Special Articles
All Special Articles are peer reviewed.
From Hospitals to Homes: Innovation in Care Infrastructure
Manik Sharma and Dr Jasbir Singh
University of Jammu
Care infrastructure, encompassing healthcare facilities, elderly care, childcare, and community support services, is fundamental to maintaining and improving societal well-being. Despite its critical role, a comprehensive bibliometric mapping of this interdisciplinary field remains a notable gap in the literature. This study addresses this by conducting a robust bibliometric analysis of global research trends in care infrastructure over the last 20 years (2003–2023). Data were systematically collected from the Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed databases and analysed using VOSviewer to assess research volume, geographical distribution, and thematic structure. The analysis reveals significant, accelerating growth in publications, particularly since 2015, signalling intensified global interest driven by population aging and public health challenges. Thematic analysis of keywords indicates that elderly care, healthcare access, and mental health facilities remain core areas of focus. Crucially, emerging trends such as digital health and sustainable infrastructure underscore the imperative to integrate technology and environmental sustainability into modern care systems.
Vol. 61, Issue No. 8, 21 Feb, 2026
Mapping the Digital Finance in a Bibliometric Mandate
Manik Sharma and Rinnie Mahajan
University of Jammu
The urgent need to bolster agricultural productivity against accelerating climate change necessitates rigorous financial and technological interventions. A critical empirical void persists in the global literature: the lack of robust evidence linking the rapid adoption of Digital Financial Inclusion (DFI) to verifiable socio-economic resilience, especially among vulnerable farming populations. This study conducts a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of Scopus-indexed research, mapping the intellectual architecture of the DFI–Agricultural Productivity–Climate Resilience nexus. The findings reveal a persistent global impact measurement gap and a systemic failure to adequately develop context-specific and culturally relevant strategies for technology adoption. We identify underexplored areas such as advanced climate risk tools and rigorous outcome metrics. Crucially, this analysis mandates a strategic empirical shift toward the rural Jammu region, where policy intervention has recently fuelled an extraordinary surge: over 134 per cent growth in the value of Aadhar-enabled payment transactions (AePS). This unique context, defined by high-volume digital adoption among rural consumers and acute climate vulnerability affecting high-value crops (walnuts, saffron), provides the unparalleled setting required to test the causal link between digital transactions and climate-proofed agricultural outcomes. This paper synthesises the global deficits and provides a clear blueprint for future research, establishing rural Jammu as the essential frontier for translating digital access into measurable, equitable resilience for its farming communities.
Vol. 61, Issue No. 8, 21 Feb, 2026