Objective: The main objective of the current research is to perform a comprehensive bibliometric study on the knowledge accumulated over the last four decades in the field of strategic thinking in business and management, in order to provide a profound, critical and practical insight.
Method: Utilizing bibliometric analysis, Scopus citation database was searched and 766 articles were retrieved. After the pre-processing phase of articles, 148 articles entered the analysis stage. Analysis of the scientific performance as well as co-citation analysis, co-occurrence analysis, and co-authorship analysis were conducted. Furthermore, the top 30 articles were subjected to latent content analysis.
Results:  Based on performance objectives, the most effective articles, authors, journals, institutions and countries were identified. In network analysis, the examination of co-authorship network indicates the absence of significant clusters. Multiple research trends and research gaps were identified through the analysis of co-occurrence of keywords. Seven themes emerged in the latent content analysis, which serve representing key concepts in the field of strategic thinking. The present study is the first attempt to analyze the performance as well as intellectual and conceptual structure in the field of strategic thinking.
Conclusions:  Researchers and students attain a comprehensive perspective on the state of accumulated knowledge in this field and can leverage the intellectual and conceptual structure as well as emerging themes presented to develop new perspectives and topics. Journals can take the initiative to foster action or guide research, contributing to the advancement of this field.