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title: "Qingdao University: research profile and papers"
description: "Research profile of Qingdao University: 883 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly AI and economics; h-index 420."
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share_text: "Research profile of Qingdao University: 883 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly AI and economics; h-index 420. (as of 2026-11-03)"
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# Qingdao University

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

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

## Key findings

- Qingdao 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 Energy Economics (1), Expert Systems with Applications (1) and Economic Modelling (1).
- Countries: China (4).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Qingdao University took part in 883 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in AI (251), economics (235) and finance (128).
- 156 of them were published in 2025, against 10 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Lebanese American University (66), Ocean University of China (45) and West University of Timişoara (39).
- The journals publishing most of them were Economic Analysis and Policy (43), Resources Policy (39) and Energy Economics (29).
- The most-cited of them is “The dynamic impact of natural resources, technological innovations and economic growth on ecological footprint: An advanced panel data estimation” (Resources Policy, 2020), with 777 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, Qingdao University has 64,848 works with 4,171,520 citations (h-index 420).
- The tracked journals hold 787 of its 41,356 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (1.9%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (1,590), Advancements in Battery Materials (1,396) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (1,211).

## 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) | 6 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 22 | 31 | 27 | 46 | 47 | 29 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 39 | 61 | 44 | 35 | 10 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 19 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| All categories | 10 | 21 | 29 | 75 | 79 | 109 | 149 | 159 | 156 | 96 |

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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Economic Analysis and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-analysis-and-policy.md) | 43 |
| 2 | [Resources Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/resources-policy.md) | 39 |
| 3 | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 29 |
| 4 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 28 |
| 5 | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | 25 |
| 6 | [IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-fuzzy-systems.md) | 25 |
| 7 | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 20 |
| 8 | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | 19 |
| 9 | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | 15 |
| 10 | [IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-neural-networks-and-learning-systems.md) | 14 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Lebanese American University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/lebanese-american-university.md) | 66 |
| 2 | [Ocean University of China](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/ocean-university-of-china.md) | 45 |
| 3 | West University of Timişoara | 39 |
| 4 | [Shandong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/shandong-university.md) | 23 |
| 5 | [Tianjin University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/tianjin-university.md) | 21 |
| 6 | [City University of Macau](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/city-university-of-macau.md) | 19 |
| 7 | Excelia Business School | 18 |
| 8 | [University of Newcastle Australia](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-newcastle-australia.md) | 15 |
| 9 | [Fuzhou University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/fuzhou-university.md) | 14 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | China | 560 |
| 2 | Lebanon | 66 |
| 3 | Romania | 50 |
| 4 | Australia | 37 |
| 5 | Macao | 31 |
| 6 | United States | 31 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 28 |
| 8 | France | 21 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 18 |
| 10 | Pakistan | 18 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 58 |
| 2 | [CO2 emissions](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/co2-emissions.md) | 30 |
| 3 | [financial constraints](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/financial-constraints.md) | 28 |
| 4 | [sustainable development](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/sustainable-development.md) | 28 |
| 5 | [green finance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/green-finance.md) | 24 |
| 6 | [Chinese listed companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-listed-companies.md) | 21 |
| 7 | [state-owned enterprises](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/state-owned-enterprises.md) | 20 |
| 8 | [economic growth](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/economic-growth.md) | 18 |
| 9 | [geopolitical risk](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/geopolitical-risk.md) | 18 |
| 10 | [artificial intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/artificial-intelligence.md) | 17 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 777 | 10.5 | [The dynamic impact of natural resources, technological innovations and economic growth on ecological footprint: An advanced panel data estimation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101817) | [Resources Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/resources-policy.md) | 2020-09-06 | Mahmood Ahmad, Ping Yu Jiang, Abdul Hannan Majeed et al. |
| 2 | 506 | 4.5 | [Finite-Time Adaptive Fuzzy Tracking Control Design for Nonlinear Systems](https://doi.org/10.1109/tfuzz.2017.2717804) | [IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-fuzzy-systems.md) | 2017-06-20 | Fang Wang, Bing Chen, Xiaoping Liu et al. |
| 3 | 417 | 6.9 | [Can Fintech development pave the way for a transition towards low-carbon economy: A global perspective](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121278) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2021-10-19 | Ran Tao, Chi‐Wei Su, Bushra Naqvi et al. |
| 4 | 397 | 6.4 | [Does renewable energy redefine geopolitical risks?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112566) | [Energy Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-policy.md) | 2021-09-10 | Chi‐Wei Su, Khalid Khan, Muhammad Umar et al. |
| 5 | 378 | 8.5 | [Do green finance and innovation matter for environmental protection? A case of OECD economies](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106560) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2023-02-12 | Muhammad Umar, Adnan Safi |
| 6 | 375 | 7.1 | [Climate policy uncertainty and world renewable energy index volatility forecasting](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121810) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2022-06-17 | Chao Liang, Muhammad Umar, Feng Ma et al. |
| 7 | 363 | 6.9 | [Does green finance inspire sustainable development? Evidence from a global perspective](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2022.06.002) | [Economic Analysis and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-analysis-and-policy.md) | 2022-06-13 | Kai‐Hua Wang, Yan-Xin Zhao, Cui-Feng Jiang et al. |
| 8 | 349 | 5.0 | [Is technological innovation making world "Greener"? An evidence from changing growth story of China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120516) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2020-12-28 | Kai‐Hua Wang, Muhammad Umar, Rabia Akram et al. |
| 9 | 335 | 6.7 | [Impact of Russian-Ukraine war on clean energy, conventional energy, and metal markets: Evidence from event study approach](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2022.102966) | [Resources Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/resources-policy.md) | 2022-08-28 | Muhammad Umar, Yasir Riaz, Imran Yousaf |
| 10 | 311 | 6.2 | [Can the green finance policy force the green transformation of high-polluting enterprises? A quasi-natural experiment based on “Green Credit Guidelines”](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2022.106265) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2022-08-27 | Yuchen Lu, Yuqiang Gao, Yu Zhang et al. |

## In OpenAlex

*Qingdao University in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Qingdao, China |
| Also known as | Qīngdǎo Dàxué, 青岛大学 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 64,848 |
| Citations | 4,171,520 |
| h-index | 420 |
| i10-index | 82,885 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 7.27 |
| Website | [www.qdu.edu.cn](https://www.qdu.edu.cn) |
| ROR | [ror.org/021cj6z65](https://ror.org/021cj6z65) |
| Wikidata | [www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82267](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82267) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I108688024](https://openalex.org/I108688024) |

*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) | 5,766 | 168,904 | 96 | 1.7% |
| 2025 | 6,779 | 221,151 | 156 | 2.3% |
| 2024 | 6,355 | 196,778 | 159 | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 6,152 | 159,616 | 149 | 2.4% |
| 2022 | 6,153 | 136,593 | 109 | 1.8% |
| 2021 | 4,437 | 104,778 | 79 | 1.8% |
| 2020 | 3,903 | 74,327 | 75 | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 3,237 | 47,496 | 29 | 0.9% |
| 2018 | 2,469 | 32,274 | 21 | 0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,871 | 23,070 | 10 | 0.5% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion | Energy | 1,590 |
| 2 | Advancements in Battery Materials | Engineering | 1,396 |
| 3 | Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1,211 |
| 4 | Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers | Engineering | 1,165 |
| 5 | Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication | Materials Science | 1,105 |

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | [Financial contagion of climate risk: evidence from cross-industry complex networks and machine learning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2026.109670) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | Xiao-Li Gong, Zhang Xiu-chao, Xiong Xiong | Qingdao University; Tianjin University |
| 2026-10-15 | [STCRN: Context-refractive graph learning for heterogeneous traffic flow prediction](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2026.134734) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | Qinzhi Lv, Yuehao Wang, Xianquan Wang et al. | Qingdao University of Technology; University of Science and Technology of China; Qingdao University |
| 2026-10-12 | [Impact of digital economy on innovation and entrepreneurship: Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2026.107895) | [Economic Modelling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-modelling.md) | Kai Zhao, Yu Gao, Zeping Chen | Qingdao University; Huaqiao University |
| 2026-10-07 | [When do firms adopt digitization to achieve environmental objectives? A peer environmental rating perspective](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2026.105440) | [International Review of Financial Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-financial-analysis.md) | Li Meng, Ziyao Li, Taoyong Su et al. | Qingdao University; Tongji University |

## Cite this page

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