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title: "Maastricht University: research profile and papers"
description: "Research profile of Maastricht University: 1,122 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and health economics and policy; h-index 864."
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share_text: "Research profile of Maastricht University: 1,122 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and health economics and policy; h-index 864. (as of 2026-11-03)"
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
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# Maastricht University

- 1 paper in the last 7 days
- country: Netherlands
- web domain: maastrichtuniversity.nl

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

## Key findings

- Maastricht University was involved in 6 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #284 of 3,809 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in The Leadership Quarterly (1), Italian Economic Journal (1) and Computers & Education (1).
- Countries: Netherlands (6), China (2) and United States (2).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Maastricht University took part in 1,122 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (505), health economics and policy (148) and management (134).
- 123 of them were published in 2025, against 98 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (79), Care and Public Health Research Institute (47) and KU Leuven (34).
- The journals publishing most of them were Health Policy (20), PharmacoEconomics (18) and Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (13).
- The most-cited of them is “How artificial intelligence will change the future of marketing” (Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2019), with 2,863 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, Maastricht University has 112,158 works with 11,081,457 citations (h-index 864).
- The tracked journals hold 1,024 of its 57,377 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (1.8%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (2,895), Innovations in Medical Education (2,842) and Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias (1,863).

## 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) | 41 | 52 | 51 | 60 | 52 | 57 | 51 | 52 | 46 | 43 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 12 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 10 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 16 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 12 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| All categories | 98 | 90 | 103 | 122 | 113 | 124 | 133 | 118 | 123 | 98 |

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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-policy.md) | 20 |
| 2 | [PharmacoEconomics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pharmacoeconomics.md) | 18 |
| 3 | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | 13 |
| 4 | [International Journal of Game Theory](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-game-theory.md) | 10 |
| 5 | [Higher Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education.md) | 9 |
| 6 | [World Development](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/world-development.md) | 9 |
| 7 | [Games and Economic Behavior](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/games-and-economic-behavior.md) | 9 |
| 8 | [Labour Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/labour-economics.md) | 9 |
| 9 | [AI & Society](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ai-society.md) | 9 |
| 10 | [Health Research Policy and Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-research-policy-and-systems.md) | 9 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology | 79 |
| 2 | Care and Public Health Research Institute | 47 |
| 3 | [KU Leuven](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/ku-leuven.md) | 34 |
| 4 | Maastricht University Medical Centre | 28 |
| 5 | [IZA - Institute of Labor Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/iza-institute-of-labor-economics.md) | 23 |
| 6 | [Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/vrije-universiteit-amsterdam.md) | 21 |
| 7 | [Erasmus University Rotterdam](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/erasmus-university-rotterdam.md) | 16 |
| 8 | [University of Groningen](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-groningen.md) | 16 |
| 9 | Open University of the Netherlands | 14 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Netherlands | 472 |
| 2 | Germany | 95 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 73 |
| 4 | Belgium | 71 |
| 5 | United States | 62 |
| 6 | France | 36 |
| 7 | Italy | 36 |
| 8 | China | 34 |
| 9 | Australia | 26 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 19 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [cost-effectiveness](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/cost-effectiveness.md) | 19 |
| 2 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 17 |
| 3 | [quality-adjusted life years](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/quality-adjusted-life-years.md) | 10 |
| 4 | axiomatization | 8 |
| 5 | [cross-national comparison](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/cross-national-comparison.md) | 8 |
| 6 | [gender differences](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/gender-differences.md) | 8 |
| 7 | [multinational corporations](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/multinational-corporations.md) | 8 |
| 8 | economic evaluation | 7 |
| 9 | [willingness to pay](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/willingness-to-pay.md) | 7 |
| 10 | [Germany](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/germany.md) | 6 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,863 | 33.8 | [How artificial intelligence will change the future of marketing](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-019-00696-0) | [Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-the-academy-of-marketing-science.md) | 2019-10-10 | Thomas H. Davenport, Abhijit Guha, Dhruv Grewal et al. |
| 2 | 982 | 8.5 | [Financial well-being: A conceptualization and research agenda](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.03.013) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2017-03-23 | Elisabeth Christine Brüggen, Jens Hogreve, Maria Holmlund et al. |
| 3 | 692 | 6.1 | [Augmenting the eye of the beholder: exploring the strategic potential of augmented reality to enhance online service experiences](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-017-0541-x) | [Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-the-academy-of-marketing-science.md) | 2017-05-18 | Tim Hilken, Ko de Ruyter, Mathew Chylinski et al. |
| 4 | 620 | 5.5 | [Transformative social innovation and (dis)empowerment](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2017.05.002) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2017-06-07 | Flor Avelino, Julia Maria Wittmayer, Bonno Pel et al. |
| 5 | 387 | 4.8 | [EEG based multi-class seizure type classification using convolutional neural network and transfer learning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2020.01.017) | [Neural Networks](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-networks.md) | 2020-01-25 | Shivarudhrappa Raghu, Natarajan Sriraam, Yasin Temel et al. |
| 6 | 374 | 3.6 | [Harnessing Wicked Problems in Multi-stakeholder Partnerships](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-018-3858-6) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | 2018-04-07 | Domenico Dentoni, Verena Bitzer, Greetje Schouten |
| 7 | 368 | 6.2 | [Blockchain as a sustainability-oriented innovation?: Opportunities for and resistance to Blockchain technology as a driver of sustainability in global food supply chains](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121403) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2021-12-05 | Nicola Friedman, Jarrod Ormiston |
| 8 | 345 | 5.0 | [The impact of artificial intelligence on labor productivity](https://doi.org/10.1007/s40821-020-00172-8) | [Eurasian economic review :](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/eurasian-economic-review.md) | 2021-01-20 | Giacomo Damioli, Vincent Van Roy, Dániel Vértesy |
| 9 | 343 | 3.6 | [Advancing innovation in the public sector: Aligning innovation measurement with policy goals](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2018.12.001) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | 2018-12-20 | Anthony V. Arundel, Carter Walter Bloch, Barry Ferguson |
| 10 | 317 | 4.2 | [Towards a theory of transformative social innovation: A relational framework and 12 propositions](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2020.104080) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | 2020-07-24 | Bonno Pel, Alex Haxeltine, Flor Avelino et al. |

## In OpenAlex

*Maastricht University in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands |
| Also known as | UM, Universiteit Maastricht |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 3 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 112,158 |
| Citations | 11,081,457 |
| h-index | 864 |
| i10-index | 134,159 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 4.70 |
| Website | [www.maastrichtuniversity.nl](https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl) |
| ROR | [ror.org/02jz4aj89](https://ror.org/02jz4aj89) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I34352273](https://openalex.org/I34352273) |

*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) | 6,224 | 289,912 | 98 | 1.6% |
| 2025 | 7,121 | 355,141 | 123 | 1.7% |
| 2024 | 7,626 | 356,692 | 118 | 1.5% |
| 2023 | 7,405 | 338,533 | 133 | 1.8% |
| 2022 | 6,850 | 329,142 | 124 | 1.8% |
| 2021 | 6,825 | 324,936 | 113 | 1.7% |
| 2020 | 6,234 | 277,390 | 122 | 2.0% |
| 2019 | 5,320 | 218,262 | 103 | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 5,093 | 193,257 | 90 | 1.8% |
| 2017 | 4,903 | 177,131 | 98 | 2.0% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research | Medicine | 2,895 |
| 2 | Innovations in Medical Education | Medicine | 2,842 |
| 3 | Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias | Medicine | 1,863 |
| 4 | Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms | Medicine | 1,800 |
| 5 | Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 1,798 |

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-29 | [A systematic and causal review of the link between leader-driven psychological safety and work outcomes](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2026.102011) | [The Leadership Quarterly](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-leadership-quarterly.md) | Geshwaree Huzooree, Melina Seedoyal Doargajudhur, Corine de Ruiter et al. | Edinburgh Napier University; Maastricht University; EM Normandie Business School; … |
| 2026-10-23 | [Time to Build in Agent-Based Models: Emerging Business Cycle Trends Through Time-Sensitive Production Processes](https://doi.org/10.1007/s40797-026-00416-y) | [Italian Economic Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/italian-economic-journal.md) | Eleonora Priori, Pietro Terna, Jack Birner et al. | University of Turin; Maastricht University; University of Genoa |
| 2026-10-17 | [GenAI-supported internal feedback intervention for writing improvement: The roles of evaluative judgment and student-AI interaction in a cluster-randomized experimental study](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2026.105767) | [Computers & Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-education.md) | Shijun Cindy Chen, Christian Dieter Schunn, Jie Cao et al. | University of Hong Kong; University of Pittsburgh; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; … |
| 2026-10-15 | [Home-based geriatric rehabilitation after shortened inpatient rehabilitation: cost-effectiveness analysis of the “Better@Home” multicentre prospective cohort study with a matched historical control group](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-026-02002-6) | [The European Journal of Health Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-european-journal-of-health-economics.md) | Chris J. Gamble, Wim G Groen, M. Vaz et al. | Maastricht University; Care and Public Health Research Institute; Amsterdam Public Health; … |
| 2026-10-14 | [Cardiovascular medicine preprints: publication rates, citation rates, and time to publication](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-026-05859-9) | [Scientometrics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/scientometrics.md) | Bryan Nicolalde, Jose Camacho, Kevin Zambrano et al. | University of Vermont; Norwalk Hospital; Universidad San Francisco de Quito; … |
| 2026-10-12 | [Digitalisation, Use of Scientific Publications, and Research Output: Cross-Country Evidence](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-026-00633-9) | [Science and Engineering Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/science-and-engineering-ethics.md) | Guangyao Zhang, Lili Wang, Yu Geng et al. | Nanjing University; United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology; Maastricht University; … |

## Cite this page

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

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  title = {Maastricht University},
  year = {2026},
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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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License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).