Innovation and Green Finance Management in the Textile Industry: Emerging Trends and Challenges

This article aims to conduct a comprehensive bibliometric analysis to examine the evolving landscape of innovation and green finance in the textile industry. The primary objectives are to map the intellectual structure, identify influential authors and institutions, and uncover emerging themes in sustainable textile management. The study employs bibliometric analysis, a quantitative approach, to review an array of scholarly articles, using R and Biblioshiny. The analysis reveals a clear upward trajectory in academic interest in innovation and green finance within the textile industry, with a noticeable increase in publications. Despite a slight dip in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, academic interest remained resilient, culminating in a peak in 2023. Research topics include biotechnology, nanotechnology, consumer behavior, and clean production methodologies, highlighting the multidisciplinary nature of challenges and solutions. China leads in total publications, India, the UK, and the USA. This bibliometric analysis provides valuable insights into the current state of research in innovation and green finance management in the textile industry. It informs researchers, industry stakeholders, and policymakers about emerging trends and opportunities to advance sustainable practices within the sector.