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title: "Liaoning University: research profile and papers"
description: "Research profile of Liaoning University: 441 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly finance and economics; h-index 214."
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share_text: "Research profile of Liaoning University: 441 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly finance and economics; h-index 214. (as of 2026-11-03)"
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# Liaoning University

- 1 paper in the last 7 days
- country: China
- web domain: lnu.edu.cn

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

## Key findings

- Liaoning University was involved in 4 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #506 of 3,809 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in International Review of Economics & Finance (3) and Finance research letters (1).
- Countries: China (4).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Liaoning University took part in 441 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in finance (153), economics (151) and AI (29).
- 117 of them were published in 2025, against 3 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Jilin University (25), Chongqing University (19) and Northeastern University (12).
- The journals publishing most of them were Finance research letters (60), International Review of Economics & Finance (39) and Resources Policy (24).
- The most-cited of them is “Study on a prediction of P2P network loan default based on the machine learning LightGBM and XGboost algorithms according to different high dimensional data cleaning” (Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, 2018), with 445 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, Liaoning University has 14,995 works with 698,211 citations (h-index 214).
- The tracked journals hold 360 of its 7,683 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (4.7%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (934), Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (911) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (689).

## 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 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 47 | 31 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 45 | 24 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All categories | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 46 | 74 | 79 | 117 | 81 |

## 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) | 60 |
| 2 | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | 39 |
| 3 | [Resources Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/resources-policy.md) | 24 |
| 4 | [Journal of Asian Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-asian-economics.md) | 13 |
| 5 | [Economic Analysis and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-analysis-and-policy.md) | 11 |
| 6 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 10 |
| 7 | [Economics Letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economics-letters.md) | 9 |
| 8 | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 9 |
| 9 | [Economic Modelling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-modelling.md) | 8 |
| 10 | [Statistical Papers](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/statistical-papers.md) | 8 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Jilin University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/jilin-university.md) | 25 |
| 2 | [Chongqing University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/chongqing-university.md) | 19 |
| 3 | [Northeastern University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/northeastern-university.md) | 12 |
| 4 | [Dongbei University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/dongbei-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | 11 |
| 5 | [Hunan University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hunan-university.md) | 10 |
| 6 | [Renmin University of China](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/renmin-university-of-china.md) | 9 |
| 7 | [Southwestern University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/southwestern-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | 9 |
| 8 | [Peking University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/peking-university.md) | 8 |
| 9 | [Changchun University of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/changchun-university-of-technology.md) | 7 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | China | 351 |
| 2 | United States | 32 |
| 3 | Australia | 17 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 8 |
| 5 | South Korea | 7 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 7 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 6 |
| 8 | Canada | 5 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 5 |
| 10 | India | 3 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 60 |
| 2 | [Chinese listed companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-listed-companies.md) | 40 |
| 3 | [financial constraints](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/financial-constraints.md) | 26 |
| 4 | [state-owned enterprises](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/state-owned-enterprises.md) | 24 |
| 5 | [listed companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/listed-companies.md) | 20 |
| 6 | [regional heterogeneity](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/regional-heterogeneity.md) | 18 |
| 7 | [sustainable development](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/sustainable-development.md) | 18 |
| 8 | [corporate governance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-governance.md) | 16 |
| 9 | [R&D investment](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/r-d-investment.md) | 15 |
| 10 | [moderating effect](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/moderating-effect.md) | 14 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 445 | 4.5 | [Study on a prediction of P2P network loan default based on the machine learning LightGBM and XGboost algorithms according to different high dimensional data cleaning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elerap.2018.08.002) | [Electronic Commerce Research and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/electronic-commerce-research-and-applications.md) | 2018-08-03 | Xiaojun Ma, Jinglan Sha, Dehua Wang et al. |
| 2 | 328 | 4.0 | [Provincial cultivated land use efficiency in China: Empirical analysis based on the SBM-DEA model with carbon emissions considered](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2019.119874) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2019-12-17 | Bing Kuang, Xinhai Lu, Min Zhou et al. |
| 3 | 277 | 4.7 | [Effects of China's pilot low-carbon city policy on carbon emission reduction: A quasi-natural experiment based on satellite data](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121422) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2021-12-08 | Weidong Huo, Jie Qi, Tong Rui Yang et al. |
| 4 | 184 | 2.8 | [Regional differences and dynamic evolution of urban land green use efficiency within the Yangtze River Delta, China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105449) | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | 2021-04-14 | Shukui Tan, Bixia Hu, Bing Kuang et al. |
| 5 | 181 | 3.6 | [The role of audit quality in the ESG-corporate financial performance nexus: Empirical evidence from Western European companies](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bir.2022.08.011) | [Borsa Istanbul Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/borsa-istanbul-review.md) | 2022-09-15 | R. M. Ammar Zahid, Muhammad Kaleem Khan, Waseem Anwar et al. |
| 6 | 149 | 2.3 | [Digital financial inclusion and sustainable employment: Evidence from countries along the belt and road](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bir.2021.04.004) | [Borsa Istanbul Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/borsa-istanbul-review.md) | 2021-05-03 | Zhechen Geng, Guosheng He |
| 7 | 141 | 1.7 | [Predicting lncRNA–miRNA interactions based on logistic matrix factorization with neighborhood regularized](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2019.105261) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 2019-11-27 | Hongsheng Liu, Guofei Ren, Haoyu Chen et al. |
| 8 | 141 | 2.7 | [The role of financial stress, oil, gold and natural gas prices on clean energy stocks: Global evidence from extreme quantile approach](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2022.102860) | [Resources Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/resources-policy.md) | 2022-07-07 | Zheng Fu, Zhiguo Chen, Arshian Sharif et al. |
| 9 | 140 | 2.8 | [The fundamental effects of ESG disclosure quality in boosting the growth of ESG investing](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2022.101655) | [Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-financial-markets-institutions-and-money.md) | 2022-09-21 | Hui Wen, Ken C. Ho, Jijun Gao et al. |
| 10 | 134 | 2.8 | [ESG, dividend payout policy and the moderating role of audit quality: Empirical evidence from Western Europe](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bir.2022.10.012) | [Borsa Istanbul Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/borsa-istanbul-review.md) | 2022-11-09 | R. M. Ammar Zahid, Alina Țaran, Muhammad Kaleem Khan et al. |

## In OpenAlex

*Liaoning University in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Shenyang, China |
| Also known as | Liáoníng Dàxué, 辽宁大学 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 14,995 |
| Citations | 698,211 |
| h-index | 214 |
| i10-index | 15,938 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 4.48 |
| Website | [www.lnu.edu.cn](https://www.lnu.edu.cn) |
| ROR | [ror.org/03xpwj629](https://ror.org/03xpwj629) |
| Wikidata | [www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6132246](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6132246) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I118803816](https://openalex.org/I118803816) |

*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) | 1,435 | 26,055 | 81 | 5.6% |
| 2025 | 1,585 | 32,007 | 117 | 7.4% |
| 2024 | 1,380 | 27,140 | 79 | 5.7% |
| 2023 | 1,114 | 21,159 | 74 | 6.6% |
| 2022 | 1,097 | 17,530 | 46 | 4.2% |
| 2021 | 659 | 14,426 | 16 | 2.4% |
| 2020 | 530 | 11,379 | 8 | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 532 | 9,855 | 12 | 2.3% |
| 2018 | 413 | 7,236 | 5 | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 373 | 5,675 | 3 | 0.8% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies | Physics and Astronomy | 934 |
| 2 | Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions | Physics and Astronomy | 911 |
| 3 | Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques | Energy | 689 |
| 4 | High-Energy Particle Collisions Research | Physics and Astronomy | 630 |
| 5 | TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells | Energy | 492 |

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-28 | [Impact of US Entity List sanctions on Chinese firms’ export resilience: Evidence from intermediate import shocks](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.106015) | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | Lina Qu, Lirong Yan, Jieru Chen et al. | Shandong Normal University; Liaoning University |
| 2026-10-16 | [Executives’ environmental cognition and corporate green transformation: Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.105947) | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | Puhua Zhang, Wei Gao | Liaoning University; Hankou University |
| 2026-10-15 | [Government-guided fund and patient capital agglomeration: Evidence from listed firms in China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2026.110902) | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 郑柳君 Zheng Liujun, Bin Li | Liaoning University |
| 2026-10-05 | [Sailing on trust: The impact of social credit system construction on corporate ESG performance](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.105944) | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | Zhiqiang Bian, Caibin Zhang | Shandong Institute of Business and Technology; Liaoning University |

## Cite this page

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

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  title = {Liaoning University},
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  urldate = {2026-11-03},
  note = {Journal and Conference Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
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