A Systems View Across Time and Space
Table 1 Topics for research based on the most significant clusters in the citation network
Cluster | Nodes | Links | Topics | Top 3 cited papers* | Period | Size** (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 21 | 141 | Incubation strategies, policy implications of spin-offs, commercialization of research and technology | Clarysse et al., (2005) Lockett et al., (2005) (Markman et al., 2008) | 2005–2021 | 13 |
2 | 14 | 70 | Accelerator as a new generation of incubation model | (Neck et al., 2004) (Weiblen & Chesbrough, 2015) (Pauwels et al., 2016) | 2004–2020 | 9 |
3 | 13 | 52 | Business incubators, the economic development of a community and/or region | (Collinson & Gregson, 2003) (Al-Mubaraki & Busler, 2010) (Van Rijnsoever et al., 2017) | 2003–2019 | 8 |
4 | 12 | 80 | Human capital, business network and the survival of ventures | (Tötterman & Sten, 2005) (Gimmon & Levie, 2010) (Schwartz, 2013) | 2005–2019 | 7 |
5 | 12 | 65 | Classification and role of incubators, and service profiles of incubators | (Cooper, 1985) (von Zedtwitz, 2003) (Zedtwitz & Grimaldi, 2006) | 1985–2019 | 7 |
6 | 11 | 43 | Tools to identify indicators to assess start-ups' success and business incubators' performance | (Siegel et al., 2008) (Somsuk & Laosirihongthong, 2014) (Saura et al., 2019) | 2003–2020 | 7 |
7 | 10 | 350 | Academic entrepreneurship, spin-off, and technology transfer | (Moray & Clarysse, 2005) (Salvador, 2011) (Fernández-Alles et al., 2014) | 2005–2019 | 6 |