A Bibliometric Analysis of Social Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Social entrepreneurship plays an important role in the maintenance of economic prosperity and brings benefits to society. The social is growing light challenges global economy, increasing uncertainty environment, growth problems, emergence crises 2020s. These derive increase psychological challenges. known as driver for solving problems entrepreneurial ecosystem serves a source opportunity, breeding ground entrepreneurship. Therefore, exploring topic context becomes relevant. entrepreneurship, with respect ecosystem, has been extensively explored. However, despite body publications, best our knowledge, no bibliometric analysis available on topic. This understand what trends development exist, further research directions can be recommended, how relationship between studied. study aims close gap, consolidate research, identify state art field. In total, 357 publications from Scopus database were selected period 2009–2022. used network (bibliographic coupling network, co-citation citation co-authorship network) semantic (semantic through VOSviewer version 1.6.19 Gephi 0.10.1 software. results showed during this period, allowing us observe influential journals, most productive cited authors, leading countries universities, impactful papers, networks collaborations, co-citations scholars. paper highest degree centrality “Ecosystems Support Entrepreneurs: A Literature Review” while Sustainability journal identified six thematic clusters within contributes literature by presenting agenda, structure, characteristics research.