https://doi.org/10.65725/JCMCE/2S1/018JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY TRENDS IN MANAGEMENT, COMMERCE AND ECONOMICS (JCMCE)
Volume 2, Special Issue 1, 2026
Special Issue : Algorithmic Economies: AI Across Digital Finance, Social Life, and Higher Education
Abstract:
Purpose: This research maps the global landscape of women’s investment decision-making and risk perception, which has shifted from traditional demographic factors to modern psychological and cognitive drivers.
Design/methodology/approach: This research employs a bibliometric analysis. Data were retrieved from the Dimensions database for the period 2015 to 2026. The study uses VOSviewer software to perform co-authorship, citation, and keyword co-occurrence mapping to visualize thematic evolution and global collaboration trends.
Findings: The results indicate a significant shift, with research moving away from viewing women as naturally “risk-averse” based on wealth levels and toward viewing them as active participants influenced by financial literacy, confidence, and personality traits. While the US and UK remain the primary knowledge hubs, India is emerging as a critical supporter of new studies. Similarly, the study emphasizes that Emotional Intelligence remains a major underexplored gap in the current literature.
Research limitations/implications: The study is constrained by its reliance on a single database (Dimensions) and by the inclusion of only English-language publications. The findings indicate that financial institutions and governments should prioritize financial education and literacy programs to predict investment behaviour.
Authors: Shri Abirami M.V, Dr. R. Lakshmi
Keywords: Bibliometric Analysis, Women’s Investment, Risk Perception, Investment Decision making, Financial Literacy, VOSviewer.