TY - JOUR AB - Purpose The purpose of this study is to present the evolution of academic research in venture capital (VC) research between 1990 and 2014.Design/methodology/approach The study analyzes the most influential journals in VC research by analyzing papers, which were published on the Web of Science database.Findings Results show a steady increasing rate of VC research during the past 25 years. The paper reports the 40 academic journals that permanently publish articles about VC research.Originality/value The main contribution of this work is to develop a general overview of the leading journals in VC research, which leads to the development of a future research agenda for bibliometric analysis, such as the review of the most productive and influential authors, universities and countries in VC research. VL - 23 IS - 45 SN - 2077-1886 DO - 10.1108/JEFAS-01-2018-0016 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/JEFAS-01-2018-0016 AU - Cancino Christian A. AU - Merigo Jose M. AU - Torres Juan P. AU - Diaz David PY - 2018 Y1 - 2018/01/01 TI - A bibliometric analysis of venture capital research T2 - Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 182 EP - 195 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -