Mapping the oil price-stock market nexus researches: A scientometric review

The interaction between oil and stock markets has become one of the most critical financial academic areas. Thus, this study applied a scientometric analysis of 1342 academic publications in this area so as to present intellectual map about its evolution. The results revealed that this area experienced two development phases with 2007 as the boundary meanwhile many subdivisions and high-yield scholars have emerged. Additionally, through the co-citation analysis, we effectively clustered popular topics and assisted establishing guidance to future research directions. This study therefore provides an extensive understanding of the research status and trends of oil price-stock market nexus.