Trends and patterns in research on business sustainability for women entrepreneurs: a bibliometric approach

This study performs a thorough bibliometric analysis on the topic of business sustainability among women entrepreneurs. It examines patterns, key authors, and highly referenced publications. The study includes a dataset of 899 papers obtained from the SCOPUS database and utilises a variety of bibliometric indicators, such as citations based on authors, countries, and organisations. The data demonstrates a substantial surge in academic attention, as evidenced by the increase in publications over a duration of 20 years, from 1 in 2005 to 194 in 2023. The descriptive analysis revealed the most common document types and countries within the field of business sustainability among women entrepreneurs. Simultaneously, the citation analysis finds the most important papers, authors, and countries in this area of study. In conclusion, this bibliometric analysis gives a broad picture of the large body of academic literature, reveals new trends, shows how research is developing, and helps to better understand the academic discussion about how to make women entrepreneurs' businesses more sustainable. These findings are valuable not just for scholars, but also for policymakers and professionals in the respective domain seeking to enhance their knowledge on the subject.