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title: "Corruption Perceptions Index: papers using it"
description: "From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 177 archived papers mentioned Corruption Perceptions Index in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in Jan 2024 (11)."
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share_text: "From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 177 archived papers mentioned Corruption Perceptions Index in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in Jan 2024 (11). (as of 2026-11-05)"
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# Corruption Perceptions Index

[Browse dataset profiles](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/directory/page/2.md)

Country indices of governance, democracy, corruption, economic freedom, political risk and capital openness.

- data category: Governance and institutional indicators
- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- Names searched for: Corruption Perceptions Index, Transparency International

Most-used data: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/datasets.md · All Governance and institutional indicators datasets: https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/governance-and-institutional-indicators.md



## Key findings

- From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 177 archived papers mentioned Corruption Perceptions Index in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in Jan 2024 (11).
- Corruption Perceptions Index was mentioned in 1 paper in the last 30 days (2026-10-07 to 2026-11-05), ranking #165 of the 246 datasets mentioned.
- By journal category: Management (1).
- Most of them appeared in Future Business Journal (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), Corruption Perceptions Index was mentioned in 203 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (78), management (67) and finance (26).
- 43 of them were published in 2025, against 1 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Aston University (4), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (4) and London School of Economics and Political Science (4).
- The journals publishing most of them were Journal of Business Ethics (13), Future Business Journal (8) and Public Choice (5).
- The most-cited of them is “Corruption and economic growth: New empirical evidence” (European Journal of Political Economy, 2019), with 416 citations.
- Papers use Corruption Perceptions Index most often with Worldwide Governance Indicators (41), World Development Indicators (World Bank) (36) and V-Dem (14); it has 39 partners in the code and data network, in the group around World Development…, Eurostat, International Energy….

## Mentions over 36 months

*Papers mentioning it by publication month, Nov 2023 to Oct 2026 (titles, abstracts and keywords; the full texts of earlier months are still being searched)*

| Trend | Nov 23–Oct 24 | Nov 24–Oct 25 | Nov 25–Oct 26 | 36 months |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
|  | 75 | 43 | 59 | 177 |

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 18 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 12 | 17 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All categories | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 71 | 43 | 51 |

## Where the papers come from

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | 13 |
| 2 | [Future Business Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/future-business-journal.md) | 8 |
| 3 | [Public Choice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-choice.md) | 5 |
| 4 | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 5 |
| 5 | [International Journal of Project Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-project-management.md) | 5 |
| 6 | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | 5 |
| 7 | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | 5 |
| 8 | [Financial Innovation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/financial-innovation.md) | 5 |
| 9 | [Journal of International Business Studies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-business-studies.md) | 4 |
| 10 | [Economic Change and Restructuring](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-change-and-restructuring.md) | 4 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Aston University | 4 |
| 2 | [Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique.md) | 4 |
| 3 | [London School of Economics and Political Science](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/london-school-of-economics-and-political-science.md) | 4 |
| 4 | [Swansea University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/swansea-university.md) | 4 |
| 5 | [UNSW Sydney](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/unsw-sydney.md) | 4 |
| 6 | [University of Reading](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-reading.md) | 4 |
| 7 | Aalborg University | 3 |
| 8 | [Australian National University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/australian-national-university.md) | 3 |
| 9 | Corvinus University of Budapest | 3 |
| 10 | Coventry University | 3 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 53 |
| 2 | United States | 25 |
| 3 | Australia | 20 |
| 4 | China | 17 |
| 5 | Germany | 16 |
| 6 | Spain | 16 |
| 7 | France | 15 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 14 |
| 9 | Italy | 11 |
| 10 | Egypt | 8 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [corruption](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corruption.md) | 57 |
| 2 | [institutional quality](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/institutional-quality.md) | 24 |
| 3 | Corruption Perceptions Index | 15 |
| 4 | corruption control | 11 |
| 5 | [cross-national comparison](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/cross-national-comparison.md) | 11 |
| 6 | [developing countries](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/developing-countries.md) | 11 |
| 7 | [multinational corporations](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/multinational-corporations.md) | 11 |
| 8 | corruption perception | 10 |
| 9 | [foreign direct investment](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/foreign-direct-investment.md) | 10 |
| 10 | anti-corruption policy | 9 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 416 | 4.8 | [Corruption and economic growth: New empirical evidence](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2019.08.001) | [European Journal of Political Economy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-political-economy.md) | 2019-08-22 | Klaus Gründler, Niklas Potrafke |
| 2 | 217 | 8.8 | [Influencer marketing effectiveness: A meta-analytic review](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-024-01052-7) | [Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-the-academy-of-marketing-science.md) | 2024-10-12 | Meizhi Pan, Markus Blut, Arezou Ghiassaleh et al. |
| 3 | 87 | 1.3 | [Do digital payment transactions reduce corruption? Evidence from developing countries](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2021.101577) | [Telematics and Informatics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telematics-and-informatics.md) | 2021-01-30 | Tenace Kwaku Setor, Prince Kwame Senyo, Atta Addo |
| 4 | 81 | 0.8 | [The effect of corruption and culture on mandatory disclosure compliance levels: Goodwill reporting in Europe](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2018.06.001) | [Journal of International Accounting Auditing and Taxation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-accounting-auditing-and-taxation.md) | 2018-06-01 | Francesco Mazzi, Richard Slack, Ioannis Tsalavoutas |
| 5 | 62 | 0.8 | [A critique on the Corruption Perceptions Index: An interdisciplinary approach](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2019.100768) | [Socio-Economic Planning Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/socio-economic-planning-sciences.md) | 2019-12-18 | Pornanong Budsaratragoon, Boonlert Jitmaneeroj |

## Used together with

Papers use Corruption Perceptions Index most often with Worldwide Governance Indicators (41), World Development Indicators (World Bank) (36) and V-Dem (14); it has 39 partners in the code and data network, in the group around World Development…, Eurostat, International Energy….

*What papers use Corruption Perceptions Index together with (at least 3 papers; lift 1 = chance)*

| Used with | Type | Papers using both | Lift |
|---|---|---:|---:|
| [Worldwide Governance Indicators](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/worldwide-governance-indicators.md) | Dataset | 41 | 21.4 |
| [World Development Indicators (World Bank)](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/world-development-indicators-world-bank.md) | Dataset | 36 | 9.0 |
| [V-Dem](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/v-dem.md) | Dataset | 14 | 17.6 |
| [World Bank Doing Business](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/world-bank-doing-business.md) | Dataset | 13 | 20.3 |
| [World Bank Enterprise Surveys](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/world-bank-enterprise-surveys.md) | Dataset | 13 | 10.2 |
| [Economic freedom indices](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/economic-freedom-indices.md) | Dataset | 11 | 13.7 |
| [International Country Risk Guide (ICRG)](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/international-country-risk-guide-icrg.md) | Dataset | 11 | 26.6 |
| [Economic Policy Uncertainty index](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/economic-policy-uncertainty-index.md) | Dataset | 10 | 1.0 |
| [Eurostat](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/eurostat.md) | Dataset | 10 | 1.6 |
| [World Values Survey](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/world-values-survey.md) | Dataset | 9 | 7.2 |
| [Facebook](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/facebook.md) | Dataset | 8 | 0.6 |
| [Gallup World Poll](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/gallup-world-poll.md) | Dataset | 8 | 7.4 |

The whole network: https://scholar4ai.com/code/network.md

## Papers

*Papers mentioning Corruption Perceptions Index in the last 30 days, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | [Entrepreneurship development, corruption perception, and sustainable development outcomes in emerging economies: the moderating role of digital financial inclusion](https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-026-01019-w) | [Future Business Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/future-business-journal.md) | Seun Adebowale Adebanjo |  |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Corruption Perceptions Index. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/corruption-perceptions-index

```bibtex
@misc{scholar4ai-datasets-corruption-perceptions-index,
  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {Corruption Perceptions Index},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/corruption-perceptions-index}},
  urldate = {2026-11-05},
  note = {Journal and Conference 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/).