Question 1

Which countries lead Private Equity and Venture Capital research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.2k and 932 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Private Equity and Venture Capital research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Florida Atlantic University publishes the most Private Equity and Venture Capital research, followed by Stevens Institute of Technology and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Private Equity and Venture Capital?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Private Equity and Venture Capital include Andrei Shleifer, Michael C. Jensen and Harry Eugene Stanley.

Question 4

Where is Private Equity and Venture Capital research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Private Equity and Venture Capital research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Shanghai (China) and Boca Raton (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Hoboken and Boca Raton.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Private Equity and Venture Capital?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Stevens Institute of Technology, Politecnico di Milano and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Private Equity and Venture Capital research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Private Equity and Venture Capital.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Private Equity and Venture Capital?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Private Equity and Venture Capital is "The separation of ownership and control in East Asian Corporations" (Stijn Claessens, Simeon Djankov, Larry H.P. Lang, 2000), with 5,316 citations. Next come "Prior Knowledge and the Discovery of Entrepreneurial Opportunities" (4,622) and "Investor Protection and Corporate Valuation" (4,194).