Abstract

CANCINO, Christian A; MERIGO, Jose M; TORRES, Juan P  and  DIAZ, David. A bibliometric analysis of venture capital research. Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science [online]. 2018, vol.23, n.45, pp.182-195. ISSN 2077-1886.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JEFAS-01-2018-0016.

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to present the evolutión of academic research in venture capital (VC) research between 1990 and 2014. Design/methodology/approach - The study analyzes the most influential journals in VC research by analyzing papers, which were publishedon the Web of Science database. Findings - Results show a steady increasing rate of VC research during the past 25 years. The paper reports the 40 academic journals that permanently publish articles about VC research. Originality/value - The main contributión of this work is to develop a general overview of the leading journals in VC research, which leads to the development of a future research agenda for bibliometric analysis, such as the review of the most productive and influential authors, universities and countries in VC research.

Keywords : Web of science; Journals; Bibliometrics; Venture capital.

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