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Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice
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Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

1042-2587

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/etp

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Business and Management 23 100 151 45

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 129
Documents by Best Scientists*: 174
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 15
SCIMAGO H-index: 212
SCIMAGO SJR: 6.876
Impact Factor: 7.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice?

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice investigates areas of study like Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Public relations, Social psychology and Industrial organization. The journal facilitated discussions that integrated Entrepreneurship and Perspective (graphical). It features Marketing research that overlaps with concepts in Entrepreneurial orientation.

  • Entrepreneurship (35.47%)
  • Marketing (24.38%)
  • Public relations (12.01%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • A Conceptual Model of Entrepreneurship as Firm Behavior (2768 citations)
  • “Who Is an Entrepreneur?” Is the Wrong Question: (2528 citations)
  • Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Performance: An Assessment of Past Research and Suggestions for the Future (1997 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice:

The most cited articles primarily tackle Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Social psychology, Knowledge management and Public relations. The most cited papers address concerns in Entrepreneurship which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Management, Social science, Field (Bourdieu), Economic system and Process (engineering). The most cited papers with studies in Marketing featured incorporate elements of Sample (statistics) and Entrepreneurial orientation.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Entrepreneurship, Family business, Perspective (graphical), Public relations and Marketing are tackled in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice holds forums on Entrepreneurship that merges themes from other disciplines such as Context (language use), Cognitive psychology, State (polity), Bankruptcy and Poverty. In it, Ecological succession, Public economics and Gender studies are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Family business research.

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice aims to form a more comprehensive understanding of the field by integrating disciplines like Perspective (graphical) and Investment (macroeconomics). The research topics discussed in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice include Marketing as well as Extant taxon.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Equity Crowdfunding: High-Quality or Low-Quality Entrepreneurs?: (19 citations)
  • ADHD-Related Neurodiversity and the Entrepreneurial Mindset: (15 citations)
  • Health as Human Capital in Entrepreneurship: Individual, Extension, and Substitution Effects on Entrepreneurial Success: (14 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (based on the number of publications) are:

  • James J. Chrisman (51 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Dean A. Shepherd (37 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Jess H. Chua (29 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Johan Wiklund (29 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Mike Wright (26 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Indiana University (85 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mississippi State University (52 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Calgary (48 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Alberta (44 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Babson College (38 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 5.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 31.58% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 21.05% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 21.05% of all publications and 26.32% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Connection between Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and Business Education

Over the years, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice has been recognized as an influential resource in the field of business academia. The insights and research findings shared have shaped curriculum content, teaching methodologies, and assessment mechanisms in business education, especially in the entrepreneurship niche. Specifically, the journal's influence has been profound in the coursework structure and content of some of the top 5 business schools in Utah. These institutions have leveraged the robust research and case studies featured in the journal to enhance their entrepreneurship education and training. This influence is not insulated to Utah, as business schools across the globe utilize the journal's content to stay updated with evolving trends and practices in entrepreneurship. Ultimately, the nexus between the journal content and business education extends the journal's impact beyond scholarly boundaries into the actual practice of business through shaping future entrepreneurs and business leaders.

Top Publications

  • Digital Sustainability and Entrepreneurship: How Digital Innovations Are Helping Tackle Climate Change and Sustainable Development:

    Gerard George;Ryan K. Merrill;Simon J. D. Schillebeeckx

    (2021)
    465 Citations
  • The Lean Startup Framework: Closing the Academic–Practitioner Divide:

    Dean A. Shepherd;Marc Gruber

    (2021)
    360 Citations
  • Toward an entrepreneurial ecosystem research program

    Bernd Wurth;Erik Stam;Ben Spigel

    (2021)
    342 Citations
  • Managing the tradition and innovation paradox in family firms:A family imprinting perspective

    Irmak Erdogan;Emanuela Rondi;Alfredo Vittorio De Massis;Alfredo Vittorio De Massis

    (2020)
    252 Citations
  • Family Influence and Digital Business Model Innovation: The Enabling Role of Dynamic Capabilities:

    Jonas Soluk;Jonas Soluk;Ivan Miroshnychenko;Nadine Kammerlander;Alfredo De Massis;Alfredo De Massis;Alfredo De Massis

    (2021)
    242 Citations
  • The Influence of Formal and Informal Institutional Voids on Entrepreneurship

    Justin W. Webb;Theodore A. Khoury;Theodore A. Khoury;Michael A. Hitt;Michael A. Hitt

    (2020)
    232 Citations
  • Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development: A Review and Multilevel Causal Mechanism Framework:

    Matthew P. Johnson;Stefan Schaltegger

    (2020)
    205 Citations
  • Artificial Intelligence and Entrepreneurship: Implications for Venture Creation in the Fourth Industrial Revolution:

    Dominic Chalmers;Niall G. MacKenzie;Sara Carter

    (2021)
    199 Citations
  • Moving Contexts Onto New Roads: Clues From Other Disciplines:

    Friederike Welter;Ted Baker

    (2021)
    196 Citations
  • Advancing Qualitative Entrepreneurship Research: Leveraging Methodological Plurality for Achieving Scholarly Impact:

    Elco van Burg;Joep Cornelissen;Wouter Stam;Sarah Jack;Sarah Jack

    (2020)
    126 Citations

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