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title: "Beijing Normal University: research profile and papers"
description: "Research profile of Beijing Normal University: 1,396 papers in 400 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and AI; h-index 585."
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share_text: "Research profile of Beijing Normal University: 1,396 papers in 400 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and AI; h-index 585. (as of 2026-11-02)"
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# Beijing Normal University

- 2 papers in the last 7 days
- country: China
- web domain: bnu.edu.cn

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

## Key findings

- Beijing Normal University was involved in 13 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-04 to 2026-11-02), ranking #65 of 3,191 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Land Use Policy (2), Pattern Recognition (2) and Economic Change and Restructuring (1).
- Countries: China (13), United States (1) and Australia (1).
- From 2023 to 2025, Beijing Normal University ranks #5 in higher education and research and #6 in statistics.
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Beijing Normal University took part in 1,396 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (421), AI (361) and finance (174).
- 250 of them were published in 2025, against 69 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai (132), Chinese Academy of Sciences (41) and Renmin University of China (33).
- The journals publishing most of them were Finance research letters (44), Pattern Recognition (39) and Expert Systems with Applications (39).
- The most-cited of them is “Introduction to land use and rural sustainability in China” (Land Use Policy, 2018), with 731 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, Beijing Normal University has 115,164 works with 6,700,804 citations (h-index 585).
- The tracked journals hold 1,171 of its 62,387 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (1.9%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Remote Sensing in Agriculture (5,106), Climate variability and models (3,457) and Land Use and Ecosystem Services (3,372).

## In the rankings

Top institutions, 2023–2025: [#5 in higher education and research](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/institutions-by-year/higher-education-and-research.md) · [#6 in statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/institutions-by-year/statistics.md)

## 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) | 30 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 38 | 42 | 51 | 59 | 62 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 34 | 50 | 63 | 84 | 66 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 7 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 32 | 37 | 27 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 22 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 13 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| All categories | 69 | 80 | 95 | 85 | 110 | 132 | 147 | 203 | 250 | 225 |

## Where the papers come from and its co-authors

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 44 |
| 2 | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | 39 |
| 3 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 39 |
| 4 | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | 34 |
| 5 | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 28 |
| 6 | [Neural Networks](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-networks.md) | 20 |
| 7 | [Economic Analysis and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-analysis-and-policy.md) | 16 |
| 8 | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 16 |
| 9 | [Statistics and Computing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/statistics-and-computing.md) | 16 |
| 10 | [China Economic Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/china-economic-review.md) | 16 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai | 132 |
| 2 | [Chinese Academy of Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/chinese-academy-of-sciences.md) | 41 |
| 3 | [Renmin University of China](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/renmin-university-of-china.md) | 33 |
| 4 | [Peking University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/peking-university.md) | 32 |
| 5 | [Beijing Institute of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/beijing-institute-of-technology.md) | 29 |
| 6 | [Tsinghua University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/tsinghua-university.md) | 29 |
| 7 | [Central University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/central-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | 21 |
| 8 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | 17 |
| 9 | [Shanghai Jiao Tong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/shanghai-jiao-tong-university.md) | 16 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | China | 825 |
| 2 | United States | 80 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 59 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 36 |
| 5 | Australia | 21 |
| 6 | Canada | 21 |
| 7 | Macao | 13 |
| 8 | Japan | 10 |
| 9 | Singapore | 10 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 8 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 103 |
| 2 | [Chinese listed companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-listed-companies.md) | 31 |
| 3 | [financial constraints](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/financial-constraints.md) | 21 |
| 4 | state-owned enterprises | 17 |
| 5 | regional heterogeneity | 16 |
| 6 | high-dimensional data | 15 |
| 7 | [graph neural networks](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/graph-neural-networks.md) | 13 |
| 8 | Chinese enterprises | 12 |
| 9 | asymptotic normality | 12 |
| 10 | [corporate governance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-governance.md) | 12 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 731 | 7.1 | [Introduction to land use and rural sustainability in China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.01.032) | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | 2018-04-09 | Yansui Liu |
| 2 | 659 | 5.7 | [Happiness in the air: How does a dirty sky affect mental health and subjective well-being?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2017.04.001) | [Journal of Environmental Economics and Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-environmental-economics-and-management.md) | 2017-04-05 | Xin Zhang, Xiaobo Zhang, Xi Chen |
| 3 | 611 | 5.9 | [Strategic adjustment of land use policy under the economic transformation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.07.005) | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | 2018-04-09 | Yansui Liu, Jintao Li, Yuanyuan Yang |
| 4 | 468 | 6.8 | [Impacts of urbanization on carbon emissions: An empirical analysis from OECD countries](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112171) | [Energy Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-policy.md) | 2021-02-16 | Weizheng Wang, Lan-Cui Liu, Hua Liao et al. |
| 5 | 403 | 5.0 | [Impacts of industrial structure and technical progress on carbon emission intensity: Evidence from 281 cities in China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.119949) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2020-02-18 | Fan Zhang, Xiangzheng Deng, Fred Young Phillips et al. |
| 6 | 314 | 3.0 | [Targeted poverty alleviation and land policy innovation: Some practice and policy implications from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.04.037) | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | 2018-03-18 | Yang Zhou, Yuanzhi Guo, Yansui Liu et al. |
| 7 | 312 | 3.0 | [Land consolidation for rural sustainability in China: Practical reflections and policy implications](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.07.003) | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | 2018-04-09 | Yuheng Li, Wenhao Wu, Yansui Liu |
| 8 | 285 | 4.4 | [Shooting two hawks with one arrow: Could China's emission trading scheme promote green development efficiency and regional carbon equality?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105412) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2021-06-26 | Shengling Zhang, Yao Wang, Yu Hao et al. |
| 9 | 274 | 5.5 | [FinTech adoption and financial inclusion: Evidence from household consumption in China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2022.106668) | [Journal of Banking & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-banking-finance.md) | 2022-09-08 | Tong Rui Yang, Xun Zhang |
| 10 | 268 | 3.3 | [Consumers’ engagement with corporate social responsibility (CSR) communication in social media: Evidence from China and the United States](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.01.036) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2020-02-29 | Shu‐Chuan Chu, Hsuan‐Ting Chen, Chen Gan |

## In OpenAlex

*Beijing Normal University in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Beijing, China |
| Also known as | BNU, Běijīng Shīfàn Dàxué, 北京师范大学 |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 2 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 115,164 |
| Citations | 6,700,804 |
| h-index | 585 |
| i10-index | 119,985 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 5.49 |
| Website | [www.bnu.edu.cn](https://www.bnu.edu.cn) |
| ROR | [ror.org/022k4wk35](https://ror.org/022k4wk35) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I25254941](https://openalex.org/I25254941) |

*Works and citations per year in OpenAlex, and its papers in the tracked journals*

| Year | Works in OpenAlex | Citations received | In the tracked journals | Share |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2026 (so far) | 9,576 | 269,604 | 225 | 2.3% |
| 2025 | 10,007 | 344,767 | 250 | 2.5% |
| 2024 | 9,877 | 309,086 | 203 | 2.1% |
| 2023 | 8,707 | 263,406 | 147 | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 8,153 | 242,868 | 132 | 1.6% |
| 2021 | 6,581 | 201,785 | 110 | 1.7% |
| 2020 | 5,697 | 156,711 | 85 | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 4,947 | 122,642 | 95 | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 4,491 | 98,426 | 80 | 1.8% |
| 2017 | 3,927 | 78,917 | 69 | 1.8% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Remote Sensing in Agriculture | Environmental Science | 5,106 |
| 2 | Climate variability and models | Environmental Science | 3,457 |
| 3 | Land Use and Ecosystem Services | Environmental Science | 3,372 |
| 4 | Atmospheric aerosols and clouds | Environmental Science | 2,987 |
| 5 | Environmental Changes in China | Environmental Science | 2,857 |

From OpenAlex's own record of the institution (CC0), read again monthly. Works and citations count everything OpenAlex indexes, not only the tracked journals; topics are OpenAlex's classification of those works.

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | [Identifying administrative villages for rural revitalization: A case study in the loess hilly and gully region of China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2026.108406) | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | Zhi Cao, Yuwen Wang, Jing Shao et al. | Chinese Academy of Sciences; Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research; Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning; … |
| 2026-10-28 | [Correction to: Can artificial intelligence advancement promote agricultural industrial chain resilience? The role of digital finance, technological innovation, and information collaboration](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10644-026-10086-6) | [Economic Change and Restructuring](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-change-and-restructuring.md) | Zan Zhao, Xi Wei, Guangming Lv et al. | Hunan Institute of Engineering; Beijing Normal University |
| 2026-10-26 | [Beyond the clock: Submission timing and research impact](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105645) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | Guangyao Zhang, Lili Wang, Wencan Tian et al. | Nanjing University; Dalian University of Technology; Beijing Normal University; … |
| 2026-10-24 | [Uncovering household carbon emissions in a lower-fertility, shrinking society](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2026.109672) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | Kaitong Yang, Jun Wu, Ling Li et al. | Beijing Normal University; Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; … |
| 2026-10-24 | [Service-fund coupling for ecological compensation and payments for ecosystem services in transboundary watersheds within China: A systematic review and conceptual framework](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2026.108369) | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | Mengdong Huang, Yangyang Wang, 杨荣金 YANG Rongjin et al. | Beijing Normal University; Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences; University of Michigan |
| 2026-10-20 | [Privileged yet precarious postdoctoral becoming: A new materialist duo-ethnography of Chinese PhD returnees](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-026-01762-7) | [Higher Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education.md) | Boya Yuan, Lei Lu, Dave Yan | University of Auckland; Beijing Normal University; Peking University; … |
| 2026-10-19 | [Structurally-sparse multi-task semi-supervised TSK fuzzy system for motor imagery electroencephalogram classification](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2026.115137) | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | Jian Yao, Xin Ning, Pengjiang Qian et al. | Jiangnan University; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Institute of Semiconductors; … |
| 2026-10-18 | [Forecasting Bitcoin realized volatility under regime switching and delayed mean reversion](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2026.105461) | [International Review of Financial Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-financial-analysis.md) | Zidong Huang, Sidan Wang, Zhong-Wei Liao | Beijing Normal University |
| 2026-10-16 | [DGKT: Dual Graph Kernel Transformer for graph classification](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2026.115145) | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | Lixiang Xu, Weixin Yu, Zezhou Wang et al. | Hefei University; Hefei Institute of Technology; Beijing Normal University; … |
| 2026-10-12 | [How competitive behaviour and competitive climate affect social adjustment among newcomers: the roles of relational socialization effort and gender](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-026-10172-3) | [Asia Pacific Journal of Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/asia-pacific-journal-of-management.md) | Miaosi Li, Wen Zhang, Xichao Zhang | Beijing Normal University; University of International Relations |
| 2026-10-11 | [How consumers respond to social media influencers’ cross-domain recommendations?——A person brand perspective](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2026.116589) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | Yi Xie, 张艳红, Dongxue Ma | Beijing Normal University; Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai; University of International Business and Economics; … |
| 2026-10-05 | [The cost of collateral scarcity: Asset prices and misallocation in supply crises](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2026.107873) | [Economic Modelling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-modelling.md) | Ye Zhang, Ying Tung Chan | Tohoku University; Beijing Normal University |
| 2026-10-05 | [Information, goal setting and performance: Experimental evidence](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107772) | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | Haoran He, Marcus Roel, Ronghai Su et al. | Beijing Normal University; University of Nottingham Ningbo China; Renmin University of China |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Beijing Normal University. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/beijing-normal-university

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