Knowledge Mapping Analysis of MNEs' R&D Internationalization

In recent decades, the R&D internationalization has been one of the research focuses in the field of innovation and international business. However, there is a lack of systematic review of its knowledge context and research network. Adopting the CiteSpace, this study performs a visual analysis of authors collaboration network, keyword co-occurrence, references co-citation and the evolution of hot topics and the recent research trends, based on 384 articles(1998-2022) from Web Of Science. The results indicate that (1) this field generates a large number of author collaborative teams, but there are still many cases that have not reached collaborative relationships; (2) Researches mainly focus on innovation performance, R&D, knowledge, foreign direct investment, etc. In recent years, location choice, moderating role, and knowledge transfer are received widespread attention. In the future, we should continue to improve author collaboration and create a variety of study theories and methodologies.