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title: "Management research rankings and trends"
description: "In the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), 424 papers were published in the 41 tracked management journals (as indexed by OpenAlex). The most frequent keywords were “consumer behavior” (22), “digital transformation” (13) and “entrepreneurship” (12)."
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markdown_url: https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md
license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
updated: 2026-10-26T12:13:05+09:00
window: 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26
source: OpenAlex (CC0)
---

# Management research rankings

Papers in the 41 tracked management journals, window 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days). Keywords, institutions, web domains and countries are ranked by paper count.

- Papers (30 days): 424
- Papers (last 7 days): 58
- Journals: 41
- Institutions: 696
- Countries: 73
- Web domains: 683

## Key findings

- In the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), 424 papers were published in the 41 tracked management journals (as indexed by OpenAlex).
- The most frequent keywords were “consumer behavior” (22), “digital transformation” (13) and “entrepreneurship” (12).
- The institutions with the most papers were Sichuan University (8), BI Norwegian Business School (7) and Tongji University (5).
- China was involved in 29% of the papers (123), followed by United States (83) and United Kingdom (48).
- Among institution web domains, .edu.cn appeared on 29% of the papers.
- The most-mentioned equations and models were Structural equation modeling (SEM) (62), Mediation model (indirect effect) (32) and Ordinary least squares (OLS) (24).
- The most-mentioned kinds of data were Social media data (24), Optimization benchmark instances (18) and Job postings and occupation data (9); the most-mentioned datasets were OR-Library (18), Facebook (14) and LinkedIn (9).

## Papers per day

*Papers per publication date*

| Date | Papers |
|---|---:|
| 2026-09-27 | 7 |
| 2026-09-28 | 16 |
| 2026-09-29 | 11 |
| 2026-09-30 | 15 |
| 2026-10-01 | 87 |
| 2026-10-02 | 14 |
| 2026-10-03 | 12 |
| 2026-10-04 | 9 |
| 2026-10-05 | 21 |
| 2026-10-06 | 16 |
| 2026-10-07 | 11 |
| 2026-10-08 | 17 |
| 2026-10-09 | 13 |
| 2026-10-10 | 12 |
| 2026-10-11 | 4 |
| 2026-10-12 | 11 |
| 2026-10-13 | 13 |
| 2026-10-14 | 11 |
| 2026-10-15 | 16 |
| 2026-10-16 | 16 |
| 2026-10-17 | 20 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 |
| 2026-10-19 | 14 |
| 2026-10-20 | 12 |
| 2026-10-21 | 15 |
| 2026-10-22 | 12 |
| 2026-10-23 | 14 |
| 2026-10-24 | 5 |
| 2026-10-25 | 0 |
| 2026-10-26 | 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 |
|---|---|---:|---:|
| influencer marketing | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 1, 1, 3, 3, 2, 3, 4, 3, 7, 11, 3, 9 | 21 | +12 |
| [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 5, 6, 5, 4, 5, 9, 6, 6, 14, 6, 10, 6 | 30 | +12 |
| human-AI collaboration | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 4, 4, 3, 1, 4, 6, 2, 8, 7, 5, 11, 5 | 23 | +11 |
| absorptive capacity | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 2, 3, 5, 4, 5, 2, 2, 3, 6, 8, 7, 0 | 21 | +11 |
| willingness to pay | 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 1, 2, 0, 3, 1, 1, 2, 6, 3, 4, 0 | 13 | +8 |

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

## Most-cited papers of the past three years

*Most-cited papers published since 2023-10-26 (citations counted by OpenAlex)*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 165 | 13.8 | [Theory and theory development: Guidelines for establishing theoretical gaps, foundations, contributions, and implications](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115745) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2025-10-27 | Weng Marc Lim |
| 2 | 55 | 7.3 | [Artificial intelligence for information-driven resilience: Enhancing strategic adaptation and entrepreneurial success](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2026.103057) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2026-03-10 | Shaofeng Wang, Hao Zhang |
| 3 | 47 | 3.9 | [AI agents, agentic AI, and the future of sales](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115799) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2025-10-28 | Gabriel R. Gonzalez, Johannes Habel, Gary K. Hunter |
| 4 | 47 | 4.0 | [Artificial intelligence-driven management: Bridging innovation, knowledge creation, and sustainable business practices](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2025.100860) | [Journal of Innovation & Knowledge](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-innovation-knowledge.md) | 2025-11-05 | Khushboo Raina, Gagan Deep Sharma, Babak Taheri et al. |
| 5 | 40 | 3.1 | [Beyond technology: Role of technology-organization-environment-human factors in autonomous driving adoption for new energy vehicles](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2025.104552) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 2025-10-04 | Ting Ji, Shaofeng Wang, Jianyuan Wang et al. |

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



## Top research keywords (top 20)

*Top 20 · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| # | Keyword | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | [consumer behavior](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/consumer-behavior.md) | 22 | 3 |
| 2 | [digital transformation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/digital-transformation.md) | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | entrepreneurship | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | purchase intention | 12 | 2 |
| 5 | [Chinese listed companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-listed-companies.md) | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | [artificial intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/artificial-intelligence.md) | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | [corporate governance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-governance.md) | 10 | 1 |
| 5 | customer engagement | 10 | 2 |
| 5 | dynamic capabilities | 10 | 3 |
| 10 | corporate social responsibility | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | [green innovation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/green-innovation.md) | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | influencer marketing | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | institutional theory | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | moderating effect | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | small and medium-sized enterprises | 9 | 1 |
| 16 | [innovation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/innovation.md) | 8 | 2 |
| 16 | [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 8 | 1 |
| 16 | technology adoption | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | artificial intelligence adoption | 7 | 1 |

## Top universities and research institutions (top 20)

*Top 20 · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| # | Institution | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | [Sichuan University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/sichuan-university.md) | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | BI Norwegian Business School | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | [Tongji University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/tongji-university.md) | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | NEOMA Business School | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Xiamen University | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | University of Bath | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Monash University | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | University of Reading | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | [Xi'an Jiaotong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xi-an-jiaotong-university.md) | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | Tecnológico de Monterrey | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | The University of Sydney | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Sun Yat-sen University | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Zhongnan University of Economics and Law | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Philipps University of Marburg | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Copenhagen Business School | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | [Shanghai University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/shanghai-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Yonsei University | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | [Southwestern University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/southwestern-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | Paris School of Business | 4 | 0 |

## Top institution web domains (top 20)

*Top 20 · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| # | Web domain | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | [scu.edu.cn](https://scholar4ai.com/domains/scu.edu.cn.md) | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | bi.no | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | bath.ac.uk | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | lut.fi | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | monash.edu | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | neoma-bs.com | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | reading.ac.uk | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | tec.mx | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | [tongji.edu.cn](https://scholar4ai.com/domains/tongji.edu.cn.md) | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | [xjtu.edu.cn](https://scholar4ai.com/domains/xjtu.edu.cn.md) | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | xmu.edu.cn | 5 | 1 |
| 12 | babson.edu | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | birmingham.ac.uk | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | cbs.dk | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | hust.edu.cn | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | mq.edu.au | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | ntu.ac.uk | 4 | 1 |
| 12 | psbedu.paris | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | rmit.edu.au | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | [ruc.edu.cn](https://scholar4ai.com/domains/ruc.edu.cn.md) | 4 | 0 |

## Top countries (top 20)

*Top 20 · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| # | Country | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | China (CN) | 123 | 13 |
| 2 | United States (US) | 83 | 10 |
| 3 | United Kingdom (GB) | 48 | 4 |
| 4 | Australia (AU) | 27 | 4 |
| 4 | Germany (DE) | 27 | 3 |
| 6 | France (FR) | 25 | 4 |
| 7 | Italy (IT) | 22 | 1 |
| 8 | South Korea (KR) | 15 | 1 |
| 9 | Finland (FI) | 13 | 1 |
| 9 | India (IN) | 13 | 3 |
| 11 | Canada (CA) | 12 | 4 |
| 12 | Hong Kong (HK) | 11 | 2 |
| 12 | Netherlands (NL) | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Norway (NO) | 11 | 2 |
| 15 | Spain (ES) | 10 | 2 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia (SA) | 10 | 2 |
| 17 | Denmark (DK) | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | Sweden (SE) | 8 | 1 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates (AE) | 7 | 1 |
| 19 | Belgium (BE) | 7 | 3 |

## Research fields (top 14)

*Top 14 · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| # | Field | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | Business, Management and Accounting | 234 | 26 |
| 2 | Social Sciences | 58 | 5 |
| 3 | Computer Science | 41 | 6 |
| 4 | Decision Sciences | 26 | 6 |
| 5 | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 22 | 5 |
| 6 | Psychology | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | Engineering | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Environmental Science | 7 | 1 |
| 9 | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Arts and Humanities | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Health Professions | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Medicine | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Physics and Astronomy | 1 | 0 |

## Papers per journal (top 20)

*Top 20 · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| # | Journal | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 60 | 9 |
| 2 | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 44 | 7 |
| 3 | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 28 | 5 |
| 4 | [Future Business Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/future-business-journal.md) | 22 | 4 |
| 4 | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | 22 | 2 |
| 6 | [Technovation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technovation.md) | 21 | 2 |
| 7 | [Journal of Business Venturing Insights](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-venturing-insights.md) | 15 | 1 |
| 8 | [Journal of Innovation & Knowledge](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-innovation-knowledge.md) | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | [Journal of Marketing Analytics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-marketing-analytics.md) | 14 | 1 |
| 10 | [Journal of Engineering and Technology Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-engineering-and-technology-management.md) | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | [Asia Pacific Journal of Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/asia-pacific-journal-of-management.md) | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | [Information & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-management.md) | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | [The Journal of Technology Transfer](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-technology-transfer.md) | 11 | 2 |
| 14 | [International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-entrepreneurship-and-management-journal.md) | 10 | 3 |
| 15 | [European Management Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-management-journal.md) | 9 | 0 |
| 15 | [Information Systems Frontiers](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-systems-frontiers.md) | 9 | 4 |
| 15 | [Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-the-academy-of-marketing-science.md) | 9 | 3 |
| 18 | [Industrial Marketing Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/industrial-marketing-management.md) | 8 | 1 |
| 18 | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 8 | 0 |
| 20 | [International Journal of Research in Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-research-in-marketing.md) | 7 | 0 |

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

*Top 10 · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| # | Equation or model | Formula | Papers |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | [Structural equation modeling (SEM)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/structural-equation-modeling-sem.md) | $\eta = B\eta + \Gamma\xi + \zeta,\quad y = \Lambda_y\,\eta + \varepsilon$ | 62 |
| 2 | [Mediation model (indirect effect)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/mediation-model-indirect-effect.md) | $M = \alpha_0 + a X + e_1,\quad Y = \beta_0 + c' X + b M + e_2,\quad \text{indirect effect} = a\,b$ | 32 |
| 3 | [Ordinary least squares (OLS)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/ordinary-least-squares-ols.md) | $\hat\beta = (X^\top X)^{-1} X^\top y$ | 24 |
| 4 | [Logistic regression (logit)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/logistic-regression-logit.md) | $\Pr(y = 1 \mid x) = \frac{1}{1 + e^{-x^\top\beta}}$ | 21 |
| 5 | [Instrumental variables (two-stage least squares)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/instrumental-variables-two-stage-least-squares.md) | $\hat\beta_{\mathrm{2SLS}} = (X^\top P_Z X)^{-1} X^\top P_Z\, y,\quad P_Z = Z (Z^\top Z)^{-1} Z^\top$ | 18 |
| 6 | [Difference-in-differences](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/difference-in-differences.md) | $Y_{it} = \alpha_i + \lambda_t + \delta\,(\mathit{Treat}_i \times \mathit{Post}_t) + \varepsilon_{it}$ | 17 |
| 7 | [Propensity score matching](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/propensity-score-matching.md) | $e(x) = \Pr(D = 1 \mid X = x)$ | 11 |
| 7 | [Random forest](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/random-forest.md) | $\hat f(x) = \frac{1}{B}\sum_{b=1}^{B} T_b(x)$ | 11 |
| 7 | [Two-way fixed-effects panel regression](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/two-way-fixed-effects-panel-regression.md) | $y_{it} = \alpha_i + \lambda_t + x_{it}^\top\beta + \varepsilon_{it}$ | 11 |
| 10 | [Generalized method of moments (GMM)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/generalized-method-of-moments-gmm.md) | $\hat\theta = \operatorname*{arg\,min}_{\theta}\ \bar g(\theta)^\top W\, \bar g(\theta),\quad \bar g(\theta) = \frac{1}{n}\sum_{i=1}^{n} g(w_i, \theta)$ | 10 |

## Most-used data (top 10)

*Top 10 · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| # | Data category | Most-mentioned datasets | Papers |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | [Social media data](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/social-media-data.md) | Facebook (14), Twitter / X (9), YouTube / TikTok (9), Reddit (1) | 24 |
| 2 | [Optimization benchmark instances](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/optimization-benchmark-instances.md) | OR-Library (18) | 18 |
| 3 | [Job postings and occupation data](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/job-postings-and-occupation-data.md) | LinkedIn (9) | 9 |
| 3 | [Macroeconomic and development indicators](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/macroeconomic-and-development-indicators.md) | World Development Indicators (World Bank) (5), Eurostat (3), IMF data (IFS, WEO, DOTS) (1), OECD statistics (1) | 9 |
| 5 | [Online reviews, e-commerce and recommender data](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/online-reviews-e-commerce-and-recommender-data.md) | Airbnb (4), TripAdvisor (2), Amazon reviews (1), Yelp (1) … | 8 |
| 6 | [Company financial statements](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/company-financial-statements.md) | Compustat (3), Orbis (Bureau van Dijk) (2), S&P Capital IQ (1) | 6 |
| 6 | [Cross-country social and attitude surveys](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/cross-country-social-and-attitude-surveys.md) | Global Findex (3), Gallup World Poll (2), European Social Survey (1), Eurobarometer (1) | 6 |
| 6 | [Governance and institutional indicators](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/governance-and-institutional-indicators.md) | Worldwide Governance Indicators (3), Economic freedom indices (3), Corruption Perceptions Index (1), World Bank Doing Business (1) | 6 |
| 6 | [Uncertainty and sentiment indices](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/uncertainty-and-sentiment-indices.md) | Economic Policy Uncertainty index (6), Climate Policy Uncertainty index (1) | 6 |
| 10 | [ESG and sustainability ratings](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/esg-and-sustainability-ratings.md) | MSCI ESG / KLD (2), CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) (2), Refinitiv ESG (ASSET4) (1), Huazheng / Sino-Securities ESG (1) … | 5 |


## Latest management papers

*Latest management papers*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2026-10-24 | [Too much of a good thing? Knowledge transfer and scientists’ job satisfaction](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-026-10400-4) | [The Journal of Technology Transfer](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-technology-transfer.md) | Christian Schröder, Ann-Christin Grözinger, Arndt Werner et al. | University of Siegen; University of Göttingen; ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences |
| 2026-10-24 | [Less real, more distinctive: How low environmental fidelity fosters distinctive product choice in virtual retail](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2026.105188) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | Ju Yeun Jang, Ha Kyung Lee, Joonheui Bae |  |
| 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 | [From AI boyfriends to AI shopping agents? The emerging convergence of relational AI and AI-assisted commerce](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41270-026-00556-1) | [Journal of Marketing Analytics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-marketing-analytics.md) | Thomas Schöley, Niklas Mergner | FernUniversität in Hagen |
| 2026-10-23 | [The double-edged effect of realism design in AI-powered digital streamers: The moderating role of social evaluative threat in livestreaming commerce](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2026.105178) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | Yahui Liu, Lei Li, Shuai Yang | Nanjing Audit University; Carleton University; Donghua University |
| 2026-10-23 | [Managing the dual nature of customer engagement in product innovation: A sensegiving and sensemaking perspective](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-026-01206-9) | [Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-the-academy-of-marketing-science.md) | Zhenghao Michael Xia, Xiaodong Marcus Li, Kang Xie et al. | South China University of Technology; Sun Yat-sen University |
| 2026-10-23 | [Explainable medical artificial intelligence: The impact of agent and explanation types on health persuasion](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2026.116516) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | You Li, Shaowei Chai | Wuhan University of Technology; Anhui University |
| 2026-10-23 | [What drives microfinance adoption among rural MSMES? a configurational FSQCA approach](https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-026-01031-0) | [Future Business Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/future-business-journal.md) | Jaratin Lily, Mori Kogid, Debbra Toria Nipo et al. | Universiti of Malaysia Sabah; Universiti Teknologi MARA |
| 2026-10-23 | [Inside front cover - ed board](https://doi.org/10.1016/s0007-6813(26)00153-9) | [Business Horizons](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/business-horizons.md) |  |  |
| 2026-10-23 | [Last-mile service provision and replenishment structures in community retailing](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2026.105183) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | Shuxing Sun, Yan Xie, Chong Zhang et al. | Jiangnan University; Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications |
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| 2026-10-23 | [Public support for regulatory research on the potential ecological effects of RF-EMF](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2026.124938) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | Laura Recuero Virto, Peter Bou Saba, Arno Thielens et al. | Centre Européen de Recherche en Economie Financière et Gestion des Entreprises; ICN Business School Nancy-Paris-Berlin; Université de Lorraine; … |
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## Questions this page answers

### What are the most common topics in recent management research?

In the last 30 days, the most frequent OpenAlex keywords in papers from the tracked management journals were “consumer behavior” (22), “digital transformation” (13), “entrepreneurship” (12), “purchase intention” (12) and “Chinese listed companies” (10).

### Which universities and institutions publish the most management research?

In the last 30 days, the institutions with the most papers in the tracked management journals were Sichuan University (8), BI Norwegian Business School (7), Tongji University (5), NEOMA Business School (5) and Xiamen University (5).

### Which countries publish the most management research?

Counting papers with at least one author at an institution in the country, the leaders over the last 30 days were China (123), United States (83), United Kingdom (48), Australia (27) and Germany (27).

### Which equations and models do recent management 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 management journals over the last 30 days were Structural equation modeling (SEM) (62), Mediation model (indirect effect) (32), Ordinary least squares (OLS) (24), Logistic regression (logit) (21) and Instrumental variables (two-stage least squares) (18).

### What data do recent management 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 (24), Optimization benchmark instances (18), Job postings and occupation data (9), Macroeconomic and development indicators (9) and Online reviews, e-commerce and recommender data (8); the most-mentioned datasets were OR-Library (18), Facebook (14), LinkedIn (9), Twitter / X (9) and YouTube / TikTok (9).

### 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 2026-10-26 12:13 UTC+09:00. OpenAlex usually indexes new papers within a few days of publication.