---
title: "Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion Index"
description: "From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 49 archived papers mentioned Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion Index in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in Sep 2026 (7)."
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# Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion Index

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Province- and city-level statistics from Chinese statistical yearbooks, and regional indices built from them.

- data category: China statistical yearbooks and regional indices
- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- Names searched for: Digital Financial Inclusion Index, Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion

Most-used data: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/datasets.md · All China statistical yearbooks and regional indices datasets: https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/china-statistical-yearbooks-and-regional-indices.md



## Key findings

- From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 49 archived papers mentioned Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion Index in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in Sep 2026 (7).
- No paper of the tracked journals mentioned Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion Index in the last 30 days (2026-10-07 to 2026-11-05).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion Index was mentioned in 49 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in finance (29), economics (10) and management (10).
- 12 of them were published in 2025, against 0 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Xiamen University (3), City University of Macau (2) and Fudan University (2).
- The journals publishing most of them were Financial Innovation (11), International Review of Economics & Finance (10) and Journal of Innovation & Knowledge (6).
- The most-cited of them is “Digital financial inclusion, environmental sustainability and regional economic growth in China: insights from a panel threshold model” (Journal of Economic Structures, 2025), with 84 citations.
- Papers use Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion Index most often with CSMAR (14), China Statistical Yearbook (11) and China Household Finance Survey (CHFS) (9); it has 19 partners in the code and data network, in the group around CSMAR, CNRDS, National Bureau of….

## 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 |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
|  | 11 | 14 | 24 | 49 |

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 15 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| All categories | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 22 |

## Where the papers come from

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Financial Innovation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/financial-innovation.md) | 11 |
| 2 | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | 10 |
| 3 | [Journal of Innovation & Knowledge](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-innovation-knowledge.md) | 6 |
| 4 | [Borsa Istanbul Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/borsa-istanbul-review.md) | 3 |
| 5 | [Research in International Business and Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-in-international-business-and-finance.md) | 2 |
| 6 | [International Economics and Economic Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-economics-and-economic-policy.md) | 2 |
| 7 | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 1 |
| 8 | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 1 |
| 9 | [Journal of Economics and Business](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economics-and-business.md) | 1 |
| 10 | [World Development](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/world-development.md) | 1 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Xiamen University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xiamen-university.md) | 3 |
| 2 | [City University of Macau](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/city-university-of-macau.md) | 2 |
| 3 | [Fudan University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/fudan-university.md) | 2 |
| 4 | Liaoning University | 2 |
| 5 | [Nankai University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/nankai-university.md) | 2 |
| 6 | Patuakhali Science and Technology University | 2 |
| 7 | [Southwestern University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/southwestern-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | 2 |
| 8 | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) | 2 |
| 9 | University of Barishal | 2 |
| 10 | Alexandru Ioan Cuza University | 1 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | China | 36 |
| 2 | Australia | 4 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 4 |
| 4 | Japan | 3 |
| 5 | United States | 3 |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 2 |
| 7 | Brazil | 2 |
| 8 | India | 2 |
| 9 | Macao | 2 |
| 10 | Romania | 2 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 17 |
| 2 | digital financial inclusion | 12 |
| 3 | [financial inclusion](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/financial-inclusion.md) | 11 |
| 4 | [fintech](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/fintech.md) | 9 |
| 5 | [digital finance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/digital-finance.md) | 7 |
| 6 | industrial upgrading | 6 |
| 7 | [environmental regulation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/environmental-regulation.md) | 5 |
| 8 | prefecture-level cities | 5 |
| 9 | [regional heterogeneity](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/regional-heterogeneity.md) | 5 |
| 10 | [digital economy](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/digital-economy.md) | 4 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 84 | 4.0 | [Digital financial inclusion, environmental sustainability and regional economic growth in China: insights from a panel threshold model](https://doi.org/10.1186/s40008-025-00347-4) | [Journal of Economic Structures](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-structures.md) | 2025-02-11 | Hamdi Becha, Maha Kalai, Saifeddine Houidi et al. |
| 2 | 64 | 1.9 | [Impact of green digital finance on sustainable development: evidence from China’s pilot zones](https://doi.org/10.1186/s40854-023-00552-9) | [Financial Innovation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/financial-innovation.md) | 2024-01-04 | Yubo Xiao, Muxi Lin, Lu Wang |
| 3 | 52 | 1.7 | [How do innovation factor allocation and institutional environment affect high-quality economic development? Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2024.100475) | [Journal of Innovation & Knowledge](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-innovation-knowledge.md) | 2024-04-01 | Jinfeng Zhao |
| 4 | 41 | 1.2 | [Does the carbon emission trading pilot policy promote green innovation cooperation? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment in China](https://doi.org/10.1186/s40854-023-00556-5) | [Financial Innovation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/financial-innovation.md) | 2024-01-11 | Xiaobao Peng, Wu Jian, Chen Yuhui et al. |
| 5 | 40 | 1.4 | [The digital economy and entrepreneurial dynamics: An empirical analysis of urban regions in China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2024.102459) | [Research in International Business and Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-in-international-business-and-finance.md) | 2024-06-19 | Shucui Wang, Yutong Song, Anna Min Du et al. |

## Used together with

Papers use Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion Index most often with CSMAR (14), China Statistical Yearbook (11) and China Household Finance Survey (CHFS) (9); it has 19 partners in the code and data network, in the group around CSMAR, CNRDS, National Bureau of….

*What papers use Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion Index together with (at least 3 papers; lift 1 = chance)*

| Used with | Type | Papers using both | Lift |
|---|---|---:|---:|
| [CSMAR](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/csmar.md) | Dataset | 14 | 31.2 |
| [China Statistical Yearbook](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/china-statistical-yearbook.md) | Dataset | 11 | 72.6 |
| [China Household Finance Survey (CHFS)](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/china-household-finance-survey-chfs.md) | Dataset | 9 | 22.0 |
| [Economic Policy Uncertainty index](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/economic-policy-uncertainty-index.md) | Dataset | 8 | 3.3 |
| [Global Findex](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/global-findex.md) | Dataset | 7 | 48.5 |
| [Baidu Index](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/baidu-index.md) | Dataset | 6 | 49.6 |
| [China Family Panel Studies (CFPS)](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/china-family-panel-studies-cfps.md) | Dataset | 6 | 14.0 |
| [National Bureau of Statistics of China](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/national-bureau-of-statistics-of-china.md) | Dataset | 6 | 35.7 |
| [World Development Indicators (World Bank)](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/world-development-indicators-world-bank.md) | Dataset | 6 | 6.2 |
| [China City Statistical Yearbook](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/china-city-statistical-yearbook.md) | Dataset | 5 | 92.1 |
| [China government work reports](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/china-government-work-reports.md) | Dataset | 5 | 66.9 |
| [Marketization index (Fan Gang)](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/marketization-index-fan-gang.md) | Dataset | 5 | 7.3 |

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

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion Index. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/peking-university-digital-financial-inclusion-index

```bibtex
@misc{scholar4ai-datasets-peking-university-digital-financial-inclusion-index,
  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {Peking University Digital Financial Inclusion Index},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/peking-university-digital-financial-inclusion-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/).