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title: "George Mason University: research profile and papers"
description: "Research profile of George Mason University: 932 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and AI; h-index 569."
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share_text: "Research profile of George Mason University: 932 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and AI; h-index 569. (as of 2026-11-03)"
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# George Mason University

- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- country: United States
- web domain: gmu.edu

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

## Key findings

- George Mason University was involved in 7 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #234 of 3,809 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in World Development (1), Transport Policy (1) and Journal of Multivariate Analysis (1).
- Countries: United States (7), Australia (2) and China (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at George Mason University took part in 932 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (534), AI (88) and operations research (70).
- 96 of them were published in 2025, against 94 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were National Bureau of Economic Research (9), IZA - Institute of Labor Economics (8) and San Diego State University (8).
- The journals publishing most of them were The Review of Austrian Economics (48), Public Choice (29) and Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (17).
- The most-cited of them is “The lineages of the entrepreneurial ecosystem approach” (Small Business Economics, 2017), with 1,033 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, George Mason University has 75,741 works with 3,520,571 citations (h-index 569).
- The tracked journals hold 849 of its 32,178 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (2.6%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Economic Theory and Institutions (1,794), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (1,431) and Legal and Constitutional Studies (1,387).

## 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) | 54 | 59 | 45 | 60 | 49 | 52 | 61 | 58 | 51 | 45 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 4 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 13 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| All categories | 94 | 89 | 81 | 100 | 86 | 92 | 107 | 104 | 96 | 83 |

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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [The Review of Austrian Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-review-of-austrian-economics.md) | 48 |
| 2 | [Public Choice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-choice.md) | 29 |
| 3 | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | 17 |
| 4 | [European Economic Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-economic-review.md) | 12 |
| 5 | [European Journal of Law and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-law-and-economics.md) | 11 |
| 6 | [Journal of Health Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-health-economics.md) | 10 |
| 7 | [Journal of Business and Psychology](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-and-psychology.md) | 9 |
| 8 | [Constitutional Political Economy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/constitutional-political-economy.md) | 7 |
| 9 | [Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-outdoor-recreation-and-tourism.md) | 7 |
| 10 | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 5 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [National Bureau of Economic Research](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/national-bureau-of-economic-research.md) | 9 |
| 2 | [IZA - Institute of Labor Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/iza-institute-of-labor-economics.md) | 8 |
| 3 | San Diego State University | 8 |
| 4 | [Shandong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/shandong-university.md) | 7 |
| 5 | Research Institute of Industrial Economics | 6 |
| 6 | [University of Johannesburg](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-johannesburg.md) | 6 |
| 7 | University of Tampa | 6 |
| 8 | [University of Turin](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-turin.md) | 6 |
| 9 | [Virginia Tech](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/virginia-tech.md) | 6 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | United States | 390 |
| 2 | China | 33 |
| 3 | Germany | 19 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 19 |
| 5 | Australia | 11 |
| 6 | Canada | 9 |
| 7 | Italy | 8 |
| 8 | Sweden | 8 |
| 9 | South Africa | 8 |
| 10 | Spain | 7 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Austrian economics | 18 |
| 2 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 10 |
| 3 | history of economic thought | 9 |
| 4 | [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 9 |
| 5 | political economy | 8 |
| 6 | Kenneth Boulding | 7 |
| 7 | economic freedom | 7 |
| 8 | [entrepreneurship](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/entrepreneurship.md) | 7 |
| 9 | [gender differences](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/gender-differences.md) | 7 |
| 10 | rent-seeking | 7 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,033 | 9.1 | [The lineages of the entrepreneurial ecosystem approach](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-017-9864-8) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | 2017-05-11 | Zoltán J. Ács, Erik Stam, David Bruce Audretsch et al. |
| 2 | 1,017 | 8.8 | [Deep learning for short-term traffic flow prediction](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2017.02.024) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | 2017-03-17 | Nicholas G. Polson, Vadim Sokolov |
| 3 | 886 | 7.8 | [The digital entrepreneurial ecosystem](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-017-9867-5) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | 2017-05-11 | Fiona Sussan, Zoltán J. Ács |
| 4 | 582 | 5.6 | [Entrepreneurship, institutional economics, and economic growth: an ecosystem perspective](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-018-0013-9) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | 2018-03-06 | Zoltán J. Ács, Saul Estrin, Tomasz Marek Mickiewicz et al. |
| 5 | 332 | 3.5 | [Land consolidation boosting poverty alleviation in China: Theory and practice](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.12.024) | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | 2018-12-21 | Yang Zhou, Liying Guo, Yansui Liu |
| 6 | 331 | 3.3 | [Tracing CO2 emissions in global value chains](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2018.05.013) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2018-05-09 | Bo Meng, Glen P. Peters, Zhi Wang et al. |
| 7 | 285 | 3.0 | [Ethical challenges of edtech, big data and personalized learning: twenty-first century student sorting and tracking](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-018-9492-2) | [Ethics and Information Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ethics-and-information-technology.md) | 2018-12-03 | Priscilla M. Regan, Jolene Kay Jesse |
| 8 | 273 | 3.1 | [The Digital Entrepreneurial Ecosystem—a critique and reconfiguration](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-019-00232-y) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | 2019-07-26 | Abraham K. Song |
| 9 | 251 | 3.5 | [Sustainable Retailing](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretai.2020.10.008) | [Journal of Retailing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing.md) | 2020-11-24 | Gautham Vadakkepatt, Karen Page Winterich, Vikas Mittal et al. |
| 10 | 248 | 2.2 | [The campus as entrepreneurial ecosystem: the University of Chicago](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-017-9868-4) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | 2017-05-17 | David J. Miller, Zoltán J. Ács |

## In OpenAlex

*George Mason University in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Fairfax, Virginia, United States |
| Also known as | Universidad George Mason |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 2 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 75,741 |
| Citations | 3,520,571 |
| h-index | 569 |
| i10-index | 48,823 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 3.21 |
| Website | [www.gmu.edu](https://www.gmu.edu/) |
| ROR | [ror.org/02jqj7156](https://ror.org/02jqj7156) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I162714631](https://openalex.org/I162714631) |

*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) | 3,846 | 118,879 | 83 | 2.2% |
| 2025 | 4,235 | 158,635 | 96 | 2.3% |
| 2024 | 4,096 | 158,851 | 104 | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 3,813 | 154,386 | 107 | 2.8% |
| 2022 | 3,649 | 148,866 | 92 | 2.5% |
| 2021 | 3,584 | 149,504 | 86 | 2.4% |
| 2020 | 3,553 | 134,749 | 100 | 2.8% |
| 2019 | 3,152 | 115,890 | 81 | 2.6% |
| 2018 | 3,135 | 102,158 | 89 | 2.8% |
| 2017 | 2,961 | 93,054 | 94 | 3.2% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Economic Theory and Institutions | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 1,794 |
| 2 | Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies | Physics and Astronomy | 1,431 |
| 3 | Legal and Constitutional Studies | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 1,387 |
| 4 | Climate variability and models | Environmental Science | 1,222 |
| 5 | Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics | Physics and Astronomy | 1,191 |

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | [Is it abundance or scarcity? Reassessing freshwater resources and civil war onset (1960–2023)](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2026.107605) | [World Development](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/world-development.md) | Sanggyu Suh | George Mason University |
| 2026-10-15 | [Planning fixed-route urban air mobility services: A framework for early implementation and multimodal integration](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2026.104497) | [Transport Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transport-policy.md) | Renwei Liu, Haishan Xia, Kangyu Liang et al. | Beijing Jiaotong University; George Mason University; Ministry of Transport |
| 2026-10-14 | [Projection depth for functional data: Theoretical properties](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmva.2026.105711) | [Journal of Multivariate Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-multivariate-analysis.md) | Filip Bočinec, Stanislav Nagy, Hyemin Yeon | Charles University; George Mason University |
| 2026-10-13 | [Magnus Henrekson, Christian Sandström, and Mikael Stenkula (eds). A Green Entrepreneurial State? Exploring the Pitfalls of Green Deals. Cham, Switzerland. Springer, 2026. xiv + 302 pages. USD 59.99 (hardback)](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11138-026-00754-1) | [The Review of Austrian Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-review-of-austrian-economics.md) | Jordan K. Lofthouse | George Mason University |
| 2026-10-12 | [Automated analysis of prosodic and conversational speech markers for autism spectrum disorder screening and severity estimation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2026.124296) | [Information Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-sciences.md) | Muhammad Zaheer Sajid, Wajeeha Asma, Muntaha Nadeem et al. | George Mason University; Riphah International University; Fatima Jinnah Women University; … |
| 2026-10-09 | [Revealing tax evasion: Experimental evidence from a representative survey of Indonesian firms](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107795) | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | Christopher Hoy, Filip Jolevski, Anthony Obeyesekere | World Bank; The University of Melbourne; George Mason University |
| 2026-10-08 | [Is There a Human Premium in Negotiations? A Relational-Economic Tradeoff in Human vs. AI Bargaining](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10726-026-10027-8) | [Group Decision and Negotiation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/group-decision-and-negotiation.md) | Alexandra A. Mislin, Daniel Druckman, Louise Serre | American University; George Mason University; The University of Queensland; … |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). George Mason University. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/george-mason-university

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  urldate = {2026-11-03},
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License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).