ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted a variety of industries, including small and medium businesses. The goal of this research is to classify themes or concepts connected to small and medium businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are 79 papers indexed by Scopus, published by major publishers such as Emerald, IEEE, JSTOR, MDPI, Sage, Science Direct, Springer, Taylor and Francis, analyzed with descriptive analysis and the use of Vosviwer software. The findings reveal five clusters of subject groups, particularly those discussing small and medium firms during the COVID-19 epidemic. The findings also reveal that, particularly during the COVID-19 epidemic, the performance of SMEs requires specific attention. One of the study's disadvantages is that the publications reviewed were all taken from the Scopus database, which means there is no comparable data. As a result, future research must employ a comparative analytical strategy that includes the Scopus database and the Web of Sciences (WoS).
