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title: "National Social Science Fund of China"
description: "From 2017 to 2026 (so far), National Social Science Fund of China was named as a funder of 5,820 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (1,834), finance (1,583) and management (558). It ranks #4 among the funders of the tracked journals' papers from 2023 to 2025."
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share_text: "From 2017 to 2026 (so far), National Social Science Fund of China was named as a funder of 5,820 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (1,834), finance (1,583) and management (558). (as of 2026-10-31)"
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window: 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-31
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---

# National Social Science Fund of China

Papers in the tracked journals that name National Social Science Fund of China as a funder. Funders are the organisations OpenAlex links to a paper from its funding information (Crossref metadata and the paper's acknowledgements); a paper counts once for each funder it names. Grant numbers are not shown.

Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders.md

## Key findings

- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), National Social Science Fund of China was named as a funder of 5,820 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (1,834), finance (1,583) and management (558).
- It ranks #4 among the funders of the tracked journals' papers from 2023 to 2025.
- 1,791 of them were published in 2025, against 54 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Zhejiang University (146), Renmin University of China (140) and Wuhan University (133).
- The journals publishing most of them were Finance research letters (369), International Review of Economics & Finance (322) and Economic Analysis and Policy (237).
- The most-cited of them is “A review of convolutional neural networks in computer vision” (Artificial Intelligence Review, 2024), with 1,167 citations.

## 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) | 24 | 41 | 40 | 81 | 88 | 86 | 193 | 296 | 563 | 422 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 2 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 45 | 71 | 174 | 280 | 573 | 380 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 39 | 72 | 80 | 151 | 140 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 64 | 75 | 148 | 113 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 4 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 52 | 55 | 114 | 104 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 30 | 53 | 45 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 58 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 29 | 43 | 43 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 16 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 28 | 27 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 19 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| All categories | 54 | 105 | 110 | 220 | 294 | 296 | 660 | 917 | 1,791 | 1,373 |

## Where the papers come from

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 369 |
| 2 | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | 322 |
| 3 | [Economic Analysis and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-analysis-and-policy.md) | 237 |
| 4 | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 193 |
| 5 | [International Review of Financial Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-financial-analysis.md) | 188 |
| 6 | [Research in International Business and Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-in-international-business-and-finance.md) | 124 |
| 7 | [Pacific-Basin Finance Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pacific-basin-finance-journal.md) | 115 |
| 8 | [Economic Modelling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-modelling.md) | 114 |
| 9 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 111 |
| 10 | [China Economic Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/china-economic-review.md) | 107 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Zhejiang University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/zhejiang-university.md) | 146 |
| 2 | [Renmin University of China](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/renmin-university-of-china.md) | 140 |
| 3 | [Wuhan University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/wuhan-university.md) | 133 |
| 4 | [Hunan University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hunan-university.md) | 129 |
| 5 | Shandong University | 127 |
| 6 | Zhongnan University of Economics and Law | 125 |
| 7 | [Xiamen University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xiamen-university.md) | 120 |
| 8 | Nanjing University of Finance and Economics | 118 |
| 9 | [Peking University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/peking-university.md) | 117 |
| 10 | [Southwestern University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/southwestern-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | 117 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | China | 4,654 |
| 2 | United States | 289 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 221 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 144 |
| 5 | Australia | 128 |
| 6 | Macao | 73 |
| 7 | Canada | 71 |
| 8 | Singapore | 43 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 40 |
| 10 | South Korea | 32 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 908 |
| 2 | [Chinese listed companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-listed-companies.md) | 485 |
| 3 | [financial constraints](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/financial-constraints.md) | 309 |
| 4 | state-owned enterprises | 305 |
| 5 | [corporate governance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-governance.md) | 167 |
| 6 | [green innovation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/green-innovation.md) | 166 |
| 7 | regional heterogeneity | 162 |
| 8 | environmental regulation | 160 |
| 9 | [digital transformation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/digital-transformation.md) | 153 |
| 10 | [information asymmetry](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/information-asymmetry.md) | 127 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,167 | 37.3 | [A review of convolutional neural networks in computer vision](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-024-10721-6) | [Artificial Intelligence Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/artificial-intelligence-review.md) | 2024-03-23 | Xia Zhao, Limin Wang, Yufei Zhang et al. |
| 2 | 822 | 14.5 | [Environmental decentralization, digital finance and green technology innovation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2022.02.008) | [Structural Change and Economic Dynamics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/structural-change-and-economic-dynamics.md) | 2022-02-12 | Suling Feng, Rong Zhang, Guoxiang Li |
| 3 | 656 | 8.2 | [State-owned enterprises in China: A review of 40 years of research and practice](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjar.2019.12.001) | [China Journal of Accounting Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/china-journal-of-accounting-research.md) | 2020-02-15 | Karen Jingrong Lin, LU Xiao-yan, Junsheng Zhang et al. |
| 4 | 646 | 8.9 | [The dynamic effect of interactivity on customer engagement behavior through tie strength: Evidence from live streaming commerce platforms](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102251) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2020-10-21 | Kai Kang, Jinxuan Lu, Lingyun Guo et al. |
| 5 | 636 | 10.8 | [The impact of fintech innovation on green growth in China: Mediating effect of green finance](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107308) | [Ecological Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ecological-economics.md) | 2021-12-09 | Guangyou Zhou, Jieyu Zhu, Sumei Luo |
| 6 | 566 | 12.4 | [Impact of the digital economy on high-quality urban economic development: Evidence from Chinese cities](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2023.106194) | [Economic Modelling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-modelling.md) | 2023-01-13 | Bingnan Guo, Yu Wang, Hao Zhang et al. |
| 7 | 552 | 7.6 | [Panic buying in the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-country examination](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2020.102357) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 2020-10-23 | Tahir Islam, Abdul Hameed Pitafi, Vikas Arya et al. |
| 8 | 498 | 6.6 | [Does bank FinTech reduce credit risk? Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2020.101398) | [Pacific-Basin Finance Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pacific-basin-finance-journal.md) | 2020-07-28 | Maoyong Cheng, Qu Yang |
| 9 | 494 | 9.5 | [Does digital transformation matter for corporate risk-taking?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2022.103107) | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 2022-06-29 | Guangning Tian, Bo Li, Yue Cheng |
| 10 | 473 | 6.7 | [Economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and firm carbon emissions: Evidence using a China provincial EPU index](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2020.105071) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2020-12-17 | Jian Yu, Xunpeng Shi, Dongmei Guo et al. |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). National Social Science Fund of China. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-social-science-fund-of-china

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  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {National Social Science Fund of China},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-social-science-fund-of-china}},
  urldate = {2026-10-31},
  note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
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License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).