Bibliometric Insights from Scopus and Dimensions: Analyzing Exit Strategies in Private Equity and Venture Capital for Library Collections

Abstract

The research paper presents a comprehensive bibliometric analysis and systematic review of literature of exit timing and exit routes within the domains of private equity and venture capital investments. Utilizing advanced methodological analysis such as VOS viewer and MS Excel, an in-depth examination through Statistical Keyword Analysis, publication patterns, prominent authors, and influential sources of publication were identified. Through multiple rounds of filtering of key words and data mining, the key geographical trends, collaboration patterns that provided key valuable insights into co-authorships within prominent research clusters were extracted and analyzed. Moreover, in this study focus themes and regions of interest of those clusters that contributed to a holistic understanding of the dynamic research landscape in the thriving field of PE-VC investments were categorized. Our study provides a better understanding of PE-VC Exit field and based on the results also provide a synopsis of future research avenues.