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title: "China University of Petroleum, East China"
description: "Research profile of China University of Petroleum, East China: 607 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly AI and economics; h-index 345."
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# China University of Petroleum, East China

- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- country: China
- web domain: upc.edu.cn

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

## Key findings

- China University of Petroleum, East China was involved in 12 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #98 of 3,809 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Knowledge-Based Systems (3), International Review of Economics & Finance (1) and Asia Pacific Journal of Management (1).
- Countries: China (12), Canada (1) and India (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at China University of Petroleum, East China took part in 607 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in AI (348), economics (105) and operations research (66).
- 124 of them were published in 2025, against 16 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Qingdao University of Technology (29), Chinese Academy of Sciences (13) and Nanyang Technological University (12).
- The journals publishing most of them were Expert Systems with Applications (51), Knowledge-Based Systems (49) and Pattern Recognition (40).
- The most-cited of them is “Global renewable energy development: Influencing factors, trend predictions and countermeasures” (Resources Policy, 2019), with 400 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, China University of Petroleum, East China has 46,686 works with 3,385,826 citations (h-index 345).
- The tracked journals hold 474 of its 32,731 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (1.4%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (6,341), Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques (4,834) and Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis (3,653).

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 13 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 40 | 66 | 78 | 77 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 14 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All categories | 16 | 26 | 19 | 31 | 32 | 51 | 68 | 107 | 124 | 133 |

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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 51 |
| 2 | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 49 |
| 3 | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | 40 |
| 4 | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 21 |
| 5 | [IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-neural-networks-and-learning-systems.md) | 19 |
| 6 | [Applied Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/applied-intelligence.md) | 16 |
| 7 | [Neural Networks](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-networks.md) | 15 |
| 8 | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | 14 |
| 9 | [Spatial Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/spatial-statistics.md) | 14 |
| 10 | [IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-fuzzy-systems.md) | 12 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Qingdao University of Technology | 29 |
| 2 | [Chinese Academy of Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/chinese-academy-of-sciences.md) | 13 |
| 3 | [Nanyang Technological University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/nanyang-technological-university.md) | 12 |
| 4 | [Harbin Institute of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/harbin-institute-of-technology.md) | 11 |
| 5 | [Ocean University of China](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/ocean-university-of-china.md) | 10 |
| 6 | Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology | 9 |
| 7 | Tiangong University | 9 |
| 8 | [Xi'an Jiaotong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xi-an-jiaotong-university.md) | 9 |
| 9 | [Xinjiang University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xinjiang-university.md) | 9 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | China | 432 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 21 |
| 3 | Australia | 20 |
| 4 | United States | 18 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 15 |
| 6 | Singapore | 14 |
| 7 | Macao | 13 |
| 8 | Canada | 12 |
| 9 | India | 11 |
| 10 | New Zealand | 8 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 26 |
| 2 | [transfer learning](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/transfer-learning.md) | 20 |
| 3 | [feature selection](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/feature-selection.md) | 17 |
| 4 | [deep neural network](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/deep-neural-network.md) | 12 |
| 5 | [graph neural networks](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/graph-neural-networks.md) | 12 |
| 6 | spatial autoregressive model | 12 |
| 7 | [CO2 emissions](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/co2-emissions.md) | 11 |
| 8 | [contrastive learning](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/contrastive-learning.md) | 11 |
| 9 | [high-dimensional data](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/high-dimensional-data.md) | 10 |
| 10 | [Chinese listed companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-listed-companies.md) | 9 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 400 | 4.6 | [Global renewable energy development: Influencing factors, trend predictions and countermeasures](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2019.101470) | [Resources Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/resources-policy.md) | 2019-08-15 | Xiaofeng Xu, Zhifei Wei, Qiang Ji et al. |
| 2 | 310 | 6.6 | [Modified adaptive ant colony optimization algorithm and its application for solving path planning of mobile robot](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.119410) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 2022-12-06 | Lei Wu, Xiaodong Huang, Junguo Cui et al. |
| 3 | 244 | 2.5 | [Fuzzy rough set-based attribute reduction using distance measures](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2018.10.038) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 2018-11-02 | Changzhong Wang, Yang Huang, Mingwen Shao et al. |
| 4 | 240 | 5.9 | [Generalized MAML for few-shot cross-domain fault diagnosis of bearing driven by heterogeneous signals](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2023.120696) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 2023-06-08 | Jian Lin, Haidong Shao, Xiangdong Zhou et al. |
| 5 | 225 | 6.6 | [Could information and communication technology (ICT) reduce carbon emissions? The role of trade openness and financial development](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102699) | [Telecommunications Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy.md) | 2023-12-27 | Qiang Wang, Sailan Hu, Rongrong Li |
| 6 | 220 | 3.6 | [Effects of trade openness on renewable energy consumption in OECD countries: New insights from panel smooth transition regression modelling](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105649) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2021-10-22 | Mingming Zhang, Shichang Zhang, Chien‐Chiang Lee et al. |
| 7 | 213 | 2.3 | [Feature Selection for Neural Networks Using Group Lasso Regularization](https://doi.org/10.1109/tkde.2019.2893266) | [IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-knowledge-and-data-engineering.md) | 2019-01-16 | Huaqing Zhang, Jian Wang, Zhanquan Sun et al. |
| 8 | 209 | 4.0 | [Can renewable energy investment reduce carbon dioxide emissions? Evidence from scale and structure](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2022.106181) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2022-07-13 | Zikun Yang, Mingming Zhang, Liyun Liu et al. |
| 9 | 204 | 5.1 | [Do natural resource rent and corruption governance reshape the environmental Kuznets curve for ecological footprint? Evidence from 158 countries](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.103890) | [Resources Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/resources-policy.md) | 2023-07-14 | Rongrong Li, Qiang Wang, Lejia Li et al. |
| 10 | 202 | 2.6 | [A Survey on Canonical Correlation Analysis](https://doi.org/10.1109/tkde.2019.2958342) | [IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-knowledge-and-data-engineering.md) | 2020-04-13 | Xinghao Yang, Weifeng Liu, Wei Liu et al. |

## In OpenAlex

*China University of Petroleum, East China in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Qingdao, Shandong, China |
| Also known as | 中国石油大学 |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 1 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 46,686 |
| Citations | 3,385,826 |
| h-index | 345 |
| i10-index | 74,188 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 6.31 |
| Website | [upc.edu.cn](https://upc.edu.cn) |
| ROR | [ror.org/05gbn2817](https://ror.org/05gbn2817) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I4210162190](https://openalex.org/I4210162190) |

*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) | 5,001 | 129,699 | 133 | 2.7% |
| 2025 | 5,820 | 157,932 | 124 | 2.1% |
| 2024 | 5,201 | 134,891 | 107 | 2.1% |
| 2023 | 4,417 | 108,495 | 68 | 1.5% |
| 2022 | 4,068 | 90,448 | 51 | 1.3% |
| 2021 | 3,387 | 70,030 | 32 | 0.9% |
| 2020 | 2,838 | 52,766 | 31 | 1.1% |
| 2019 | 2,752 | 40,268 | 19 | 0.7% |
| 2018 | 2,251 | 28,089 | 26 | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,997 | 18,743 | 16 | 0.8% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis | Engineering | 6,341 |
| 2 | Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques | Engineering | 4,834 |
| 3 | Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis | Engineering | 3,653 |
| 4 | Drilling and Well Engineering | Engineering | 3,133 |
| 5 | Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques | Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2,703 |

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | [The impact of carbon emissions trading on the cleanliness of corporate export products: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment based on the carbon emissions trading pilot](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.105997) | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | Xiaohng Chen, Jing Yang, Huaqing Zuoma et al. | Xinjiang Normal University; Xinjiang University; China University of Petroleum, East China |
| 2026-10-17 | [To explore or exploit for legitimacy: How does environmental litigation pressure affect corporate green technological innovation?](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-026-10200-2) | [Asia Pacific Journal of Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/asia-pacific-journal-of-management.md) | Kunliang Xu, Yanmin Shao, Jiayi Yin | China University of Petroleum, East China; University of Science and Technology Beijing |
| 2026-10-14 | [Adaptive weight learning for robust unsupervised sparse feature selection](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2026.117183) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | Jian Wang, Zebaio Hu, Zhilei Sun et al. | China University of Petroleum, East China; Huzhou Normal University; Ministry of Natural Resources; … |
| 2026-10-13 | [Spatial-guided LiDAR spatial-elevation feature enhancement network for fusion classification of hyperspectral and LiDAR data](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2026.104871) | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | Leiquan Wang, Ang Wei, Zhongwei Li et al. | China University of Petroleum, East China; Ministry of Natural Resources; First Institute of Oceanography |
| 2026-10-13 | [Easing transit, closing tax loopholes: evidence from China’s Visa-Free Transit Policy](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2026.110927) | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | Qingchuan Yi, Yong Wang, Tianquan Jin | China University of Petroleum, East China; Jinan University |
| 2026-10-12 | [Fault-SAM: An interactive cross-domain foundation model for 3D seismic fault segmentation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2026.117185) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | Zhou Guangyue, Zhou Guangyue | China University of Petroleum, East China |
| 2026-10-10 | [DCAL: Small-sample difference-and-commonality-aware learning for coastal acoustic tomography-based single-point target temperature inversion](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2026.124293) | [Information Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-sciences.md) | Cuiyun Yang, Xuerong Cui, Juan Li et al. | China University of Petroleum, East China; Ministry of Natural Resources |
| 2026-10-10 | [Mitigating GPU fragmentation and tail delay in edge computing: A liquid-driven graph reinforcement learning algorithm](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2026.134692) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | Xiao He, Shanchen Pang, Kuijie Zhang et al. | China University of Petroleum, East China; Qingdao University of Technology; Tiangong University |
| 2026-10-09 | [CaCoL: Causality-Aware Multi-Centroid Contrastive Learning for multivariate time series anomaly detection](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2026.117167) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | Xiaofei Mu, Ye Tao, Hao Lu et al. | China University of Petroleum, East China; Qingdao University of Science and Technology; Shandong Normal University |
| 2026-10-08 | [Discrete multi-head training with rule-based perturbation location for accurate text defense](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2026.115092) | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | Zikai Wang, Xinghao Yang, Baodi Liu et al. | China University of Petroleum, East China |
| 2026-10-07 | [An extended energy system model for renewable energy expansion planning: The net energy perspective](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2026.109642) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | Yang Yong, Hui Wang, Yang Bai | China University of Petroleum, East China |
| 2026-10-07 | [Bayesian Transfer Learning of Spatial Lag Stochastic Frontier Analysis](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11067-026-09793-4) | [Networks and Spatial Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/networks-and-spatial-economics.md) | Yitao Zhu, Yunquan Song | China University of Petroleum, East China |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). China University of Petroleum, East China. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/china-university-of-petroleum-east-china

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  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/china-university-of-petroleum-east-china}},
  urldate = {2026-11-03},
  note = {Journal and Conference 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/).