31, January 2025

Governance Mechanisms and Caron Emissions Disclosure: A Bibliometric Exploration of Trends and Gaps

Author(s): 1Mahesh Chand Garg, 2 Simran Khurana

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1,2Haryana School of Business, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar- 125001, India

DOIs:10.2017/IJRCS/202501010     |     Paper ID: IJRCS202501010


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Governance mechanisms play a pivotal role in shaping corporate transparency, especially in the context of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures. In recent years, carbon emissions disclosure has emerged as a critical area for addressing climate change. This article is trying to overcome the gap by using Bibliometric Analysis. For the study, 196 papers published in the time span of 2003-2025 were extracted from Scopus database and analysis has been done by using R-studio. This bibliometric analysis seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of research in the specified topic and to uncover prominent patterns in publications, highly productive authors, influential research, famous journals and significant countries that contribute to this topic. The result revealed that 2024 was the most productive year and China is the most influential country. Sustainability (Switzerland) the most preferred journal. The most productive institute is the “Western Sydney University, Australia”. Luo L and Tang Q is the author with the most influence. This bibliometric research does not follow the Lotka’s law and Bradford’s law.

carbon disclosure, corporate governance, greenhouse gas emission, carbon emission.

Mahesh Chand Garg,  Simran Khurana (2025); Governance Mechanisms and Caron Emissions Disclosure: A Bibliometric Exploration of Trends and Gaps, International Journal of Research Culture Society,    ISSN(O): 2456-6683,  Volume – 9,   Issue –  1.,  Pp.62-70.        Available on – https://ijrcs.org/

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