---
title: "Université Laval: research profile, papers and co-authors"
description: "Research profile of Université Laval: 674 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly operations research and economics; h-index 829."
url: https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/universite-laval
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share_text: "Research profile of Université Laval: 674 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly operations research and economics; h-index 829. (as of 2026-11-03)"
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
updated: 2026-11-03T18:03:37+09:00
window: 2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03
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---

# Université Laval

- 2 papers in the last 7 days
- country: Canada
- web domain: ulaval.ca

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

## Key findings

- Université Laval was involved in 8 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #195 of 3,809 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Environmental and Resource Economics (1), Patient (1) and The European Journal of Health Economics (1).
- Countries: Canada (8), France (1) and Brazil (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Université Laval took part in 674 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in operations research (185), economics (142) and management (73).
- 69 of them were published in 2025, against 50 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur les réseaux d'entreprise, la logistique et le transport (53), Université du Québec à Montréal (13) and Université de Montréal (12).
- The journals publishing most of them were Critical Perspectives on Accounting (14), European Journal of Operational Research (13) and Computers & Operations Research (10).
- The most-cited of them is “Artificial intelligence for sustainability: Challenges, opportunities, and a research agenda” (International Journal of Information Management, 2020), with 1,202 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, Université Laval has 135,299 works with 10,373,336 citations (h-index 829).
- The tracked journals hold 613 of its 51,644 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (1.2%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Canadian Identity and History (3,405), French Literature and Critical Theory (1,846) and Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (1,676).

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 13 | 17 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 16 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All categories | 50 | 63 | 87 | 68 | 47 | 80 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 61 |

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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Critical Perspectives on Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/critical-perspectives-on-accounting.md) | 14 |
| 2 | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 13 |
| 3 | [Computers & Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-operations-research.md) | 10 |
| 4 | [Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review.md) | 9 |
| 5 | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | 7 |
| 6 | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | 7 |
| 7 | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 6 |
| 8 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 5 |
| 9 | [Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice.md) | 5 |
| 10 | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | 4 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur les réseaux d'entreprise, la logistique et le transport | 53 |
| 2 | Université du Québec à Montréal | 13 |
| 3 | Université de Montréal | 12 |
| 4 | [McGill University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/mcgill-university.md) | 10 |
| 5 | [Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique.md) | 9 |
| 6 | [HEC Montréal](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hec-montreal.md) | 9 |
| 7 | Polytechnique Montréal | 8 |
| 8 | Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval | 7 |
| 9 | [Concordia University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/concordia-university.md) | 7 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Canada | 279 |
| 2 | United States | 36 |
| 3 | France | 32 |
| 4 | Italy | 21 |
| 5 | China | 19 |
| 6 | Brazil | 17 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 17 |
| 8 | Belgium | 9 |
| 9 | Australia | 7 |
| 10 | Germany | 6 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [vehicle routing](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/vehicle-routing.md) | 13 |
| 2 | Quebec | 9 |
| 3 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 8 |
| 4 | [small and medium-sized enterprises](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/small-and-medium-sized-enterprises.md) | 6 |
| 5 | valid inequalities | 6 |
| 6 | Canada | 5 |
| 7 | adaptive large neighborhood search | 5 |
| 8 | consumer preferences | 5 |
| 9 | facility location | 5 |
| 10 | matheuristic | 5 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,202 | 15.3 | [Artificial intelligence for sustainability: Challenges, opportunities, and a research agenda](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102104) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2020-04-20 | Rohit Nishant, Mike Kennedy, Jacqueline Corbett |
| 2 | 761 | 12.8 | [Climate change and COP26: Are digital technologies and information management part of the problem or the solution? An editorial reflection and call to action](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102456) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2021-11-24 | Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi, Laurie Hughes, Arpan Kumar Kar et al. |
| 3 | 556 | 6.8 | [YouTube vloggers’ popularity and influence: The roles of homophily, emotional attachment, and expertise](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2019.102027) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 2019-12-27 | Riadh Ladhari, Elodie Massa, Hamida Skandrani |
| 4 | 352 | 7.0 | [Artificial intelligence in tourism and hospitality: Bibliometric analysis and research agenda](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2022.103317) | [International Journal of Hospitality Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-hospitality-management.md) | 2022-08-24 | Mouna Knani, Saïd Echchakoui, Riadh Ladhari |
| 5 | 348 | 4.0 | [A framework for value-creating learning health systems](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-019-0477-3) | [Health Research Policy and Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-research-policy-and-systems.md) | 2019-08-09 | Matthew Menear, Marc‐André Blanchette, Olivier Demers‐Payette et al. |
| 6 | 314 | 3.4 | [IoT and AI for Smart Government: A Research Agenda](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2019.02.003) | [Government Information Quarterly](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/government-information-quarterly.md) | 2019-03-15 | Atreyi Kankanhalli, Yannis K. Charalabidis, Sehl Mellouli |
| 7 | 292 | 2.5 | [Assessing and Improving the Quality of Sustainability Reports: The Auditors’ Perspective](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-017-3516-4) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | 2017-03-27 | Olivier Boiral, Iñaki Heras Saizarbitoria, Marie‐Christine Brotherton |
| 8 | 281 | 3.5 | [Local Open Innovation: A means for public policy to increase collaboration for innovation in SMEs](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2019.119891) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2020-02-04 | Anja Leckel, Sophie Veilleux, Léo‐Paul Dana |
| 9 | 254 | 3.2 | [Do environmental provisions in trade agreements make exports from developing countries greener?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.104899) | [World Development](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/world-development.md) | 2020-02-18 | Clara A. Brandi, Jakob Schwab, Axel Berger et al. |
| 10 | 250 | 2.3 | [Computational thinking development through creative programming in higher education](https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-017-0080-z) | [International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-educational-technology-in-higher-education.md) | 2017-12-01 | Margarida Roméro, Alexandre Lepage, Benjamin Lille |

## In OpenAlex

*Université Laval in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Québec, Quebec, Canada |
| Also known as | Laval University |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 13 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 135,299 |
| Citations | 10,373,336 |
| h-index | 829 |
| i10-index | 144,913 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 3.78 |
| Website | [www.ulaval.ca](https://www.ulaval.ca) |
| ROR | [ror.org/04sjchr03](https://ror.org/04sjchr03) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I43406934](https://openalex.org/I43406934) |

*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) | 5,450 | 213,858 | 61 | 1.1% |
| 2025 | 6,508 | 283,599 | 69 | 1.1% |
| 2024 | 6,519 | 285,451 | 75 | 1.2% |
| 2023 | 6,299 | 274,953 | 74 | 1.2% |
| 2022 | 5,998 | 272,355 | 80 | 1.3% |
| 2021 | 6,248 | 273,748 | 47 | 0.8% |
| 2020 | 5,629 | 239,603 | 68 | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 4,999 | 197,950 | 87 | 1.7% |
| 2018 | 4,811 | 177,715 | 63 | 1.3% |
| 2017 | 4,633 | 165,932 | 50 | 1.1% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Canadian Identity and History | Social Sciences | 3,405 |
| 2 | French Literature and Critical Theory | Arts and Humanities | 1,846 |
| 3 | Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments | Medicine | 1,676 |
| 4 | Genetic Associations and Epidemiology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1,448 |
| 5 | Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research | Neuroscience | 1,408 |

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 | [Environmental Policy and Automation](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-026-01129-7) | [Environmental and Resource Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/environmental-and-resource-economics.md) | Nikolaos Charalampidis, Justine Guillochon | Université Laval |
| 2026-10-28 | [Patients’ Preferences for Synchronous Teleconsultation with a General Practitioner in Primary Care in Quebec: A Discrete Choice Experiment](https://doi.org/10.1007/s40271-026-00852-z) | [Patient](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/patient.md) | Thomas G. Poder, Marc Henri N'Guessan, Hosein Ameri et al. | Université Laval; Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal; Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval; … |
| 2026-10-23 | [Health state values in cancer patients and the general population: evidence from SF-6Dv2](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-026-02004-4) | [The European Journal of Health Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-european-journal-of-health-economics.md) | Thomas G. Poder, Hosein Ameri | Université Laval; Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Est-de-l'Île-de-Montréal |
| 2026-10-22 | [Bank lending during the global financial crisis credit crunch: only what matters, capital or liquidity?](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-026-01557-y) | [Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/review-of-quantitative-finance-and-accounting.md) | Helyoth Hessou, Van Son Lai | Université de Sherbrooke; Université Laval |
| 2026-10-15 | [Generalizing the Pareto principle with endogenous populations](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-026-01757-6) | [Economic Theory](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-theory.md) | Pierre-Edouard Collignon | Université Laval |
| 2026-10-15 | [Last-mile delivery with multiple deliverypersons: Formulation and exact solution methods for a two-echelon location-routing problem](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106069) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Fernando Ribeiro de Senna, Leandro Callegari Coelho, Reinaldo Morábito et al. | Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Université Laval; Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur les réseaux d'entreprise, la logistique et le transport |
| 2026-10-09 | [MOSAIC: a multi-satellite collection scheduling solution for large area coverage](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10951-026-00895-y) | [Journal of Scheduling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-scheduling.md) | J. Berger, N. Lo, Mohamed Barkaoui | Defence Research and Development Canada; Université Laval |
| 2026-10-09 | [College Graduation in Students with and without Disability: Links with Stress and Coping Trajectories during COVID-19](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-026-01783-2) | [Higher Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/higher-education.md) | Simon Larose, Catherine Beaulieu, Christelle Aziz et al. | Université Laval; Cégep de Saint-Laurent; Douglas Mental Health University Institute; … |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Université Laval. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/universite-laval

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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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