Mapping the landscape of healthcare entrepreneurship: a bibliometric perspective

Purpose This study focuses on identifying the recent trends in healthcare entrepreneurship by applying the Biblioshiny package under R programming. Design/methodology/approach The academic works of literature in the English language that are available in the Scopus database are taken into account. Findings A total of 862 documents were taken to understand the key contributors to this theme during the period 1990–2023. The analysis mainly focuses on identifying healthcare entrepreneurship authors, sources, countries' collaboration, trend topics, word structure, thematic map, etc. to get an overview of the current trends. Research limitations/implications The study is focused on the Scopus database; other databases are not considered. The bibliometric methodology was used in this study. Hence, every tool has some inherent limitations that will affect the accuracy of the results, and this study is centered on secondary data. Practical implications The findings and future research directions of this study give ideas or insights to future research, and exploring the trends promotes policymakers such as government and organizations that help them with planning, policy formulation, program support, etc. to the enrichment of the healthcare industry. It will support them to make appropriate, suitable policy interventions and increase knowledge and participation in entrepreneurship. Originality/value The novelty of the study is based on the structured literature review of healthcare entrepreneurship during the stated period. The findings will offer insights into the need for the development of healthcare enterprises to increase the quality of facilities.