Abstract

Blockchain is considered by many to be a disruptive core technology. Although many researchers have realized the importance of blockchain, the research of blockchain is still in its infancy. Consequently, this study reviews the current academic research on blockchain, especially in the subject area of business and economics. Based on a systematic review of the literature retrieved from the Web of Science service, we explore the top-cited articles, most productive countries, and most common keywords. Additionally, we conduct a clustering analysis and identify the following five research themes: “economic benefit,” “blockchain technology,” “initial coin offerings,” “fintech revolution,” and “sharing economy.” Recommendations on future research directions and practical applications are also provided in this paper.

Details

Title
A systematic review of blockchain
Author
Xu, Min 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Chen, Xingtong 1 ; Kou, Gang 1 

1  Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China 
Pages
1-14
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Jul 2019
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
e-ISSN
21994730
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40854-019-0147-z
ProQuest document ID
2279594626
Copyright
Financial Innovation is a copyright of Springer, (2019). All Rights Reserved., © 2019. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.