This bibliometric study aims to investigate the intellectual structure and future directions of the field of strategic ownership by analyzing 3,862 articles published in A journals. Co-citation analysis was employed to identify the field's most influential works and themes. The results reveal that strategic ownership has been primarily dominated by research on agency theory, corporate governance mechanisms, investor protection, and large shareholders. Furthermore, bibliometric coupling was used to identify potential research frontiers and future directions in the field. The findings suggest that future research should focus on rapidly growing areas such as family-, state-and institutional ownership research, control mechanisms, emerging regulatory contexts, and CSR perspectives. The study provides insights into the current state and future directions of research in strategic ownership and may inform future research agendas in the field.