--- title: "Small Business Economics: 8 recent papers (last 30 days)" description: "Small Business Economics published 8 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #91 of 239 journals." url: https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics markdown_url: https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json updated: 2026-10-26T13:22:50+09:00 window: 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26 source: OpenAlex (CC0) --- # Small Business Economics - 1 papers in the last 7 days - category: Economics - publisher: Springer Science+Business Media - ISSN 0921-898X Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/journals.md ## Key findings - Small Business Economics published 8 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #91 of 239 journals. - Leading institutions: London School of Economics and Political Science (1), University of Southampton (1) and University of New Brunswick (1). - Countries: United Kingdom (3), Sweden (2) and United States (2). - From Apr 2024 to Sep 2026, Small Business Economics published 362 papers (12 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex). - Its most frequent keywords over that period were “entrepreneurial ecosystems” (47), “small and medium-sized enterprises” (45) and “startups” (32). - Its most-cited paper of the period is “AI, robots and innovation in European SMEs” (2025-02-25), with 49 citations. ## The last 30 months *Papers by publication date, Apr 2024 to Sep 2026* | Apr 24–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 30 months | |---:|---:|---:|---:| | 53 | 146 | 163 | 362 | *Most frequent keywords, Apr 2024 to Sep 2026* | # | Keyword | Papers | |---:|---|---:| | 1 | entrepreneurial ecosystems | 47 | | 2 | small and medium-sized enterprises | 45 | | 3 | startups | 32 | | 4 | firm size | 24 | | 5 | venture capital | 23 | | 6 | entrepreneurship | 22 | | 7 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 21 | | 8 | [innovation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/innovation.md) | 19 | | 9 | self-employment | 19 | | 10 | small business | 18 | *Most-cited papers published Apr 2024 to Sep 2026* | # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors | |---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 49 | 2.5 | [AI, robots and innovation in European SMEs](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-025-01017-2) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | 2025-02-25 | Agustí Segarra‐Blasco, Josep Tomàs‐Porres, Mercedes Teruel | | 2 | 27 | 1.4 | [Opening entrepreneurial ecosystem black boxes](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-025-01037-y) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | 2025-03-27 | Erik Stam, Christina Theodoraki, Niels S. Bosma et al. | | 3 | 20 | 1.0 | [Entrepreneurial ecosystem as a spatially fluid concept: new territorial perspectives on entrepreneurship](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-025-01020-7) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | 2025-03-12 | Bruno Brandão Fischer, Maribel Guerrero, Heike Mayer et al. | | 4 | 19 | 0.9 | [The impact of government financial aid and digital tools on firm survival during the COVID-19 pandemic](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-025-01014-5) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | 2025-02-19 | David Bruce Audretsch, Martina Aronica, Maksim Belitski et al. | | 5 | 16 | 0.9 | [Measuring entrepreneurial ecosystems across levels: a district approach](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-025-01041-2) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | 2025-04-02 | Sophia Hess, Andreas Wahl, Alan R. Johnson | *Papers, newest first.* | Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-22 | [Business networks and the persistence of entrepreneurship: evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-026-01292-7) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | Han Wang, Neil Lee | University of Southampton; London School of Economics and Political Science | | 2026-10-19 | [Body shifted, soul not: migrant identity, social inclusion, and small business success](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-026-01291-8) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | Serghei Musaji, Qiong Wu, Julio O. De Castro | University of New Brunswick; Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship; Institute for Management of Innovation and Technology; … | | 2026-10-19 | [Correction: Impatience and entrepreneurship](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-026-01290-9) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | Christopher Dawson, Virgilio Failla | University of Bath | | 2026-10-17 | [The shapes of knowledge spillovers: the AC-KS model](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-026-01286-5) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | Gustavo A. Barboza, Alessandro Braga, Aubin Duchier | Loyola University New Orleans | | 2026-10-07 | [Knowing when to quit: experience, binding financial constraints, and withdrawal from new venture creation](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-026-01281-w) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | Scott A. Shane | Case Western Reserve University | | 2026-10-05 | [A bibliometric assessment of hidden champions research: Mapping an evolving field](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-026-01287-4) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | Stephan Gerschewski, João J. Ferreira, Ana Joana C. Fernandes et al. | Peking University; Queensland University of Technology; University of Beira Interior; … | | 2026-10-03 | [High-growth firms and their habitats](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-026-01289-2) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | Martin Andersson, Johan Karlsson, Johan P. Larsson | Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum; Blekinge Institute of Technology; Research Institute of Industrial Economics; … | | 2026-09-28 | [Institutional employment protection and entrepreneurial entry: evidence from a natural experiment](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-026-01288-3) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | Fenglong Xiao | Macao Polytechnic University | ## Cite this page Scholar4AI. (2026). Small Business Economics. Journal Research Rankings. 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