OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Small Business Economics is 32. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-01-01 to 2025-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Do institutional dimensions matter at different stages of the entrepreneurial process? A multi-country study	244
The psychological strain of becoming self-employed: a longitudinal investigation of honeymoon-hangover effects	130
What conditions favor high-potential entrepreneurship? Unpacking the nexus between the industrial structure and startup typologies	128
Turmoil over the crisis: innovation capabilities and firm exit	93
Women-led ventures: target margins in emerging markets	88
What gets published and what doesn’t? Exploring optimal distinctiveness and diverse expectations in entrepreneurship articles	79
How scientists interpret and address funding criteria: value creation and undesirable side effects	78
Entrepreneurship in religious organizations: How the Church of England developed an entrepreneurial orientation	72
Divergent thinking and post-launch entrepreneurial outcomes: non-linearities and the moderating role of experience	71
Beware the community type: engagement and growth in core vs. open online communities	65
Financial Access and Entrepreneurship by Gender: Evidence from Rural India	61
Angel investors: the impact of regret from missed opportunities	59
Questions worth asking for futures worth making: an effectual approach	59
Did the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program get disbursed to minority communities in the early stages of COVID-19?	57
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the hours lost by self-employed racial minorities: evidence from Brazil	56
Saras Sarasvathy: recipient of the 2022 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research	55
Social capital and small informal business productivity: the mediating roles of financing and customer relationships	54
Gender productivity gap: does gender-equal ownership compensate for female entrepreneurs’ lack of prior industry experience?	47
Preparing fertile ground: how does the quality of business environments affect MSE growth?	42
The role of cognitive legitimacy in social entrepreneurship: a multilevel analysis	42
Entrepreneurial prototyping: the role of purpose, prototype recycling, and skills bricolage	39
The role of distinct ADHD symptoms for pre-entry entrepreneurial behavior: when intentions do not translate into action	39
Historiography and the excavation of nascent business venturing	38
Assessing the impact of the EIB’s intermediated lending to SMEs during funding shocks	38
SME participation in research grant consortia—the emergence of coordinated attention in collaborative innovation	36

When do firms learn? Learning before versus after exporting	36
Site entrepreneurship: desolation to destination	35
You are only as strong as your weakest link: Founder and community social capital and start-up survival	35
Financial and social sustainability in the European microfinance sector	35
Realizing expectations? High-impact entrepreneurship across countries	34
The effects of social spending on entrepreneurship in developed nations	34
Does religion matter to angels? Exploring the influence of religion in entrepreneurial investor decision-making	33
Coping with high decline: firms’ resilience to adversity	32
Assessing the influence of institutions on students’ entrepreneurial dynamics: evidence from European post-socialist and market-oriented economies	32