Private Equity and Venture Capital
Private Equity and Venture Capital is a research topic within Accounting. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 23.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the role of venture capital in financing start-up firms, assessing its contribution to innovation, the impact of private equity, financial contracting theories, syndication networks, and the relationship between venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. It also explores topics such as corporate governance, angel investment, and the growth of high-tech companies.
- Venture Capital
- Start-Up Firms
- Investment
- Private Equity
- Entrepreneurship
- Financial Contracts
- Innovation
- Syndication Networks
- Corporate Governance
- Angel Investment
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +11% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Private Equity and Venture Capital research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.2k and 807 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.2k works
- 2 China 807 works
- 3 United Kingdom 345 works
- 4 India 304 works
- 5 Germany 242 works
- 6 France 210 works
- 7 Italy 200 works
- 8 Indonesia 139 works
- 9 Canada 118 works
- 10 Australia 114 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Private Equity and Venture Capital research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Florida Atlantic University publishes the most Private Equity and Venture Capital research, followed by Stevens Institute of Technology and Bocconi University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Florida Atlantic UniversityUnited States 82 works
- 2 Stevens Institute of TechnologyUnited States 76 works
- 3 Bocconi UniversityItaly 20 works
- 4 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 18 works
- 5 Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark 18 works
- 6 Technical University of MunichGermany 17 works
- 7 Renmin University of ChinaChina 15 works
- 8 Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina 15 works
- 9 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 14 works
- 10 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Private Equity and Venture Capital?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Private Equity and Venture Capital include René M. Stulz, David B. Audretsch and William J. Baumöl.
- 1 René M. Stulz United States 4.4k citations
- 2 David B. Audretsch United States 3.7k citations
- 3 William J. Baumöl United States 3.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Private Equity and Venture Capital research done?
The largest centres of Private Equity and Venture Capital research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Boca Raton (United States) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Hoboken, Boca Raton and Nairobi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- HobokenUS · 75.6 works111×
- Boca RatonUS · 81.7 works80×
- NairobiKE · 30.5 works7.1×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Private Equity and Venture Capital than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Private Equity and Venture Capital?
Among universities, judged by research, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreItaly | 65.1 | 37.1% | 9.6× | 13 | +334.4% |
| 2 | Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 61.7 | 28.4% | 20.4× | 15 | +269.8% |
| 3 | HHL Leipzig Graduate School of ManagementGermany | 58.7 | 25.4% | 202.0× | 11 | +225.0% |
| 4 | Central University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 54.5 | 33.0% | 22.9× | 13 | +60.2% |
| 5 | Florida Atlantic UniversityUnited States | 54.2 | 5.6% | 92.5× | 82 | +52.1% |
| 6 | Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark | 53.2 | 30.2% | 21.2× | 18 | +2.1% |
| 7 | University of International Business and EconomicsChina | 52.9 | 43.7% | 22.5× | 11 | -56.5% |
| 8 | Zhongnan University of Economics and LawChina | 52.7 | 44.7% | 20.4× | 11 | -65.6% |
| 9 | Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 50.3 | 39.2% | 21.1× | 11 | -69.6% |
| 10 | Renmin University of ChinaChina | 49.4 | 33.3% | 9.0× | 15 | -2.8% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Private Equity and Venture Capital research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Private Equity and Venture Capital.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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