A bibliometric analysis of creative industries: Current trends and future directions

This study provides a systematic literature review of creative industries using bibliometric and scientometric approaches. The objective of the study is to offer an intellectual structure for this emerging field. The study maps related networks and thematically related clusters using sophisticated visualization techniques. It also provides an understanding of the development path of the field. The paper discusses emerging research trends and relational structure among thematic areas, prominent authors, and the field's geographic concentration. The findings of the study suggest that the field is in its infancy and has been dominated by a select few authors, sources, and countries. The results of this study suggest that there are significant unexplored areas that have potential in the creative industries' research domain.