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title: "Université Côte d'Azur: research profile and papers"
description: "Research profile of Université Côte d'Azur: 617 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and operations research; h-index 682."
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share_text: "Research profile of Université Côte d'Azur: 617 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and operations research; h-index 682. (as of 2026-11-03)"
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# Université Côte d'Azur

- 2 papers in the last 7 days
- country: France
- web domain: univ-cotedazur.fr

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

## Key findings

- Université Côte d'Azur was involved in 9 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #162 of 3,809 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Queueing Systems (1), Information & Management (1) and Research Policy (1).
- Countries: France (9), Italy (3) and United Kingdom (2).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Université Côte d'Azur took part in 617 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (228), operations research (120) and management (96).
- 75 of them were published in 2025, against 30 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were SKEMA Business School (170), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (134) and Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Économie, Gestion (99).
- The journals publishing most of them were Annals of Operations Research (16), Machine Learning (12) and Research Policy (9).
- The most-cited of them is “Understanding Smart Cities: Innovation ecosystems, technological advancements, and societal challenges” (Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2018), with 673 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, Université Côte d'Azur has 41,606 works with 3,372,345 citations (h-index 682).
- The tracked journals hold 558 of its 32,606 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (1.7%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (2,794), Astro and Planetary Science (1,647) and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (1,559).

## 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) | 20 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 18 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 17 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 4 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 8 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| All categories | 30 | 37 | 45 | 61 | 55 | 77 | 93 | 85 | 75 | 59 |

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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | 16 |
| 2 | [Machine Learning](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/machine-learning.md) | 12 |
| 3 | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | 9 |
| 4 | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 8 |
| 5 | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 8 |
| 6 | [Economics Letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economics-letters.md) | 7 |
| 7 | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | 7 |
| 8 | [Statistics and Computing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/statistics-and-computing.md) | 7 |
| 9 | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | 6 |
| 10 | [Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-dynamics-and-control.md) | 6 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | SKEMA Business School | 170 |
| 2 | [Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique.md) | 134 |
| 3 | Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Économie, Gestion | 99 |
| 4 | Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique | 33 |
| 5 | Laboratoire Jean-Alexandre Dieudonné | 18 |
| 6 | Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris | 17 |
| 7 | Centre Inria d'Université Côte d'Azur | 15 |
| 8 | MAASAI: Modèles et algorithmes pour l'intelligence artificielle | 15 |
| 9 | Laboratoire d'Informatique, Signaux et Systèmes de Sophia Antipolis | 12 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | France | 312 |
| 2 | Italy | 72 |
| 3 | United States | 42 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 31 |
| 5 | Germany | 24 |
| 6 | Australia | 18 |
| 7 | Canada | 15 |
| 8 | Brazil | 10 |
| 9 | Japan | 10 |
| 10 | Poland | 10 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 15 |
| 2 | [multi-criteria decision making](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/multi-criteria-decision-making.md) | 9 |
| 3 | [Nash equilibrium](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/nash-equilibrium.md) | 7 |
| 4 | [corporate governance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-governance.md) | 7 |
| 5 | agent-based modeling | 6 |
| 6 | [bi-level optimization](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/bi-level-optimization.md) | 6 |
| 7 | [multi-objective optimization](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/multi-objective-optimization.md) | 6 |
| 8 | [artificial intelligence adoption](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/artificial-intelligence-adoption.md) | 5 |
| 9 | [developing countries](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/developing-countries.md) | 5 |
| 10 | [feature selection](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/feature-selection.md) | 5 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 673 | 7.1 | [Understanding Smart Cities: Innovation ecosystems, technological advancements, and societal challenges](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.12.018) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2018-12-22 | Francesco Paolo Appio, Marcos Lima, Sotirios Paroutis |
| 2 | 522 | 7.8 | [Fintech and access to finance](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.101941) | [Journal of Corporate Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-corporate-finance.md) | 2021-03-26 | Helen Bollaert, Florencio López‐de‐Silanes, Armin Schwienbacher |
| 3 | 459 | 8.8 | [The effects of digital transformation on innovation and productivity: Firm-level evidence of South African manufacturing micro and small enterprises](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121785) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2022-06-21 | Cyrielle Gaglio, Erika Kraemer‐Mbula, Edward Lorenz |
| 4 | 411 | 4.2 | [What makes industry–university collaboration succeed? A systematic review of the literature](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11573-018-0916-6) | [Journal of Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-economics.md) | 2018-09-12 | Robert Rybnicek, Roland Königsgruber |
| 5 | 364 | 3.3 | [Market mechanisms and funding dynamics in equity crowdfunding](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2017.08.009) | [Journal of Corporate Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-corporate-finance.md) | 2017-09-06 | Lars Hornuf, Armin Schwienbacher |
| 6 | 312 | 4.4 | [How does artificial intelligence enable and enhance value co-creation in industrial markets? An exploratory case study in the healthcare ecosystem](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.11.008) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2020-11-20 | Daniele Leone, Francesco Schiavone, Francesco Paolo Appio et al. |
| 7 | 301 | 3.2 | [Project governance and stakeholders: a literature review](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2018.10.007) | [International Journal of Project Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-project-management.md) | 2018-11-21 | Roya Derakhshan, J. Rodney Turner, Mauro Mancini |
| 8 | 299 | 4.4 | [Trends and patterns in sustainable entrepreneurship research: A bibliometric review and research agenda](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2021.106092) | [Journal of Business Venturing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-venturing.md) | 2021-02-24 | Amitabh Anand, Padmaja Argade, Ralf Barkemeyer et al. |
| 9 | 293 | 3.8 | [How do banks interact with fintech startups?](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-020-00359-3) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | 2020-05-13 | Lars Hornuf, Milan Frederik Klus, Todor Stefan Lohwasser et al. |
| 10 | 286 | 2.6 | [Firm age and performance](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00191-017-0532-6) | [Journal of Evolutionary Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-evolutionary-economics.md) | 2017-09-09 | Alex Coad, Jacob Rubæk Holm, Jackie Krafft et al. |

## In OpenAlex

*Université Côte d'Azur in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Also known as | UniCA |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 51 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 41,606 |
| Citations | 3,372,345 |
| h-index | 682 |
| i10-index | 30,171 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 4.49 |
| Website | [univ-cotedazur.fr](https://univ-cotedazur.fr/) |
| ROR | [ror.org/019tgvf94](https://ror.org/019tgvf94) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I201841394](https://openalex.org/I201841394) |

*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) | 3,754 | 83,625 | 59 | 1.6% |
| 2025 | 4,533 | 107,520 | 75 | 1.7% |
| 2024 | 4,682 | 98,999 | 85 | 1.8% |
| 2023 | 5,051 | 85,563 | 93 | 1.8% |
| 2022 | 4,166 | 77,705 | 77 | 1.8% |
| 2021 | 3,969 | 74,324 | 55 | 1.4% |
| 2020 | 3,627 | 56,570 | 61 | 1.7% |
| 2019 | 2,695 | 35,848 | 45 | 1.7% |
| 2018 | 2,099 | 23,618 | 37 | 1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,784 | 11,792 | 30 | 1.7% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies | Physics and Astronomy | 2,794 |
| 2 | Astro and Planetary Science | Physics and Astronomy | 1,647 |
| 3 | Astronomy and Astrophysical Research | Physics and Astronomy | 1,559 |
| 4 | Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena | Physics and Astronomy | 1,266 |
| 5 | Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies | Physics and Astronomy | 1,022 |

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 | [Product-form models for newsfeeds](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11134-026-10007-4) | [Queueing Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/queueing-systems.md) | Alain Jean‐Marie | Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique; Université Côte d'Azur |
| 2026-10-28 | [AI capability and organizational performance: Do team learning and creativity play a role?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2026.104458) | [Information & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-management.md) | Nisreen Ameen, Jun‐Hwa Cheah, Shlomo Y. Tarba et al. | University of London; Royal Holloway University of London; University of Reading; … |
| 2026-10-23 | [Industrial policy in times of market power](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105638) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | Domenico Delli Gatti, Roberta Terranova, Enrico Maria Turco | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Université Côte d'Azur; … |
| 2026-10-20 | [General oracle inequalities for a penalized log-likelihood criterion based on non-stationary data](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spa.2026.105123) | [Stochastic Processes and their Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/stochastic-processes-and-their-applications.md) | Julien Aubert, Luc Lehéricy, Patricia Reynaud-Bouret | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Université Côte d'Azur; Laboratoire Jean-Alexandre Dieudonné |
| 2026-10-13 | [Capturing international influences in U.S. monetary policy through a Natural Language Processing approach](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2026.104344) | [Journal of International Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-economics.md) | Laurent Ferrara, Nicolas de Roux | SKEMA Business School; Université Côte d'Azur |
| 2026-10-12 | [A proximal stochastic variance reduced zeroth-order algorithm using structured finite-differences](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10589-026-00835-8) | [Computational Optimization and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computational-optimization-and-applications.md) | Marco Rando, Cheik Traoré, Cesare Molinari et al. | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique; Université Côte d'Azur; … |
| 2026-10-12 | [Exploring multi-horizon cryptocurrency forecasting: can machine learning drive profitable trading strategies?](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-026-07434-0) | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | Filippo Dal Lago, Rocco Andrea D’Alterio, Faizal M.F. Hafiz et al. | University of Insubria; Université Côte d'Azur; Abu Dhabi School of Management; … |
| 2026-10-12 | [Garden clubs and social tipping points](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2026.102662) | [Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-behavioral-and-experimental-economics.md) | Agnès Festré, S. Montagnana, M. Toumi et al. | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Université Côte d'Azur; Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Économie, Gestion; … |
| 2026-10-07 | [Pessimistic bilevel optimization approach for decision–focused learning](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12532-026-00344-z) | [Mathematical Programming Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mathematical-programming-computation.md) | Diego Jiménez, Bernardo K. Pagnoncelli, Hande Yaman | SKEMA Business School; Université Côte d'Azur; KU Leuven |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Université Côte d'Azur. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/universite-cote-d-azur

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