IDP citation data

Since the seminal work of J. H. Dunning in the middle of the 1980s on the investment development path, several studies have been published on the subject, with studies referencing previous ones on the subject. How have these citations varied and what factors explain the citations? In response to these questions, we examined the citation behaviour of authors of studies on the investment development path. We searched for studies on the investment development path with the keyword ‘investment development path’ in Google Scholar and Scopus through Publish or Perish Software. To be eligible, the study must be on the investment development path. This must be in the title or as a keyword. 127 investment development path studies published from 1986 to 2023 and fitted the data to the data to the negative binomial estimator. We found that open access enhances citations of IDP studies. Also, how long a publication is in circulation increases citation. Peer-reviewed publications attract more citations than non-peer-reviewed publications. The number of authors on an investment development path paper did not distinguish how many citations the paper would attract. We did not provide interaction effects but single variable effects. Generally, authors of investment development path papers seeking to increase citations must publish in peer-reviewed journals, indexed in the Web of Science and with open access status.