Intellectual Capital As A Driver Of Economic Resilience: A Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

This study aims to map the development of intellectual capital research literature from 2020 to 2025. The method employed is a bibliometric study drawing on data from the Scopus database, with a total of 967 articles analyzed using VOSviewer. The results indicate that intellectual capital publications have increased significantly, particularly after 2022, and are predominantly contributed by countries such as Italy, Indonesia, India, and China, with the Journal of Intellectual Capital serving as the primary publication outlet. The research focus generally covers aspects of financial performance, human capital, knowledge management, relational capital, and structural capital, while emerging themes such as digitalization, green intellectual capital, and entrepreneurial orientation are gaining growing scholarly attention. In addition, this study identifies research opportunities in relatively underexplored topics such as sustainable development, digital transformation, and SME resilience in emerging economies. This study provides a comprehensive overview of global intellectual capital research trends and their implications for future research and policy development, particularly in the context of strengthening economic resilience through entrepreneurship and good governance in the digital era, although it is limited by the use of a single database and a bibliometric approach.