Non-Ferrous Metals Market – a Bibliometric Analysis
Non-Ferrous Metals Market – a Bibliometric Analysis

Summary/Abstract: Theoretical background: Non-ferrous metals are important in many areas of the economy, and their pric-es are sensitive to crisis situations such as wars and regional conflicts, as well as changes in the politicalsituation. Demand for non-ferrous metals is constantly growing, because with increasing wealth, technicaland technological progress, both the demand from existing uses of these metals and this related to their newapplications are increasing. The role of non-ferrous metals is due to their diverse applications.Purpose of the article: The aim of the article is to identify the current scientific achievements on the marketof non-ferrous metals and investments in non-ferrous metals. This will allow to systematize knowledgeabout the non-ferrous metals market and indicate the current state of knowledge in this area.Research methods: Bibliometric analysis was used in the article. A critical review of the world literatureon the market and investments in non-ferrous metals has been conducted. The PRISMA technique wasused in the study. The study was conducted on the basis of literature published between 2000 and 2023and available in the Scopus.Main findings: Issues related to the non-ferrous metals market and investments in them are consideredin the world literature. The popularity of this subject has been increasing in recent years. The publicationsused mainly forecasting methods, descriptive statistics, Granger’s causality issues and GARCH models.Among researchers dealing with the subject of the non-ferrous metals market and investments in thesemetals, there are few authors from Central and Eastern Europe, including Poland. This translates intoa small number of publications and citations from scientists in the region. As a result, the specificity of thenon-ferrous metals market and investments in non-ferrous metals in Poland and other Central and EasternEuropean countries is not examined. Therefore, it is not known how changes in this market affect the eco-nomic situation of the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. In addition, the properties of non-ferrousmetals are analysed primarily taking into account the properties of crude oil. The conclusions containedin the article will be useful primarily to scientists. Thanks to the critical literature review, they will beable to get acquainted with the current state of knowledge in the area of the non-ferrous metals market,and on this basis assess the current state of knowledge in this area and plan further research directions. Insubsequent studies, it is worth conducting a bibliometric analysis of the literature available in databasesother than Scopus and non-English language positions. It will be valuable to compare the results obtainedusing keywords and restrictions set during the conducted research with the results obtained using other,close-meaning keywords.

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