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Review
. 2024 Oct 5;10(20):e38988.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e38988. eCollection 2024 Oct 30.

Mapping digital entrepreneurial intention: A comprehensive bibliometric study

Mohammad Naim Ismail  1   2 , Wan Mohd Hirwani Wan Hussain  1
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Mapping digital entrepreneurial intention: A comprehensive bibliometric study

Mohammad Naim Ismail et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

This study provides a bibliometric analysis of scholarly works from 2010 to 2023 that discuss intentions for digital entrepreneurship. The report attempts to shed light on the primary contributors, research trends, and significance of this area in relation to digitalization and entrepreneurship. Using the Scopus database, a total of 134 pertinent scholarly publications were found and examined. Beginning with a summary of the publication trends for the given time period, the bibliometric analysis is conducted. It shows a consistent increase in the quantity of papers on digital entrepreneurial intention, demonstrating the scholars' growing interest and attention in this subject. To pinpoint the main contributors and their geographic distribution, the study goes further and looks at how publications are distributed across years, authors, institutions, and nations. The analysis identifies a number of productive scholars who have made significant contributions to the field of digital entrepreneurial intention in terms of authors. The understanding and growth of digital entrepreneurship have advanced significantly thanks to their knowledge and reliable publication output. The analysis also highlights networks and collaboration between institutions and authors, demonstrating the collaborative nature of this field of research.

Keywords: Bibliometric analysis; Digital entrepreneurial intention; Digital entrepreneurship; SCOPUS database; Systematic review.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: The corresponding author is a postgraduate at 10.13039/501100004515Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), as well as an affiliate of Open University Malaysia (OUM). Thus, two institutions will be used. If there are other authors, they declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Flow diagram of the search strategy.
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Total publications and total citations.
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Density visualization map of the author keywords with at least 5 occurrences.
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Network visualization map of DEI research co-authors by country.
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Top 10 countries contributed most to the publications.
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Top 10 institutions contributed most to the publications.
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