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title: "Information Systems research rankings and trends"
description: "In the last 30 days (2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28), 111 papers were published in the 18 tracked information systems journals (as indexed by OpenAlex). The most frequent keywords were “generative AI” (9), “digital transformation” (6) and “human-AI collaboration” (6)."
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share_text: "In the last 30 days (2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28), 111 papers were published in the 18 tracked information systems journals (as indexed by OpenAlex)."
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# Information Systems research rankings

Papers in the 18 tracked information systems journals, window 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days). Keywords, institutions, web domains and countries are ranked by paper count.

Latest monthly report: https://scholar4ai.com/reports/2026-09.md (all months: https://scholar4ai.com/reports.md)

- Papers (30 days): 111
- Papers (last 7 days): 13
- Journals: 18
- Institutions: 190
- Countries: 36
- Web domains: 190

## Key findings

- In the last 30 days (2026-09-29 to 2026-10-28), 111 papers were published in the 18 tracked information systems journals (as indexed by OpenAlex).
- The most frequent keywords were “generative AI” (9), “digital transformation” (6) and “human-AI collaboration” (6).
- The institutions with the most papers were NEOMA Business School (3), National Chung Hsing University (3) and Yonsei University (3).
- China was involved in 31% of the papers (34), followed by United States (21) and Germany (8).
- Among institution web domains, .edu.cn appeared on 31% of the papers.
- The most-mentioned equations and models were Structural equation modeling (SEM) (13), Mediation model (indirect effect) (6) and Logistic regression (logit) (5).
- The most-mentioned kinds of data were Social media data (14), Optimization benchmark instances (9) and Online reviews, e-commerce and recommender data (4); the most-mentioned datasets were OR-Library (9), Facebook (7) and Twitter / X (3).
- Rising since 2026-10-22: “generative AI” (new, now #1), “digital transformation” (new, now #2) and “human-AI collaboration” (new, now #2).

## Papers per day

*Papers per publication date*

| Date | Papers |
|---|---:|
| 2026-09-29 | 2 |
| 2026-09-30 | 1 |
| 2026-10-01 | 32 |
| 2026-10-02 | 0 |
| 2026-10-03 | 2 |
| 2026-10-04 | 2 |
| 2026-10-05 | 1 |
| 2026-10-06 | 3 |
| 2026-10-07 | 5 |
| 2026-10-08 | 8 |
| 2026-10-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10-10 | 4 |
| 2026-10-11 | 2 |
| 2026-10-12 | 3 |
| 2026-10-13 | 2 |
| 2026-10-14 | 4 |
| 2026-10-15 | 4 |
| 2026-10-16 | 5 |
| 2026-10-17 | 4 |
| 2026-10-18 | 2 |
| 2026-10-19 | 3 |
| 2026-10-20 | 3 |
| 2026-10-21 | 2 |
| 2026-10-22 | 6 |
| 2026-10-23 | 2 |
| 2026-10-24 | 4 |
| 2026-10-25 | 0 |
| 2026-10-26 | 1 |
| 2026-10-27 | 0 |
| 2026-10-28 | 0 |

## Growing lately (Jul 2026–Sep 2026 vs Oct 2023–Jun 2026)

*Papers in Jul 2026–Sep 2026 beyond what the keyword's share in Oct 2023–Jun 2026 predicts*

| Keyword | Papers per month, Oct 23 – Oct 26* | Papers Jul 2026–Sep 2026 | vs. earlier share |
|---|---|---:|---:|
| [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 2, 6, 3, 1, 0, 4, 3, 5, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 5, 2, 2, 5, 4, 9, 9, 4, 3, 8, 7, 7, 11, 8, 12, 4 | 31 | +21 |
| [generative AI](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/generative-ai.md) | 2, 2, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 4, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 4, 2, 8, 6, 3, 1, 7, 6, 10, 1, 10, 6, 6, 7, 8, 6, 13, 6, 9, 6, 8, 9, 9 | 23 | +9 |
| signaling theory | 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 0, 2, 2, 0, 1, 0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 1, 2, 1, 0, 0, 1, 3, 4, 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3, 0 | 10 | +6 |
| online health communities | 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 3, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 2, 1, 0, 0, 0, 3, 2, 1, 0, 4, 3, 1, 0 | 8 | +6 |
| Douyin | 2, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 3, 2, 0 | 6 | +5 |

More: https://scholar4ai.com/trends.md

## Most-cited papers of the past three years

*Most-cited papers published since 2023-10-28 (citations counted by OpenAlex)*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 597 | 17.1 | [Generative artificial intelligence](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-023-00680-1) | [Electronic Markets](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/electronic-markets.md) | 2023-12-01 | Leonardo Banh, Gero Strobel |
| 2 | 558 | 25.7 | [Responsible artificial intelligence governance: A review and research framework](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsis.2024.101885) | [The Journal of Strategic Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-strategic-information-systems.md) | 2025-01-04 | Emmanouil Papagiannidis, Patrick Mikalef, Kieran Conboy |
| 3 | 507 | 16.6 | [AI-powered marketing: What, where, and how?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2024.102783) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2024-04-09 | V. Kumar, Abdul Rehman Ashraf, Waqar Nadeem |
| 4 | 454 | 15.7 | [ChatGPT is bullshit](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-024-09775-5) | [Ethics and Information Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ethics-and-information-technology.md) | 2024-06-01 | Michael Townsen Hicks, James Humphries, Joe Slater |
| 5 | 303 | 9.3 | [The impending disruption of creative industries by generative AI: Opportunities, challenges, and research agenda](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2024.102759) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2024-02-08 | Joseph Amankwah‐Amoah, Samar Abdalla, Emmanuel Mogaji et al. |

More: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/cited.md

## Rising keywords (since 2026-10-22)

*Keywords that climbed the most since 2026-10-22*

| # | Keyword | Papers | vs 2026-10-22 |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | [generative AI](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/generative-ai.md) | 9 | new |
| 2 | [digital transformation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/digital-transformation.md) | 6 | new |
| 2 | human-AI collaboration | 6 | new |
| 2 | human-AI interaction | 6 | new |
| 5 | chatbots | 5 | new |
| 6 | e-commerce | 4 | new |
| 6 | [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 4 | new |
| 6 | recommender systems | 4 | new |
| 6 | [technology adoption](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/technology-adoption.md) | 4 | new |
| 10 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 3 | new |

## Top research keywords (top 20)

*Top 20 · 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days)*

| # | Keyword | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | [generative AI](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/generative-ai.md) | 9 | 2 |
| 2 | [digital transformation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/digital-transformation.md) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | human-AI collaboration | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | human-AI interaction | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | chatbots | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | e-commerce | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | recommender systems | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | [technology adoption](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/technology-adoption.md) | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | [consumer behavior](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/consumer-behavior.md) | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | consumer trust | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | AI disclosure | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | AI ethics | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | AI governance | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Internet of Things | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | YouTube | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | accountability | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | affective computing | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | anthropomorphism of AI | 2 | 0 |

## Top universities and research institutions (top 20)

*Top 20 · 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days)*

| # | Institution | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | NEOMA Business School | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | National Chung Hsing University | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Yonsei University | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Shanghai University | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Tongji University | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | University of Science and Technology of China | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | National Sun Yat-sen University | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Copenhagen Business School | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | University of Agder | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | University of Michigan | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Xavier School of Management | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | University at Albany, State University of New York | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | University of Regensburg | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | [Zhejiang University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/zhejiang-university.md) | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | [Xi'an Jiaotong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xi-an-jiaotong-university.md) | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Nanjing University | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Florida State University | 1 | 0 |

## Top institution web domains (top 20)

*Top 20 · 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days)*

| # | Web domain | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | nchu.edu.tw | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | neoma-bs.com | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | yonsei.ac.kr | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | albany.edu | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | cbs.dk | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | iitd.ac.in | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | nju.edu.cn | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | nsysu.edu.tw | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | shu.edu.cn | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | sufe.edu.cn | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | tongji.edu.cn | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | uia.no | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | umich.edu | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | uni-regensburg.de | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | ustc.edu.cn | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | [xjtu.edu.cn](https://scholar4ai.com/domains/xjtu.edu.cn.md) | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | xlri.ac.in | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | [zju.edu.cn](https://scholar4ai.com/domains/zju.edu.cn.md) | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | aau.dk | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | ammanu.edu.jo | 1 | 0 |

## Top countries (top 20)

*Top 20 · 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days)*

| # | Country | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | China (CN) | 34 | 1 |
| 2 | United States (US) | 21 | 4 |
| 3 | Germany (DE) | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | South Korea (KR) | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | United Kingdom (GB) | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | Taiwan (TW) | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Australia (AU) | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | France (FR) | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | India (IN) | 5 | 1 |
| 10 | Canada (CA) | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Denmark (DK) | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Hong Kong (HK) | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Italy (IT) | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Norway (NO) | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Turkey (TR) | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates (AE) | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Greece (GR) | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | Iran (IR) | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | New Zealand (NZ) | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Vietnam (VN) | 2 | 0 |

## Research fields (top 12)

*Top 12 · 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days)*

| # | Field | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | Business, Management and Accounting | 29 | 3 |
| 1 | Social Sciences | 29 | 5 |
| 3 | Computer Science | 17 | 1 |
| 4 | Decision Sciences | 12 | 1 |
| 5 | Psychology | 11 | 0 |
| 6 | Engineering | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Arts and Humanities | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Environmental Science | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Health Professions | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Physics and Astronomy | 1 | 0 |

## Papers per journal (top 18)

*Top 18 · 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days)*

| # | Journal | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | [Information & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-management.md) | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | [Electronic Commerce Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/electronic-commerce-research.md) | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | [Decision Support Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/decision-support-systems.md) | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | [Telematics and Informatics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telematics-and-informatics.md) | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | [Information Systems Frontiers](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-systems-frontiers.md) | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | [Telematics and Informatics Reports](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telematics-and-informatics-reports.md) | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | [International Journal of Information Management Data Insights](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management-data-insights.md) | 8 | 2 |
| 9 | [Ethics and Information Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ethics-and-information-technology.md) | 6 | 4 |
| 10 | [Electronic Commerce Research and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/electronic-commerce-research-and-applications.md) | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | [Business & Information Systems Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/business-information-systems-engineering.md) | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | [Electronic Markets](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/electronic-markets.md) | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | [Information Systems and e-Business Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-systems-and-e-business-management.md) | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | [Information Technology and Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-technology-and-management.md) | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | [Digital Business](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/digital-business.md) | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | [Government Information Quarterly](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/government-information-quarterly.md) | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | [Information and Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-and-organization.md) | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | [The Journal of Strategic Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-strategic-information-systems.md) | 2 | 1 |

## Most-used equations and models (top 10)

*Top 10 · 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days)*

| # | Equation or model | Formula | Papers |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | [Structural equation modeling (SEM)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/structural-equation-modeling-sem.md) | $\eta = B\eta + \Gamma\xi + \zeta,\quad y = \Lambda_y\,\eta + \varepsilon$ | 13 |
| 2 | [Mediation model (indirect effect)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/mediation-model-indirect-effect.md) | $M = \alpha_0 + a X + e_1,\quad Y = \beta_0 + c' X + b M + e_2,\quad \text{indirect effect} = a\,b$ | 6 |
| 3 | [Logistic regression (logit)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/logistic-regression-logit.md) | $\Pr(y = 1 \mid x) = \frac{1}{1 + e^{-x^\top\beta}}$ | 5 |
| 4 | [Difference-in-differences](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/difference-in-differences.md) | $Y_{it} = \alpha_i + \lambda_t + \delta\,(\mathit{Treat}_i \times \mathit{Post}_t) + \varepsilon_{it}$ | 4 |
| 5 | [Support vector machine (SVM)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/support-vector-machine-svm.md) | $\min_{w, b, \xi}\ \tfrac{1}{2}\lVert w \rVert^2 + C \sum_i \xi_i\ \ \text{s.t.}\ \ y_i (w^\top x_i + b) \ge 1 - \xi_i,\ \xi_i \ge 0$ | 3 |
| 6 | [Analytic hierarchy process (AHP)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/analytic-hierarchy-process-ahp.md) | $A\, w = \lambda_{\max}\, w,\quad CR = \frac{(\lambda_{\max} - n)/(n - 1)}{RI}$ | 2 |
| 6 | [Contrastive loss (InfoNCE)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/contrastive-loss-infonce.md) | $\mathcal{L} = -\log \frac{\exp(\mathrm{sim}(z_i, z_j)/\tau)}{\sum_{k \ne i} \exp(\mathrm{sim}(z_i, z_k)/\tau)}$ | 2 |
| 6 | [Convolutional neural network (CNN)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/convolutional-neural-network-cnn.md) | $(I * K)(i, j) = \sum_{m}\sum_{n} I(i + m,\, j + n)\, K(m, n)$ | 2 |
| 6 | [Denoising diffusion model](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/denoising-diffusion-model.md) | $\mathcal{L} = E_{t, x_0, \epsilon}\Big[\left\lVert \epsilon - \epsilon_\theta\big(\sqrt{\bar\alpha_t}\, x_0 + \sqrt{1 - \bar\alpha_t}\, \epsilon,\ t\big) \right\rVert^2\Big]$ | 2 |
| 6 | [Gradient boosting (XGBoost)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/gradient-boosting-xgboost.md) | $\mathcal{L} = \sum_i l(y_i, \hat y_i) + \sum_k \Omega(f_k),\quad \Omega(f) = \gamma T + \tfrac{1}{2}\lambda \lVert w \rVert^2$ | 2 |

## Most-used data (top 10)

*Top 10 · 2026-09-29 – 2026-10-28 (30 days)*

| # | Data category | Most-mentioned datasets | Papers |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | [Social media data](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/social-media-data.md) | Facebook (7), Twitter / X (3), YouTube / TikTok (3), Reddit (1) … | 14 |
| 2 | [Optimization benchmark instances](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/optimization-benchmark-instances.md) | OR-Library (9) | 9 |
| 3 | [Online reviews, e-commerce and recommender data](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/online-reviews-e-commerce-and-recommender-data.md) | Amazon reviews (2), TripAdvisor (2), Airbnb (1) | 4 |
| 4 | [Corporate filings and text](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/corporate-filings-and-text.md) | 10-K filings (1), Earnings call transcripts (1) | 2 |
| 4 | [Search, news and web data](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/search-news-and-web-data.md) | LexisNexis (1), Wikipedia (1) | 2 |
| 6 | [Bond, loan and credit data](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/bond-loan-and-credit-data.md) | TRACE (1) | 1 |
| 6 | [Company financial statements](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/company-financial-statements.md) | Orbis (Bureau van Dijk) (1) | 1 |
| 6 | [Education data](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/education-data.md) | TIMSS / PIRLS (1) | 1 |
| 6 | [Financial data platforms](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/financial-data-platforms.md) | Yahoo Finance (1) | 1 |
| 6 | [Image classification benchmarks](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/image-classification-benchmarks.md) | ImageNet (1) | 1 |


## Latest information systems papers

*Latest information systems papers*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | [LLMs and attentional injustice in philosophy](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-026-09932-y) | [Ethics and Information Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ethics-and-information-technology.md) | Joe Slater | University of Bristol |
| 2026-10-24 | [Who needs digital designs for older adults? Disentangling barriers to digital use and the role of ageism in obscuring diverse user needs through a qualitative study](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.teler.2026.100385) | [Telematics and Informatics Reports](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telematics-and-informatics-reports.md) | Frankie Ho Chun Wong, Dara Kiu Yi Leung, Clarion Hau Ching Chan et al. | University of Hong Kong; Chinese University of Hong Kong; Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
| 2026-10-24 | [From Big Data to Generative Artificial Intelligence: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Conceptual Structure and Thematic Evolution of Computational Social Science (2011–2025)](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-026-10830-3) | [Information Systems Frontiers](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-systems-frontiers.md) | Rukiye ÜNAL AYAZ, Hakan Özköse, Muhammet Berigel | Karadeniz Technical University; Bartin University |
| 2026-10-24 | [AI vs. AI: An AI-Enabled Conversational Intervention to Inoculate Against AI-Generated Fake News](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-026-10827-y) | [Information Systems Frontiers](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-systems-frontiers.md) | Mohammad S. Najjar, Murtaza Nasir | Wichita State University |
| 2026-10-24 | [Data-driven budget optimization for team sports](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjimei.2026.100456) | [International Journal of Information Management Data Insights](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management-data-insights.md) | Christos Spyropoulos, Polychronis Εconomou, Sotiris Bersimis | University of Piraeus; University of Patras |
| 2026-10-23 | [When disclosure rules are not enough: authorial warrant and judgment in ai-supported scholarship](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-026-09928-8) | [Ethics and Information Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ethics-and-information-technology.md) | Marcin Mirończuk | National Information Processing Institute |
| 2026-10-23 | [Strategic showroom deployment and sharing as information provision under store brand competition](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10799-026-00515-3) | [Information Technology and Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-technology-and-management.md) | Yitong Liu, Ming Dong | Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| 2026-10-22 | [A predictive analytics framework for cannibalization-aware retail expansion: A case study of a restaurant chain](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjimei.2026.100451) | [International Journal of Information Management Data Insights](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management-data-insights.md) | Farbod Motadel, Amirali Eghtesad, Abbas Saghaei | Islamic Azad University, Tehran; Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch |
| 2026-10-22 | [Digital restraints: when AI may override human decisions](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-026-09925-x) | [Ethics and Information Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ethics-and-information-technology.md) | Parker Crutchfield | Western Michigan University |
| 2026-10-22 | [How IT Architecture Flexibility and Governance Decentralization Shape Digital Transformation Capabilities](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-026-10832-1) | [Information Systems Frontiers](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-systems-frontiers.md) | Andreas Olsen, Henri Hussinki, Patrick Mikalef | Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology |
| 2026-10-22 | [Welcome to the fourth issue of Volume 35 of the Journal of Strategic Information Systems](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsis.2026.102009) | [The Journal of Strategic Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-strategic-information-systems.md) | Benoit Aubert, Rajiv Sabherwal | HEC Montréal; University of Arkansas at Fayetteville |
| 2026-10-22 | [Assessing Blockchain enabled traceability in halal supply chain finance: An integrated ISM-MICMAC-DEMATEL approach](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.digbus.2026.100190) | [Digital Business](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/digital-business.md) | Ilias Hussain, Bandna, Mushtaq Ahmad Shah | Lovely Professional University |
| 2026-10-22 | [Imagining evil: from violent imaginings to violent extremist video games](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-026-09931-z) | [Ethics and Information Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ethics-and-information-technology.md) | Joshua Kelsall | University of Warwick |
| 2026-10-21 | [Is algorithmic media content awareness platform-specific? A replication and cross-platform validation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2026.102475) | [Telematics and Informatics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telematics-and-informatics.md) | Cristián Buzeta, Antonia Guevara-Iturbe | University of Chile; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |
| 2026-10-21 | [Quantum Technology for Green IS: An Empirical Investigation of Quantum Technology Strategy for Green Hydrogen](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-026-10831-2) | [Information Systems Frontiers](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-systems-frontiers.md) | Prasanta Kumar Pattanaik, Shivam Gupta, Ashish Kumar Jha | Xavier School of Management; NEOMA Business School; Trinity College Dublin |

## Questions this page answers

### What are the most common topics in recent information systems research?

In the last 30 days, the most frequent OpenAlex keywords in papers from the tracked information systems journals were “generative AI” (9), “digital transformation” (6), “human-AI collaboration” (6), “human-AI interaction” (6) and “chatbots” (5).

### Which universities and institutions publish the most information systems research?

In the last 30 days, the institutions with the most papers in the tracked information systems journals were NEOMA Business School (3), National Chung Hsing University (3), Yonsei University (3), Shanghai University (2) and Tongji University (2).

### Which countries publish the most information systems research?

Counting papers with at least one author at an institution in the country, the leaders over the last 30 days were China (34), United States (21), Germany (8), South Korea (7) and United Kingdom (6).

### Which equations and models do recent information systems research papers use most?

Counting papers that mention them by name in the title, abstract, keywords or full text, the most frequent in the tracked information systems journals over the last 30 days were Structural equation modeling (SEM) (13), Mediation model (indirect effect) (6), Logistic regression (logit) (5), Difference-in-differences (4) and Support vector machine (SVM) (3).

### What data do recent information systems research papers use?

Counting papers that mention a dataset by name, the kinds of data used most over the last 30 days were Social media data (14), Optimization benchmark instances (9), Online reviews, e-commerce and recommender data (4), Corporate filings and text (2) and Search, news and web data (2); the most-mentioned datasets were OR-Library (9), Facebook (7), Twitter / X (3), YouTube / TikTok (3) and Amazon reviews (2).

### Which information systems research topics are rising?

Compared with the ranking on 2026-10-22, the keywords that climbed the most were “generative AI” (new, now #1), “digital transformation” (new, now #2), “human-AI collaboration” (new, now #2), “human-AI interaction” (new, now #2) and “chatbots” (new, now #5).

### How current is this data?

It is rebuilt from OpenAlex 4 times a day (00:00, 06:00, 12:00, 18:00, UTC+09:00); the last update was 2026-10-28 12:01 UTC+09:00. OpenAlex usually indexes new papers within a few days of publication.

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Information Systems research rankings. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems

```bibtex
@misc{scholar4ai-categories-information-systems,
  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {Information Systems research rankings},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems}},
  urldate = {2026-10-28},
  note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
```

License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).