---
title: "Pennsylvania State University: research profile and papers"
description: "Research profile of Pennsylvania State University: 1,570 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and operations research; h-index 1,403."
url: https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/pennsylvania-state-university
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share_text: "Research profile of Pennsylvania State University: 1,570 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and operations research; h-index 1,403. (as of 2026-11-04)"
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
updated: 2026-11-04T00:03:46+09:00
window: 2026-10-06 to 2026-11-04
source: OpenAlex (CC0)
---

# Pennsylvania State University

- 4 papers in the last 7 days
- country: United States
- web domain: psu.edu

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

## Key findings

- Pennsylvania State University was involved in 15 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-06 to 2026-11-04), ranking #78 of 3,828 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Food Policy (2), Operations Management Research (1) and Journal of Family and Economic Issues (1).
- Countries: United States (15), China (6) and Brazil (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Pennsylvania State University took part in 1,570 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (322), operations research (249) and management (180).
- 153 of them were published in 2025, against 150 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Chulalongkorn University (24), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (14) and Mahidol University (11).
- The journals publishing most of them were International Journal of Hospitality Management (40), Journal of Business Research (14) and Annals of Tourism Research (11).
- The most-cited of them is “Marketing survey research best practices: evidence and recommendations from a review of JAMS articles” (Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 2017), with 1,067 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, Pennsylvania State University has 356,282 works with 30,641,102 citations (h-index 1,403).
- The tracked journals hold 1,432 of its 119,655 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (1.2%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (5,588), Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations (4,913) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (4,855).

## 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) | 35 | 34 | 30 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 24 | 28 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 30 | 29 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 19 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 8 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 14 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 16 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 16 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 10 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| All categories | 150 | 165 | 143 | 148 | 163 | 193 | 158 | 159 | 153 | 138 |

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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [International Journal of Hospitality Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-hospitality-management.md) | 40 |
| 2 | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 14 |
| 3 | [Annals of Tourism Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-tourism-research.md) | 11 |
| 4 | [Journal of Econometrics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-econometrics.md) | 11 |
| 5 | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | 10 |
| 6 | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | 10 |
| 7 | [IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-knowledge-and-data-engineering.md) | 10 |
| 8 | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | 10 |
| 9 | [Journal of Accounting and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-accounting-and-economics.md) | 9 |
| 10 | [Public Relations Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-relations-review.md) | 9 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Chulalongkorn University | 24 |
| 2 | [Hong Kong Polytechnic University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hong-kong-polytechnic-university.md) | 14 |
| 3 | Mahidol University | 11 |
| 4 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | 10 |
| 5 | [University of Georgia](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-georgia.md) | 9 |
| 6 | Boston University | 8 |
| 7 | Northwestern University | 8 |
| 8 | [University of Florida](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-florida.md) | 8 |
| 9 | [University of Houston](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-houston.md) | 8 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | United States | 608 |
| 2 | China | 99 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 55 |
| 4 | Canada | 29 |
| 5 | Thailand | 26 |
| 6 | Australia | 24 |
| 7 | South Korea | 23 |
| 8 | India | 21 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 20 |
| 10 | France | 18 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [corporate governance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-governance.md) | 19 |
| 2 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 16 |
| 3 | [hospitality industry](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/hospitality-industry.md) | 15 |
| 4 | [corporate social responsibility](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-social-responsibility.md) | 11 |
| 5 | [consumer behavior](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/consumer-behavior.md) | 9 |
| 6 | [moderating effect](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/moderating-effect.md) | 9 |
| 7 | [generative AI](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/generative-ai.md) | 8 |
| 8 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 7 |
| 9 | [artificial intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/artificial-intelligence.md) | 7 |
| 10 | [graph neural networks](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/graph-neural-networks.md) | 7 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,067 | 9.3 | [Marketing survey research best practices: evidence and recommendations from a review of JAMS articles](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-017-0532-y) | [Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-the-academy-of-marketing-science.md) | 2017-04-10 | John S. Hulland, Hans Baumgartner, Keith Marion Smith |
| 2 | 889 | 9.7 | [Disaster on the horizon: The price effect of sea level rise](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2019.03.013) | [Journal of Financial Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-financial-economics.md) | 2019-03-22 | Asaf Bernstein, Matthew Gustafson, Ryan Lewis |
| 3 | 804 | 7.7 | [Dissipation of stop-and-go waves via control of autonomous vehicles: Field experiments](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2018.02.005) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | 2018-02-20 | Raphael Stern, Shumo Cui, Maria Laura Delle Monache et al. |
| 4 | 678 | 6.9 | [The effect of economic policy uncertainty on investor information asymmetry and management disclosures](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacceco.2018.08.011) | [Journal of Accounting and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-accounting-and-economics.md) | 2018-08-21 | Venky Nagar, Jordan Schoenfeld, Laura A. Wellman |
| 5 | 628 | 5.5 | [A plain English measure of financial reporting readability](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacceco.2017.03.002) | [Journal of Accounting and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-accounting-and-economics.md) | 2017-04-01 | Samuel B. Bonsall, Andrew J. Leone, Brian P. Miller et al. |
| 6 | 567 | 5.7 | [The drivers of success in new-product development](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2018.07.005) | [Industrial Marketing Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/industrial-marketing-management.md) | 2018-07-27 | Robert G. Cooper |
| 7 | 502 | 10.8 | [Using the Gioia Methodology in international business and entrepreneurship research](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2022.102097) | [International Business Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-business-review.md) | 2022-12-17 | Giovanna Magnani, Denny Gioia |
| 8 | 417 | 4.3 | [A review of the effectiveness of empowering leadership](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2018.08.005) | [The Leadership Quarterly](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-leadership-quarterly.md) | 2018-09-08 | Minyoung Cheong, Francis J. Yammarino, Shelley D. Dionne et al. |
| 9 | 388 | 6.7 | [Digital twin for sustainable manufacturing supply chains: Current trends, future perspectives, and an implementation framework](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121448) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2021-12-31 | Sachin Kamble, Angappa Gunasekaran, Harsh Parekh et al. |
| 10 | 357 | 3.3 | [The theory of planned behavior and the norm activation model approach to consumer behavior regarding organic menus](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2017.10.011) | [International Journal of Hospitality Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-hospitality-management.md) | 2017-10-23 | Yeon Ho Shin, Jinyoung Im, Seung Eun Jung et al. |

## In OpenAlex

*Pennsylvania State University in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | State College, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Also known as | PSU, Penn State, Universidad Estatal de Pensilvania, Université d'État de Pennsylvanie |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 4 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 356,282 |
| Citations | 30,641,102 |
| h-index | 1,403 |
| i10-index | 360,707 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 4.40 |
| Website | [www.psu.edu](https://www.psu.edu) |
| ROR | [ror.org/04p491231](https://ror.org/04p491231) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I130769515](https://openalex.org/I130769515) |

*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) | 14,026 | 626,673 | 138 | 1.0% |
| 2025 | 13,962 | 846,608 | 153 | 1.1% |
| 2024 | 14,319 | 845,723 | 159 | 1.1% |
| 2023 | 13,848 | 817,770 | 158 | 1.1% |
| 2022 | 13,377 | 814,960 | 193 | 1.4% |
| 2021 | 13,819 | 835,185 | 163 | 1.2% |
| 2020 | 14,683 | 759,961 | 148 | 1.0% |
| 2019 | 12,350 | 665,868 | 143 | 1.2% |
| 2018 | 11,924 | 603,494 | 165 | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 11,373 | 554,602 | 150 | 1.3% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials | Materials Science | 5,588 |
| 2 | Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations | Physics and Astronomy | 4,913 |
| 3 | Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies | Physics and Astronomy | 4,855 |
| 4 | Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena | Physics and Astronomy | 4,329 |
| 5 | Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena | Physics and Astronomy | 3,953 |

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | [Universal free school meals and household food spending: heterogeneous effects across two policy episodes](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2026.103226) | [Food Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/food-policy.md) | I-Hung Kuan, Yizao Liu, YuXiang Zhang | Pennsylvania State University; The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) |
| 2026-10-30 | [Implementation of Pharma 4.0 projects in emerging economies: an empirical prioritization of opportunities and challenges in Brazil](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12063-026-00621-z) | [Operations Management Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/operations-management-research.md) | Leandro Simplício Silva, Renato Telles, Isabel Cristina Scafuto et al. | Universidade Nove de Julho; Universidade Municipal de São Caetano do Sul; Universidade Paulista; … |
| 2026-10-29 | [The Impact of Child Caregiving-Related Life Changes on Caregivers’ Well-Being in Rural and Urban U.S. Areas](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-026-10115-6) | [Journal of Family and Economic Issues](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-family-and-economic-issues.md) | Zuzana Bednarik, Stephan J. Goetz | Purdue University West Lafayette; Pennsylvania State University |
| 2026-10-29 | [Actualizing entrepreneurial futures: Imaginaries, Visions, and the Olivetti Corporation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2026.106661) | [Journal of Business Venturing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-venturing.md) | Vittoria Magrelli, Roy Suddaby, Trevor Lyle Israelsen et al. | University of Chieti-Pescara; University of Victoria; Pennsylvania State University; … |
| 2026-10-27 | [Are direct lenders more like banks or arm’s-length investors?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2026.104397) | [Journal of Financial Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-financial-economics.md) | Young Soo Jang | Pennsylvania State University; University of Chicago |
| 2026-10-24 | [The efficiency of the performing arts industry in China: An application of the Post-view Model](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2026.103684) | [Omega](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/omega.md) | Hong Chen, Dariush Khezrimotlagh, Shiuh-Nan Hwang | Ming Chuan University; Ningbo Childhood Education College; Pennsylvania State University |
| 2026-10-24 | [Label ensemble perspective for reduced-complexity graph node classification under label noise](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2026.115169) | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | Rui Zhao, Bin Shi, Zhiming Liang et al. | Xi'an Jiaotong University; Pennsylvania State University |
| 2026-10-23 | [Industrial policy for mobile telecommunications across generations: Comparative analysis of four countries](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2026.103338) | [Telecommunications Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy.md) | DongWook Jeong, Krishna Jayakar | Pennsylvania State University |
| 2026-10-20 | [Error Analysis in Generative Adversarial Networks: A Theoretical Framework](https://doi.org/10.1007/s42519-026-00653-5) | [Journal of Statistical Theory and Practice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-statistical-theory-and-practice.md) | Mahmud Hasan, Hailin Sang | Pennsylvania State University; University of Mississippi |
| 2026-10-12 | [Fare sensitivity at point zero: How fare-free transit riders react to fare reinstatement and service changes?](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-026-10786-y) | [Transportation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation.md) | Jorge Manuel Manuel Diaz-Gutierrez, Andisheh Ranjbari | Pennsylvania State University |
| 2026-10-10 | [Designing a pipeline linking professional development to AI-supported instructional practice](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2026.105764) | [Computers & Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-education.md) | Ari Kim | Pennsylvania State University |
| 2026-10-10 | [Heterogeneous consumer responses to added sugar disclosures: Evidence from the U.S. nutrition facts panel update](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2026.103195) | [Food Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/food-policy.md) | YuXiang Zhang, Yizao Liu, James W. Sears | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou); Pennsylvania State University; Michigan State University |
| 2026-10-08 | [Early growth, limited persistence: User entrepreneurship and firm employment growth](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2026.e00677) | [Journal of Business Venturing Insights](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-venturing-insights.md) | Zheng Tian, Luyi Han, Timothy R. Wojan et al. | Pennsylvania State University; Georgetown University |
| 2026-10-07 | [What are Human Researchers for?](https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-026-00703-y) | [Postdigital Science and Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/postdigital-science-and-education.md) | Jacob Holster | Pennsylvania State University |
| 2026-10-07 | [Harnessing the power of AI in qualitative research: Role assignment, engagement, and user perceptions of AI-generated follow-up questions in semi-structured interviews](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2026.103950) | [International Journal of Human-Computer Studies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-human-computer-studies.md) | H. Zhang, Yueyan Liu, Xin Guan et al. | Tsinghua University; Columbia University; Nankai University; … |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Pennsylvania State University. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/pennsylvania-state-university

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