From Insurance to Cyber Insurance: A Longitudinal Bibliometric Trend Analysis Using Vosviewer and Biblioshiny

The rapid digitalization of economies and escalation of cyber threats have transformed the global risk landscape, driving the evolution of traditional insurance into specialized Cyber Insurance. Understanding this intellectual progression is essential for grounding future theoretical and empirical enquiries into cyber-risk management and adoption behavior. This study conducts      a longitudinal bibliometric trend analysis to map the conceptual structure, thematic evolution, and collaborative dynamics of Cyber Insurance research. Data retrieved from the Scopus database in May, 2025 and September, 2025 provided a list of 238 and 267 published journal articles. VOSviewer and Biblioshiny were employed to visualize citation networks, author influence, and thematic clusters. Findings indicate a sharp increase in scholarly output after 2015, underscoring Cyber Insurance’s growing prominence as a risk-transfer mechanism in the digital economy. The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance emerged as the leading source, with Biener et al. (2015) and Eling, M. (2016) identified as prominent authors. Thematic mapping revealed two dominant clusters, risk management/cybersecurity and insurance/economics/security of data with Cyber Insurance acting as a central link connecting both clusters. Emerging themes such as AI-driven risk modeling, data protection, and technology readiness demonstrate the domain’s interdisciplinary expansion. The study provides a comprehensive knowledge framework to inform future research on behavioral and technological determinants of Cyber Insurance adoption.