Title: Understanding national innovation system: a bibliometric analysis approach

Authors: Shiwangi Singh; Sanjay Dhir; Viput Ongsakul

Addresses: Indian Institute of Management Ranchi, Jharkhand, India ' Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, India ' NIDA Business School, National Institute of Development Administration Bangkok, 10240, Thailand

Abstract: This paper aims to understand the evolution and different perspective of the national innovation system (NIS) studies. The extant literature on the quantitative development of the NIS are scant. Therefore, it becomes necessary to encapsulate the periodical trends and development of the national innovation system. Bibliometric analysis can be used to analyse divergent views and trace the evolution of topic. This study provides a comprehensive overview of national innovation system studies using the 'Scopus database' for 31 years from 1990 to 2021 in the 'business, management, and accounting' area for 736 articles. This study identifies the most studied keywords and keyword co-occurrences, which further helped to group them into four clusters namely, antecedents, industry, region, and output/impact. It is suggested that, once in a decade, the analysis could be performed to trace their development and impact. The result of this study will help in the advancement of the field.

Keywords: national innovation system; NIS; bibliometric analysis; innovation clusters; global knowledge; antecedents; industry; output.

DOI: 10.1504/JIBED.2025.148810

Journal for International Business and Entrepreneurship Development, 2025 Vol.17 No.2, pp.289 - 309

Received: 29 Mar 2022
Accepted: 29 Mar 2022
Published online: 26 Sep 2025 *

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