Evolving Entrepreneurial Universities: A Bibliometric Analysis

Research on entrepreneurial universities as a key driver of innovation and economic growth has witnessed increasing interest in recent years. The study aims to review the current state of research on entrepreneurial universities. Employing both the co-citation and bibliographic coupling approaches, we review and analyze 178 scientific articles published in refereed journals over the 27 years (1983 – 2016), our study advances the understanding of the entrepreneurial university literature by identifying the core domains and their intellectual structures, as well as establishing current and emerging trends.