Economic Transformation toward Green and Digital Economies: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends and Knowledge Structure
Keywords:
consumption patterns, consumer decision-making, digital payments, economic digitalization, technology-driven consumptionAbstract
The rapid growth of digital payments has transformed consumer behavior; however, existing research remains fragmented and has yet to provide a comprehensive global overview of how these changes are examined across disciplines. This study aims to map the global scientific development of digital payments and changing consumption patterns to identify thematic trends, intellectual structures, and emerging research directions. Using a bibliometric approach, the study analyzes data from international databases through performance analysis and science mapping to examine publication growth, author collaboration networks, and keyword co-occurrence patterns. The findings reveal a significant increase in studies on economic digitalization, consumer decision-making, and technology-based consumption, with a shift in focus from technology adoption issues toward behavioral and socio-economic impacts. These results confirm that digital payments not only enhance transactional efficiency but also reshape consumption patterns through convenience, perceived security, and lifestyle integration. The study concludes that interdisciplinary perspectives remain limited and recommends future research emphasizing cross-cultural comparisons, psychological mechanisms, and policy implications to strengthen both theoretical and practical foundations.
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