Abstract

tThe purpose of this study is to serve as orientation and guidance to academics that are starting or currentlydeveloping their research within the field of dynamic capabilities, in order to enhance their knowledgeabout which are the key scientific journals, authors and articles shaping this topic. This paper presents abibliometric analysis on dynamic capabilities, making use of the Web of Science database to perform it.This analysis comprises fundamental issues such as (i) the number of studies published per year, (ii) thecountries with the highest rate of productivity, (iii) the most prolific and influential authors, (iv) assess-ment of studies citing dynamic capabilities, and (v) the most productive journals on dynamic capabilitiesand recent studies on this topic. Results reveal an exponential growth in the number of publications ondynamic capabilities for the 2000–2012 period. Although, since 2012 this growth has decelerated, thenumber of publications on this topic remains noteworthy. This study brings useful information for thoseacademics and practitioners attempting to analyze and deepen within this particular field of research,at the same time that provides some insights concerning the future development and progress of thedynamic capabilities topic in the management, business and economics academic literature.