Recent Trends In Startup - A Scientometric Analysis (2020-2024)

Abstract

Abstract: Startups have become central to innovation, economic growth, and technological progress in the global economy. In 2016, Prime Minister launched Start-up India mission so that India becomes the next big start-up Nation. The dimensions of Scientometric analysis include quantitative study for evaluating scientific literature that serves as an effective tool for exploring the development, trends, and impact of research on startup. This study results a notable research gap by analyzing scholarly works on this topic from the Web of Science database, covering the period from 2020 to 2024. Over this five-year period, an overall of 4,443 startup-related publications were indexed in the Web of Science database. Notably, the research output in the startup sector doubled, rising from 684 publications in 2020 to 1,231 in 2024. Although the topic of startup success is gaining increasing attention from researchers, comprehensive analyses remain confined to few people. By examining annual publication trends, research growth using time series analysis, key sources (journals), influential authors, documents, keyword frequency, and geographical distribution, this study offers valuable insights into the evolving landscape of startup research. This article provides insight knowledge for the researchers and newcomers to become familiar with this field of study as it examines the salient features and evolution in the field of innovation studies.