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ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS ON INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

GİRİŞİMCİLİK FİNANSMANI: ULUSLARARASI BİLİMSEL YAYINLAR ÜZERİNE BİBLİYOMETRİK BİR ANALİZ

Ahmet Rutkay Ardoğan(BEYKENT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-4936-0691
Pages
186–206
Publication Date
2026-06-24
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The results show that research on entrepreneurial finance started 44 years ago, but gained momentum in the last eight years.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Entrepreneurial finance, as an essential component of entrepreneurship, encloses the financial sources and strategies that entrepreneurs need to access to establish and grow their new ventures.
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Key Findings & Data:For this reason, 2301 international publications from Web of Science (WoS) database in entrepreneurial finance field, published in between 1981-2025, is examined by using bibliometric analysis.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results show that research on entrepreneurial finance started 44 years ago, but gained momentum in the last eight years.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:2025 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Girişimcilik · Girişimcilik Finansmanı · Bibliyometrik Analiz

Abstract

Entrepreneurial finance, as an essential component of entrepreneurship, encloses the financial sources and strategies that entrepreneurs need to access to establish and grow their new ventures. The purpose of this study is to set the framework of historical development of entrepreneurial finance as a research field, and identify recent research trends in this field. For this reason, 2301 international publications from Web of Science (WoS) database in entrepreneurial finance field, published in between 1981-2025, is examined by using bibliometric analysis. The results show that research on entrepreneurial finance started 44 years ago, but gained momentum in the last eight years. Although the research on this topic still remains fragmented, terms such as “resilience”, “impact investing” and “sustainability” has been the main trends lately, with a focus on firm performance, growth and innovation.

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Girişimciliğin önemli bir bileşeni olan girişimcilik finansmanı, girişimcilerin yeni işletmelerini kurmak ve büyütmek için erişmeleri gereken finansal kaynakları ve stratejileri kapsamaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, bir araştırma alanı olarak girişimcilik finansmanının tarihsel gelişiminin çerçevesini çizmek ve bu alandaki son araştırma eğilimlerini belirlemektir. Bu nedenle, Web of Science (WoS) veri tabanından girişimcilik finansmanı alanında 1981-2025 yılları arasında yayınlanmış 2301 uluslararası yayın bibliyometrik analiz kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar, girişimcilik finansmanı üzerine araştırmaların 44 yıl önce başladığını, ancak son 8 yılda ivme kazandığını göstermektedir. Bu konudaki araştırmalar halen oldukça çeşitli olsa da, “esneklik”, “etki yatırımı” ve “sürdürülebilirlik” gibi terimler, firma performansı, büyüme ve inovasyon odağında son dönemin ana eğilimlerini oluşturmuştur.

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Ardoğan, A. R. (2026). ENTREPRENEURIAL FINANCE: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS ON INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS. Beykoz Akademi Dergisi, Cilt: 14 Sayı: 1, 186–206. https://doi.org/10.14514/beykozad.1650668

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