Title: Entrepreneurship education research: a thematic and citation-based co-authorship analysis

Authors: Swapna Kasturi; Vani Gayathri Rudra; Swetha Suram; Ramesh Kumar Miryala

Addresses: Department of Business Management, Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda – 508254, India; Department of Business Administration, Indian Institute of Management and Commerce, Hyderabad – 500004, India ' Department of Business Management, Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda – 508254, India ' Department of Business Management, Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda – 508254, India ' Department of Business Management, Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda – 508254, India

Abstract: This study analyses the research published on entrepreneurship education in higher education institutions and indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. Around 317 are found and considered for the study. Bibliometric analytics such as co-authorship networks, major publishing journals, thematic trends, and annual research output are studied. Notable contributors include Hanon P, Chen X, and Matlay H, with Education and Training being the leading journal. The UK, China and Portugal contribute the most research. Findings highlight a growing interest in entrepreneurship education, offering insights for future studies and policy development in higher education.

Keywords: entrepreneurship education; co-authorship; trend; publications; impact; citation analysis; thematic.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBBM.2025.153045

International Journal of Bibliometrics in Business and Management, 2025 Vol.4 No.4, pp.444 - 466

Received: 16 Sep 2025
Accepted: 08 Dec 2025
Published online: 20 Apr 2026 *

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