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Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa: A Bibliometric Analysis

Domingo Ribeiro-sorianoJasmina Berbegal-mirabentInés Alegre

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EntrepreneurshipBibliometric analysisMiddle East05 social sciencesScopusLibrary scienceNorth africaBibliometrics050905 science studiesInformation scienceField (geography)Political science0509 other social sciences050904 information & library sciences

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Bibliometrics is an important field of information science that enables bibliographic material to be studied quantitatively. Using bibliometric techniques, this chapter offers an overview of entrepreneurship research in the Middle East and North Africa. Using the Web of Science and Scopus databases, we identify the most relevant research in this field, classified by the most influential authors and the top papers, journals and countries. The sample includes 657 articles published from 1963 to 2016, from 387 different sources. The findings show that studies addressing this topic have been published mainly in non-JCR-indexed journals. In contrast, it is important to note that the top papers (in terms of citations) appear to be published in well-known journals such as the Journal of Business Venturing, Organization Studies and Technovation. The most significant countries are those in the region being studied (such as Israel) but also the United States. The chapter ends with some recommendations for further research.

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2018-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90394-1_15