, with keywords like FinTech, digital banking, and blockchain, as documented in the second cluster, further underscores the fusion of computer science innovations with traditional banking operations, which can also be illustrated by the temporal evolution as Figure 4 is showing further accentuation of this trend, and a shift towards more recent concepts like XGBoost and explainability, which are inherently computational but are increasingly applied to enhance transparency and robustness in financial decision-making.
Furthermore, as we notice through our analysis, the keyword co-occurrence of Keywords Plus (ID) network in Figure 5 corroborates and expands upon these findings. Keywords Plus terms such as bankruptcy (227 occurrences), models (218), and classification (146) are central to finance and computational methods. Terms like bankruptcy, models, and classification, found in the first cluster, directly map the computational core of all CRA methods, including default prediction and neural networks.
The second cluster, which focuses on banking, impact, and management, emphasizes the integration of IT acceptance models within the financial services sector. The emergence of topics like blockchain, big data, and internet banking, shown in Figure 6 as recent areas of focus, further solidifies the interdisciplinary bridge, indicating that financial challenges are increasingly being addressed with sophisticated data science and distributed ledger technologies.
Moving forward to our analysis, we study the findings of the bibliographic coupling (documents) in Figure 7, which further illustrates how distinct thematic streams converge through shared foundational literature, reinforcing the multidisciplinary nature of CRA. What we found is that the first cluster, briefly described as bankruptcy prediction and hybrid methodologies, demonstrates how research in financial forecasting leverages advanced computational techniques like ANNs and DTs [24].
Furthermore, it also highlights the application of DL models to textual disclosures for bankruptcy prediction, which is a clear interdisciplinary field combining NLP with financial analysis [23]. In the subfield Advanced Machine Learning for Credit Scoring and Financial Distress, represented by the second cluster, there are included keywords that showcase the intensive use of ensemble methods, ANNs, RF, and SVM in credit scoring and financial distress prediction [27,28].
Cluster 3, AI and FinTech in Finance, explicitly highlights the blurring lines between computer science and traditional finance, creating new avenues for research in areas such as digital servitization [31] and the redefinition of financial relationships through AI [30]. In other words, it directly addresses the transformative impact of AI on financial services, including digital transformation and credit risk assessment [30,31,32].
Finally, our study also examined the co-citation (cited references) analysis as seen in Figure 10 and provided crucial insights into the intellectual foundations. While the first cluster described as Foundational Financial Distress Prediction Models is rooted in classical financial models like [45,48], we notice that the second cluster entitled ML and AI in Financial Prediction distinctly showcases the integration of advanced ML and AI techniques, such as those found in [11,51,53]. This field not only applies new technologies but also builds upon established financial theories, as this can be interpreted by the persistent influence of seminal financial works alongside the increasing co-citation of machine learning method papers. To further exemplify the interdisciplinary nature, combining elements from traditional statistics, ML, and expert systems to create robust analytical tools and the hybrid modeling approaches, we noticed the works of [25,54,55,59,60] in the third cluster and the fifth cluster, respectively.
In summary, according to our bibliometric analysis, we found that CRA has integrated tools from computer science at a fundamental level, creating a new interdisciplinary domain. The goal of this integration is to allow for and further research for more sophisticated risk assessment, prediction, and management, leading to enhanced financial stability and decision-making capabilities.
Before moving on to our final research question regarding the future directions of research, it is essential to acknowledge that, while the present study aims to provide a comprehensive mapping of CRA research by including all publication sources, future analyses could be conducted that focus exclusively on high-ranking journals. Such an approach would offer additional insights into the quality dimension of CRA research outputs, complementing the broader perspective adopted here. Also, it is essential to point out that while this study used Biblioshiny and VOSviewer, we acknowledge that tools like CiteSpace, which could not be used due to the advanced features licensing limitations for big datasets, offer burst analyses to detect emerging topics. Future research could incorporate such methods for deeper trend insights.
Based on the observed trends and intellectual structures, we are moving on to our final research question regarding the future directions of academic research in the field of CRA in banking and finance, and we can identify several promising future research avenues that can be explored to further enrich our understanding of the field. As we mentioned earlier, our research highlighted that the evolving interplay between computational advancements and the complex dynamics of the financial sector can be seen as a significant driving force towards research progress in the field.
Our first suggestion has to do with the inherent black-box nature of many deep learning and ensemble methods that pose significant challenges for regulatory compliance, ethical considerations, and practical adoption in banking. Our study highlights a shift towards more complex AI models. On the other hand, as demonstrated in Figure 4, with the term “explainability”, future research should focus on developing and implementing Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) techniques tailored to financial risk models.
Our second suggestion has to do with the integration of CRA with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors that present a burgeoning research frontier. As we demonstrated in Figure 6 regarding the temporal evolution of Keywords Plus, increased attention to “sustainability” and ESG terms has been noticed in the last few years, especially post-2022. Future research could focus on enabling banks to evaluate and manage their portfolios better and to align them with ESG objectives and explore how AI and machine learning models can effectively analyze vast amounts of unstructured ESG data, like corporate reports, news articles, social media, and how to identify and quantify ESG-related financial risks.
Continuing to our third suggestion, through our research, we noticed that advanced data analytics for unstructured and alternative data sources are crucial. While the analysis indicates a move towards textual data in bankruptcy prediction (Mai et al., 2019 [24]), we believe that there is significant potential in leveraging other unstructured and alternative data forms, and taking that into account, research should investigate novel deep learning architectures like transformers for text, graph NN for network data, and advanced feature engineering techniques to extract meaningful insights from these diverse data sources.
Another area of interest for future study, we believe, is that of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and the increasing prominence of “blockchain”. Figure 4 and Figure 6 signify the growing academic interest in this area. As DeFi ecosystems expand, new forms of financial risks emerge, including smart contract vulnerabilities, liquidity risks in decentralized exchanges, and governance risks in Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs). Future research could try to explore how CRA methodologies can be adapted to assess and manage these unique risks transparently and securely by developing on-chain risk analytics, applying machine learning to detect anomalies in blockchain transactions, and creating predictive models for DeFi protocol failures, thus understanding the interplay between traditional banking and the evolving DeFi landscape, which, in our view, will be critical for future financial stability.
Another emerging intersection, relatively critical for future financial stability, is the one between Regulatory Technology (RegTech) and CRA. Almost twenty years after the last global financial crisis of 2007, financial regulations have become increasingly complex, and there is a growing need for technology-driven solutions to ensure compliance and enhance supervisory oversight. Taking that into account, we believe that future research could focus on how CRA techniques, particularly AI and ML, can be applied to automate regulatory reporting, detect compliance breaches, and enhance supervisory analytics by developing models for real-time risk monitoring, stress testing, and anti-money laundering (AML) efforts that are both efficient and auditable.
Finally, the dynamic interaction and collaboration of human intelligence and AI in the context of decision support systems in CRA require further investigation. In our view, although AI models can provide sophisticated predictions, the ultimate and final responsibility for risk management should lie with human decision-makers, as they can combine the different kinds of human intelligence with a human sense of art. Optimizing the interaction between human experts, decision makers, and AI systems in CRA with further exploration into designing effective decision support systems that integrate AI insights with human intuition; studying the impact of AI on human cognitive biases in risk assessment; and developing training programs for financial professionals to utilize CRA tools effectively are also avenues of future research exploration.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, S.J.T. and K.T.; methodology, S.J.T. and K.T.; software, S.J.T.; validation, S.J.T. and K.T.; formal analysis, S.J.T.; resources, S.J.T. and I.C.; data curation, S.J.T.; writing—original draft preparation, S.J.T.; writing—review and editing, S.J.T., I.C. and K.T.; visualization, S.J.T.; supervision, K.T. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research received no external funding.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study were obtained from the Web of Science Core Collection, a subscription-based database. Access to Web of Science is subject to institutional or personal subscription. The search query and parameters used to retrieve the dataset are detailed in Section 2.1.2 and Table 2 of this article, allowing for reproducibility by users with the necessary access rights.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations are used in this manuscript:
AIArtificial Intelligence
ANNArtificial Neural Network
AMLAnti-Money Laundering
CICollaboration Index/Computational Intelligence (context-dependent)
CRAComputational Risk Analytics
CSRCorporate Social Responsibility
DAOsDecentralized Autonomous Organizations
DEAuthor Keywords (from bibliometric datasets)
DeFi Decentralized Finance
DLDeep Learning
DTDecision Tree
ESGEnvironmental, Social, and Governance
GB Gradient Boosting
IDKeywords Plus (from bibliometric datasets)
IoTInternet of Things
MLMachine Learning
MCP Multiple-Country Publications
MCP_RatioRatio of Multiple-Country Publications
NPNumber of Publications
NAYNumber of Active Years
PAYProductivity per Active Year
PYPublication Year/Start Year
RFRandom Forest
RQResearch Question
SASingle-authored Publications
SCPSingle-Country Publications
SVMSupport Vector Machine
TCTotal Citations
TC/TP Citations per Publication
TLSTotal Link Strength
TPTotal Publications
VOSviewerVisualization of Similarities Viewer
WoSWeb of Science
XAIExplainable Artificial Intelligence
XGBoost eXtreme Gradient Boosting

Appendix A

Table A1. List of journals included in the CRA dataset sorted by the relevant number of articles.
Table A1. List of journals included in the CRA dataset sorted by the relevant number of articles.
Journal TitleNumber of Articles
by Journal
APPLIED SOFT COMPUTING25
COMPUTATIONAL ECONOMICS24
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH24
RISKS23
ANNALS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH21
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BANK MARKETING21
JOURNAL OF FORECASTING21
KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS19
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ANALYSIS18
COGENT ECONOMICS & FINANCE15
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS15
INFORMATION SCIENCES14
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL STUDIES14
JOURNAL OF RISK AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT14
MATHEMATICAL PROBLEMS IN ENGINEERING14
NEURAL COMPUTING & APPLICATIONS13
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS12
HELIYON11
APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS10
FRONTIERS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE10
JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL STABILITY10
JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONAL RESEARCH SOCIETY10
RESEARCH IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND FINANCE10
PLOS ONE9
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REVIEW8
BORSA ISTANBUL REVIEW8
COGENT BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT8
INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS8
JOURNAL OF RISK MODEL VALIDATION8
NEUROCOMPUTING8
QUANTITATIVE FINANCE8
APPLIED INTELLIGENCE7
COMPLEXITY7
FINANCIAL AND CREDIT ACTIVITY-PROBLEMS OF THEORY AND PRACTICE7
MACHINE LEARNING WITH APPLICATIONS7
OECONOMIA COPERNICANA7
PACIFIC-BASIN FINANCE JOURNAL7
STRATEGIC CHANGE-BRIEFINGS IN ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE7
TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMY7
ECONOMIC MODELLING6
INFORMATION6
INZINERINE EKONOMIKA-ENGINEERING ECONOMICS6
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH6
JOURNAL OF CREDIT RISK6
JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & FUZZY SYSTEMS6
JOURNAL OF THE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY6
SOFT COMPUTING6
COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE5
ECONOMIC COMPUTATION AND ECONOMIC CYBERNETICS STUDIES AND RESEARCH5
FINANCIAL INNOVATION5
FUTURE INTERNET5
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FORECASTING5
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & DECISION MAKING5
JOURNAL OF MODELLING IN MANAGEMENT5
MANAGEMENT DECISION5
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS5
APPLIED ECONOMICS4
COMPUTERS & SECURITY4
DISCRETE DYNAMICS IN NATURE AND SOCIETY4
ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS REVIEW4
GLOBAL BUSINESS REVIEW4
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS4
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS4
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EMERGING MARKETS4
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCE & ECONOMICS4
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ENGINEERING4
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC AND MIDDLE EASTERN FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT4
JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ACCOUNTING4
JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL SERVICES MARKETING4
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MARKETS INSTITUTIONS & MONEY4
KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS4
PACIFIC BUSINESS REVIEW INTERNATIONAL4
SYMMETRY-BASEL4
SYSTEMS4
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE3
DATA3
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY3
ENGINEERING LETTERS3
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INNOVATION MANAGEMENT3
FUTURE BUSINESS JOURNAL3
INTELLIGENT DATA ANALYSIS3
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS3
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING3
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE3
JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY3
JOURNAL OF BANKING & FINANCE3
JOURNAL OF BANKING REGULATION3
JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL FINANCE3
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT3
JOURNAL OF CENTRAL BANKING THEORY AND PRACTICE3
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MONEY AND FINANCE3
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN INTERACTIVE MARKETING3
JOURNAL OF RETAILING AND CONSUMER SERVICES3
LATIN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CENTRAL BANKING3
MONTENEGRIN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS3
NEURAL NETWORK WORLD3
NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE3
OXFORD REVIEW OF ECONOMIC POLICY3
POLISH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES3
PROGRESS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE3
QUANTITATIVE FINANCE AND ECONOMICS3
REVIEW OF QUANTITATIVE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING3
SYSTEMS AND SOFT COMPUTING3
TEHNICKI VJESNIK-TECHNICAL GAZETTE3
TRANSFORMATIONS IN BUSINESS & ECONOMICS3
ABACUS-A JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING FINANCE AND BUSINESS STUDIES2
ACM TRANSACTIONS ON MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS2
ACTA OECONOMICA2
AI2
ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING2
ARGUMENTA OECONOMICA2
ASIA-PACIFIC FINANCIAL MARKETS2
BALTIC JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC STUDIES2
BENCHMARKING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL2
BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT JOURNAL2
COMPETITIVENESS REVIEW2
COMPUTACION Y SISTEMAS2
COMPUTERS2
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BUSINESS IN SOCIETY2
DATA SCIENCE IN FINANCE AND ECONOMICS2
E & M EKONOMIE A MANAGEMENT2
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE RESEARCH2
EMPIRICAL ECONOMICS2
EQUILIBRIUM-QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC POLICY2
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT2
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF FINANCE2
FIIB BUSINESS REVIEW2
INGENIERIA SOLIDARIA2
INTELLIGENT DECISION TECHNOLOGIES-NETHERLANDS2
INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS IN ACCOUNTING FINANCE & MANAGEMENT2
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT2
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL ECONOMICS AND ECONOMETRICS2
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY2
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT2
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MACHINE LEARNING AND CYBERNETICS2
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NEURAL SYSTEMS2
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEM ASSURANCE ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT2
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY2
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS2
INVESTMENT ANALYSTS JOURNAL2
JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING LITERATURE2
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ACCOUNTING RESEARCH2
JOURNAL OF ASIAN FINANCE ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS2
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS FINANCE & ACCOUNTING2
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC SURVEYS2
JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL SERVICES RESEARCH2
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND MANAGEMENT OPTIMIZATION2
JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY-COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES2
JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT ANALYTICS2
JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING2
JOURNAL OF MONETARY ECONOMICS2
JOURNAL OF MONEY CREDIT AND BANKING2
JOURNAL OF SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT2
MARKETING AND MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATIONS2
OMEGA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE2
QUARTERLY REVIEW OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE2
REVIEW OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS2
REVISTA INTERNACIONAL DE METODOS NUMERICOS PARA CALCULO Y DISENO EN INGENIERIA2
ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC FORECASTING2
SAGE OPEN2
SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS AND MINING2
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING SCIENCES2
TEM JOURNAL-TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION MANAGEMENT INFORMATICS2
ACADEMIA-REVISTA LATINOAMERICANA DE ADMINISTRACION1
ACCOUNTING HORIZONS1
ACCOUNTING REVIEW1
ACM JOURNAL OF DATA AND INFORMATION QUALITY1
ACTA INFOLOGICA1
ACTA INFORMATICA PRAGENSIA1
ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES1
ADVANCES IN ACCOUNTING1
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT1
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES1
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION & DEVELOPMENT1
AIN SHAMS ENGINEERING JOURNAL1
ALEXANDRIA ENGINEERING JOURNAL1
AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW1
ANALES DEL INSTITUTO DE ACTUARIOS ESPANOLES1
ANNALS OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS1
APPLIED ECONOMICS JOURNAL1
ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING & ECONOMICS1
ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION1
ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL STUDIES1
ASR CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES1
AUSTRALASIAN ACCOUNTING BUSINESS AND FINANCE JOURNAL1
BANKS AND BANK SYSTEMS1
BIG DATA & SOCIETY1
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS & PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT1
BRITISH ACCOUNTING REVIEW1
BRITISH JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT1
BULLETIN OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN1
CENTRAL BANK REVIEW1
CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH1
CENTRAL EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT JOURNAL1
CHINA ECONOMIC REVIEW1
CIENCIA ERGO-SUM1
CMES-COMPUTER MODELING IN ENGINEERING & SCIENCES1
COGENT SOCIAL SCIENCES1
COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS1
COMPLEX & INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS1
COMPUTATION1
COMPUTATIONAL MANAGEMENT SCIENCE1
COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS1
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS1
CROATIAN ECONOMIC SURVEY1
DATA & KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING1
DECISION SCIENCE LETTERS1
DISCOVER COMPUTING1
ECONOMETRICS1
ECONOMIC INQUIRY1
ECONOMIC SYSTEMS1
ECONOMICS & SOCIOLOGY1
ECONOMICS AND FINANCE LETTERS1
ECONOMICS OF TRANSITION AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE1
ECONOMICS-THE OPEN ACCESS OPEN-ASSESSMENT E-JOURNAL1
EGE ACADEMIC REVIEW1
EKONOMI POLITIKA & FINANS ARASTIRMALARI DERGISI1
EKONOMIA I PRAWO-ECONOMICS AND LAW1
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS1
EMERGING MARKETS REVIEW1
ENGINEERING RESEARCH EXPRESS1
ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS1
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES1
EPJ DATA SCIENCE1
EURASIAN BUSINESS REVIEW1
EUROMED JOURNAL OF BUSINESS1
EUROPEAN ACCOUNTING REVIEW1
EUROPEAN BUSINESS REVIEW1
EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT STUDIES1
EUROPEAN RESEARCH ON MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ECONOMICS1
EVOLUTIONARY INTELLIGENCE1
FINANCE A UVER-CZECH JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE1
FORECASTING1
FRONTIERS IN APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS1
FRONTIERS OF BUSINESS RESEARCH IN CHINA1
FUDAN JOURNAL OF THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES1
GENEVA PAPERS ON RISK AND INSURANCE-ISSUES AND PRACTICE1
GREY SYSTEMS-THEORY AND APPLICATION1
HUMAN-CENTRIC COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCES1
IIMB MANAGEMENT REVIEW1
IMA JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT MATHEMATICS1
INDUSTRIAL AND CORPORATE CHANGE1
INFOR1
INFORMATION-AN INTERNATIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL1
INGENIERIA1
INGENIERIA E INVESTIGACION1
INNOVATIVE MARKETING1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED AND APPLIED SCIENCES1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ASIAN BUSINESS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE AND NETWORK SECURITY1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COOPERATIVE INFORMATION SYSTEMS1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DIGITAL CRIME AND FORENSICS1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISCLOSURE AND GOVERNANCE1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF E-COLLABORATION1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC SECURITY AND DIGITAL FORENSICS1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING BUSINESS MANAGEMENT1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP & SMALL BUSINESS1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ETHICS AND SYSTEMS1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION RETRIEVAL RESEARCH1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND WEB ENGINEERING1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATIVE COMPUTING INFORMATION AND CONTROL1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ECONOMICS1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT1
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UNCERTAINTY FUZZINESS AND KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEMS1
IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES1
ISTANBUL BUSINESS RESEARCH1
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND INTELLIGENT INFORMATICS1
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECONOMICS1
JOURNAL OF ASIA BUSINESS STUDIES1
JOURNAL OF ASIAN BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC STUDIES1
JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL FINANCE1
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & INDUSTRIAL MARKETING1
JOURNAL OF CASES ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY1
JOURNAL OF CLOUD COMPUTING-ADVANCES SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS1
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS1
JOURNAL OF COMPUTER VIROLOGY AND HACKING TECHNIQUES1
JOURNAL OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR1
JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTING & ECONOMICS1
JOURNAL OF CORPORATE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE1
JOURNAL OF CORPORATE FINANCE1
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS1
JOURNAL OF ECONOMETRICS1
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR & ORGANIZATION1
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC DYNAMICS & CONTROL1
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCHES-IKTISAT POLITIKASI ARASTIRMALARI DERGISI1
JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND FINANCE1
JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCE1
JOURNAL OF EMERGING MARKET FINANCE1
JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY1
JOURNAL OF FINANCE AND DATA SCIENCE1
JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMIC POLICY1
JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS1
JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION1
JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL REPORTING1
JOURNAL OF GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY1
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS ECONOMICS1
JOURNAL OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY-MALAYSIA1
JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH1
JOURNAL OF INNOVATION & KNOWLEDGE1
JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS1
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY1
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS1
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & ACCOUNTING1
JOURNAL OF ISLAMIC ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS RESEARCH1
JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION1
JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT AND GOVERNANCE1
JOURNAL OF MARKETING ANALYTICS1
JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICS IN INDUSTRY1
JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RISK1
JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMPUTING AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE1
JOURNAL OF QUANTITATIVE ECONOMICS1
JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH1
JOURNAL OF SERVICE MANAGEMENT1
JOURNAL OF STRATEGIC MARKETING1
JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE OF GAZI UNIVERSITY1
JOURNAL OF THE OPERATIONS RESEARCH SOCIETY OF JAPAN1
JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ELECTRONIC COMMERCE RESEARCH1
KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING REVIEW1
KUWAIT JOURNAL OF SCIENCE1
MACHINE LEARNING1
MACROECONOMICS AND FINANCE IN EMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES1
MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND PRACTICE1
MANAGEMENT REVIEW QUARTERLY1
MANAGEMENT SCIENCE1
MANAGEMENT-POLAND1
MANAGERIAL FINANCE1
MARKET-TRZISTE1
MEASUREMENT-INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND PERSPECTIVES1
METHODSX1
NANKAI BUSINESS REVIEW INTERNATIONAL1
NATIONAL ACCOUNTING REVIEW1
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS1
NATURE MACHINE INTELLIGENCE1
NAVAL RESEARCH LOGISTICS1
NETWORKS AND HETEROGENEOUS MEDIA1
NEW MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL COMPUTATION1
OPEN ECONOMIES REVIEW1
OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND DECISIONS1
OR SPECTRUM1
PANOECONOMICUS1
PATTERN RECOGNITION AND IMAGE ANALYSIS1
PATTERN RECOGNITION LETTERS1
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES INDIA SECTION A-PHYSICAL SCIENCES1
PUBLIC FINANCE QUARTERLY-HUNGARY1
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN FINANCIAL MARKETS1
RAE-REVISTA DE ADMINISTRACAO DE EMPRESAS1
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT AND VALUATION1
RETOS-REVISTA DE CIENCIAS DE LA ADMINISTRACION Y ECONOMIA1
REVIEW OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE1
REVIEW OF ACCOUNTING STUDIES1
REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCE1
REVIEW OF FINANCE1
REVISTA GESTAO & TECNOLOGIA-JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY1
REVISTA INNOVACIENCIA1
REVISTA UNIVERSIDAD EMPRESA1
RISK MANAGEMENT-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL1
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Figure 1. Annual scientific production on CRA in banking (2000–2025).
Figure 1. Annual scientific production on CRA in banking (2000–2025).
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Figure 2. Co-authorship (author collaboration networks) of CRA in banking.
Figure 2. Co-authorship (author collaboration networks) of CRA in banking.
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Figure 3. Keyword co-occurrence (DE—author keywords) network.
Figure 3. Keyword co-occurrence (DE—author keywords) network.
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Figure 4. Temporal evolution of keyword co-occurrence (DE—author keywords) network.
Figure 4. Temporal evolution of keyword co-occurrence (DE—author keywords) network.
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Figure 5. Keyword co-occurrence (ID—Keywords Plus) network.
Figure 5. Keyword co-occurrence (ID—Keywords Plus) network.
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Figure 6. Temporal evolution of keyword co-occurrence (ID—Keywords Plus) network.
Figure 6. Temporal evolution of keyword co-occurrence (ID—Keywords Plus) network.
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Figure 7. Bibliographic coupling in documents of CRA.
Figure 7. Bibliographic coupling in documents of CRA.
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Figure 8. Temporal evolution of bibliographic coupling in documents of CRA.
Figure 8. Temporal evolution of bibliographic coupling in documents of CRA.
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Figure 9. Citation overlay map of bibliographic coupling in documents of CRA.
Figure 9. Citation overlay map of bibliographic coupling in documents of CRA.
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Figure 10. Co-citation analysis. Cited references of CRA.
Figure 10. Co-citation analysis. Cited references of CRA.
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Figure 11. Density map of cited co-citation references of CRA.
Figure 11. Density map of cited co-citation references of CRA.
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Table 1. Comparison of previous studies with the present study.
Table 1. Comparison of previous studies with the present study.
Author Name (Year)Time PeriodFocus of the StudyDatabase UsedNumber of DocumentsMethodologyContributionKeywords Used
Ngai et al. (2011) [5]1997–2010Financial fraud detection via DMWoS, Scopus49 articlesSystematic literature reviewClassification framework for fraud detectionDM, fraud detection, classification
Amarnadh & Moparthi (2023) [15]2000–2023AI-based credit risk assessment methodsWoS85 articlesComprehensive reviewOverview of AI techniques in credit risk assessmentCredit risk, AI, data science
Fethi & Pasiouras (2010) [1]1998–2008Bank efficiency assessment using AI/ORWoS196 articlesBibliometric reviewSurvey of AI and OR methods in bankingAI, OR, banking efficiency
Veganzones & Severin (2021) [4]2000–2020Corporate failure prediction modelsWoS95 articlesSystematic literature reviewUpdated synthesis of corporate failure modelsBankruptcy, failure prediction, financial distress
Bahrammirzaee (2010) [3]1994–2009AI applications in financeWoS, Scopus125 articlesComparative reviewReview of ANNs, expert systems, and hybrid modelsAI, expert systems, ANN
Barboza et al. (2017) [11]1995–2014Bankruptcy prediction with MLWoS130 articlesMeta-reviewComparative performance of ML bankruptcy modelsBankruptcy, ML, prediction
Andronie et al. (2023) [13]2010–2023BDA management algorithms in FinTechWoS, Scopus75 articlesSystematic reviewApplications of BDA and IoT in FinTechBDA, FinTech, AI, IoT
Alaka et al. (2018) [9]2000–2017Corporate default prediction via MLWoS95 articlesSystematic reviewEvaluation of ML vs. classical corporate default modelsCorporate default, ML, bankruptcy
Kumar et al. (2021) [12]2000–2020Digital credit scoring for rural financeWoS63 articlesLiterature reviewML applications in rural microcreditCredit scoring, rural finance, ML
Lazaroiu et al. (2023) [14]2010–2023Blockchain-based FinTech managementWoS45 articlesSystematic reviewAI, cloud computing, and blockchain integrationBlockchain, FinTech, AI
Table 2. Final query and refinement steps are used for data collection.
Table 2. Final query and refinement steps are used for data collection.
No.Search QueryResults
#1Final query: TS = ((“computational intelligence” OR “machine learning” OR “artificial intelligence” OR “data mining” OR “deep learning” OR “neural network”) AND (“bank*” OR “financial institution*” OR “credit risk” OR “risk management” OR “systemic risk”) AND financ* AND bank*).2692
#2Limiting the study to studies published from 2000 to 2025.2655
#3Included only fields of economics, finance, business, operations, computer science, engineering, and multidisciplinary journals.1120
#4Limited online to English journals, research articles, and reviews,1083
Table 3. Publication and citation metrics for CRA research.
Table 3. Publication and citation metrics for CRA research.
StatisticValue
Panel A. Publication Metrics
Total publications (TP)1083
Article1021
Review62
Number of active years (NAY)26
Productivity per active year (PAY)43.32
Panel B. Citation Metrics
Total citations (TC)21,556
Average citations per publication (TC/TP)19.9
h-index72
g-index114
Panel C. Co-authorship Metrics
Number of contributing authors (NCA)3387
Number of unique authors (NUA)2952
Authors of single-authored publications (ASA)103
Single-authored publications (SA)110
Co-authored publications (CA)973
Collaboration index (CI)3.13
International co-authorships (%) (ICA)30.38%
Table 4. List of top contributing journals to CRA research by total citations.
Table 4. List of top contributing journals to CRA research by total citations.
Source Journal TitlesTCNPTC/NPh-
Index
PY_
Start
Scopus SJR QuartileWoS JCR Quartile
Decision Support Systems200915133.93112008Q1Q1
European Journal of Operational Research19252480.21182006Q1Q1
Applied Soft Computing16032564.12182008Q1
Knowledge-Based Systems15241980.21182006Q1Q1
Neural Computing and Applications9371372.08102010Q1Q1
International Journal of Bank Marketing5132124.43102015Q2
Information Sciences5081436.29102007Q1Q1
Journal of Banking and Finance4763158.6732010Q1Q1
International Review of Financial Analysis4601825.56112013Q1Q1
Technological & Economic Development of Economy450764.2952012Q2Q3
Research in International Business and Finance3691036.9072018Q2Q3
Journal of Forecasting3422116.29112000Q2Q2
Journal of Business Research325654.1762018Q1Q1
Journal of Research in Interactive Marketing3213107.0032018Q2Q3
Neurocomputing318839.7572010Q1Q1
Note: Source journal titles that received a minimum of 300 citations are shown in the list. TC = total citations; NP = number of publications; h = H-Index; TC/NP = citations per publication; PY = publication start year.
Table 5. Most globally cited articles on CRA in banking.
Table 5. Most globally cited articles on CRA in banking.
Sr. No.Article Title1st Author (Year)Source TitleCited by
1The application of data mining techniques in financial fraud detection: A classification framework and an academic review of literatureNgai EWT (2011) [5]Decision Support Systems595
2A data-driven approach to predict the success of bank telemarketingMoro S (2015) [22]Decision Support Systems492
3Assessing bank efficiency and performance with operational research and artificial intelligence techniques: A surveyFethi MD (2010) [1]European Journal of Operational Research452
4Consumer credit-risk models via machine-learning algorithmsKhandani AE (2010) [2]Journal of Banking & Finance357
5A comparative survey of artificial intelligence applications in finance: artificial neural networks, expert system and hybrid intelligent systemsBahrammirzaee A (2010) [3]Neural Computing & Applications301
6Prediction of financial distress: An empirical study of listed Chinese companies using data miningGeng R (2015) [7]European Journal of Operational Research294
7Financial distress and bankruptcy prediction among listed companies using accounting, market and macroeconomic variablesTinoco MH (2013) [6]International Review of Financial Analysis238
8Predicting financial distress and corporate failure: A review from the state-of-the-art definitions, modeling, sampling, and featuring approachesSun J. (2014) [8]Knowledge-Based Systems230
9Does bank FinTech reduce credit risk? Evidence from ChinaCheng MY (2020) [23]Pacific-Basin Finance Journal224
10Deep learning models for bankruptcy prediction using textual disclosuresMai F (2019) [24]European Journal of Operational Research212
Table 6. Top 10 contributing authors of CRA research.
Table 6. Top 10 contributing authors of CRA research.
AuthorAffiliationCountryTPTCPY_
Start
Sun JieSchool of Management, Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina96462008
Tsai CFDepartment of Information Management, National Central UniversityTaiwan88432009
Li HuiNankai UniversityChina86462008
Shi YongUniversity of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina52282010
Du Jardin PhilippeEdhec Business SchoolFrance52162010
Virag MiklosCorvinus University of BudapestHungary51212012
Liang DeronNational Central UniversityTaiwan44772015
Mues ChristopheUniversity of SouthamptonUK42152012
Ribeiro BernardeteUniversity of CoimbraPortugal41942016
Petropoulos AnastasiosBank of GreeceGreece41022020
Note: TP = total publications; TC = total citations; PY_start = year of first CRA publication.
Table 7. Top 10 corresponding authors’ countries by TP, SCP, and MCP.
Table 7. Top 10 corresponding authors’ countries by TP, SCP, and MCP.
Sr. No.CountryTPSCPMCPMCP_Ratio
1China2121595325.00%
2India109941513.76%
3USA77482937.66%
4United Kingdom51203160.78%
5Spain46341226.09%
6Italy37201745.95%
7France2718933.33%
8Australia2518728.00%
9Poland2520520.00%
10Iran2421312.50%
Note: SCP = single-country publications; MCP = multiple-country publications; MCP_Ratio = ratio of internationally co-authored publications.
Table 8. Top 10 affiliations by scientific production in CRA research.
Table 8. Top 10 affiliations by scientific production in CRA research.
RankAffiliationCountry2025
Articles
Total
Articles
per Year
Article
PY_
Start
1Islamic Azad UniversityIran251088.32013
2Egyptian Knowledge BankEgypt21545.42016
3Min. of Education and ScienceUkraine21599.82020
4University of LondonUnited Kingdom17538.82020
5Chinese Academy of SciencesChina15976.12010
6Bucharest Uni. of Econ. StudiesRomania14796.12013
7National Central UniversityTaiwan141418.32009
8National Institute of TechnologyIndia14557.92019
9European Central BankEurozone12467.72020
10University of GranadaSpain12507.12019
Note: The European Central Bank operates across Eurozone countries and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.
Table 9. The most influential co-authorship authors in the collaboration networks of CRA in banking.
Table 9. The most influential co-authorship authors in the collaboration networks of CRA in banking.
Cluster/ColorAuthorKey Metrics (Links/Docs/Cit.)Indicative Subfield
1/RedHassan, M. Kabir/Rabbani, Mustafa Raza12/3/45, 5/2/21Recent Trends and Applications in Financial AI
2/GreenChi, Guotai/Habib, Tabassum11/5/35, 8/3/13Credit Risk Modeling and Financial Inclusion
3/BlueChen, Zhensong/Qu, Yi7/2/12, 7/2/12DL and Advanced Predictive Analytics
4/YellowWang, Jing/Long, Xingchen10/4/51, 4/1/4Financial Analysis and Decision Making with Advanced Models
5/PurpleAbedin, Mohammad Zoynul/Fahmida-emoula12/4/84, 5/2/30ML and Data-Driven Insights
6/TurquoiseShi, Yong/He, Jing11/4/228, 3/1/9Computational Finance and Optimization
7/OrangeShi, Baofeng/Meng, Bin8/2/79, 4/1/47Interdisciplinary Applications of AI and Data Science
8/BrownZhou, Ying/Bai, Fengshan10/4/17, 3/1/0Emerging Trends and Methodological Innovations
9/PinkLu, Yang/Liu, Xiaohui7/2/40, 5/2/129Quantitative Methods and Algorithmic Trading
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