OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Small Business Economics is 31. 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 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

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	128
What conditions favor high-potential entrepreneurship? Unpacking the nexus between the industrial structure and startup typologies	93
The influence of venture capital and university ownership on spin-off’s bank loan access: a synergistic effect	88
Gender differences in entrepreneurial equity financing—a systematic literature review	79
Turmoil over the crisis: innovation capabilities and firm exit	78
Women-led ventures: target margins in emerging markets	72
What gets published and what doesn’t? Exploring optimal distinctiveness and diverse expectations in entrepreneurship articles	71
How scientists interpret and address funding criteria: value creation and undesirable side effects	61
Entrepreneurship in religious organizations: How the Church of England developed an entrepreneurial orientation	59
Divergent thinking and post-launch entrepreneurial outcomes: non-linearities and the moderating role of experience	59
Beware the community type: engagement and growth in core vs. open online communities	57
Financial Access and Entrepreneurship by Gender: Evidence from Rural India	56
Angel investors: the impact of regret from missed opportunities	55
Questions worth asking for futures worth making: an effectual approach	54
Did the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program get disbursed to minority communities in the early stages of COVID-19?	47
Saras Sarasvathy: recipient of the 2022 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research	42
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the hours lost by self-employed racial minorities: evidence from Brazil	42
Social capital and small informal business productivity: the mediating roles of financing and customer relationships	39
Gender productivity gap: does gender-equal ownership compensate for female entrepreneurs’ lack of prior industry experience?	39
Preparing fertile ground: how does the quality of business environments affect MSE growth?	38
The role of cognitive legitimacy in social entrepreneurship: a multilevel analysis	38
Assessing the impact of the EIB’s intermediated lending to SMEs during funding shocks	36
Entrepreneurial prototyping: the role of purpose, prototype recycling, and skills bricolage	36
When do firms learn? Learning before versus after exporting	35

Historiography and the excavation of nascent business venturing	35
SME participation in research grant consortia—the emergence of coordinated attention in collaborative innovation	34
You are only as strong as your weakest link: Founder and community social capital and start-up survival	34
Financial and social sustainability in the European microfinance sector	33
Site entrepreneurship: desolation to destination	32
Realizing expectations? High-impact entrepreneurship across countries	32