University of Birmingham
← Top universities and research institutions
Key findings#
- University of Birmingham was involved in 12 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-04 to 2026-11-02), ranking #74 of 3,191 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in International Business Review (2), PharmacoEconomics - Open (1) and Information & Management (1).
- Countries: United Kingdom (12), China (5) and France (2).
- From 2023 to 2025, University of Birmingham ranks #9 in management.
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at University of Birmingham took part in 1,397 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in management (321), economics (305) and AI (215).
- 185 of them were published in 2025, against 101 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were University of Manchester (24), University of Bristol (22) and Florida Atlantic University (21).
- The journals publishing most of them were Journal of Business Research (28), Journal of Business Ethics (18) and Annals of Tourism Research (15).
- The most-cited of them is “The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on corporate social responsibility and marketing philosophy” (Journal of Business Research, 2020), with 1,456 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, University of Birmingham has 220,718 works with 25,896,369 citations (h-index 1,285).
- The tracked journals hold 1,258 of its 82,356 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (1.5%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (5,264), Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (5,087) and Particle Detector Development and Performance (3,370).
In the rankings#
Top institutions, 2023–2025: #9 in management
Papers per year#
20172026 (so far)
| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management | 20 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 55 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 33 |
| Economics | 20 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 39 | 48 | 31 | 25 |
| AI | 20 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 38 | 20 |
| Finance | 16 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 16 |
| Operations Research | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 27 | 10 |
| Health Economics and Policy | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
| Accounting | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
| Marketing | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Tourism and Hospitality | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Information Systems | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Higher Education and Research | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Statistics | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| All categories | 101 | 89 | 106 | 115 | 159 | 164 | 152 | 187 | 185 | 139 |
Where the papers come from and its co-authors#
| # | Journal | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Journal of Business Research | 28 |
| 2 | Journal of Business Ethics | 18 |
| 3 | Annals of Tourism Research | 15 |
| 4 | Management International Review | 14 |
| 5 | Expert Systems with Applications | 14 |
| 6 | IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation | 13 |
| 7 | International Journal of Production Economics | 12 |
| 8 | International Review of Financial Analysis | 12 |
| 9 | European Economic Review | 11 |
| 10 | Industrial Marketing Management | 11 |
| # | Institution | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Manchester | 24 |
| 2 | University of Bristol | 22 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic University | 21 |
| 4 | Queen Mary University of London | 19 |
| 5 | University of Vaasa | 19 |
| 6 | University of Warwick | 17 |
| 7 | Aston University | 15 |
| 8 | University of Liverpool | 15 |
| 9 | University of Exeter | 14 |
| # | Country | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 663 |
| 2 | China | 170 |
| 3 | United States | 108 |
| 4 | Australia | 44 |
| 5 | Finland | 37 |
| 6 | France | 34 |
| 7 | Canada | 32 |
| 8 | Italy | 32 |
| 9 | India | 26 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 22 |
| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | emerging markets | 31 |
| 2 | multinational corporations | 23 |
| 3 | COVID-19 pandemic | 20 |
| 4 | corporate social responsibility | 17 |
| 5 | China | 16 |
| 6 | supply chain resilience | 12 |
| 7 | CO2 emissions | 11 |
| 8 | stakeholder engagement | 11 |
| 9 | cost-effectiveness | 10 |
| 10 | information asymmetry | 10 |
Most-cited papers#
In OpenAlex#
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
| Also known as | Birmingham University, Prifysgol Birmingham |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 3 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 220,718 |
| Citations | 25,896,369 |
| h-index | 1,285 |
| i10-index | 280,049 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 6.99 |
| Website | www.birmingham.ac.uk/index.aspx |
| ROR | ror.org/03angcq70 |
| OpenAlex | openalex.org/I79619799 |
| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies | Physics and Astronomy | 5,264 |
| 2 | Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions | Physics and Astronomy | 5,087 |
| 3 | Particle Detector Development and Performance | Physics and Astronomy | 3,370 |
| 4 | Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies | Physics and Astronomy | 2,634 |
| 5 | High-Energy Particle Collisions Research | Physics and Astronomy | 2,545 |
| Year | Works in OpenAlex | Citations received | In the tracked journals | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 10,327 | 468,436 | 139 | 1.3% |
| 2025 | 11,319 | 589,273 | 185 | 1.6% |
| 2024 | 10,707 | 579,494 | 187 | 1.7% |
| 2023 | 9,819 | 547,055 | 152 | 1.5% |
| 2022 | 9,079 | 531,086 | 164 | 1.8% |
| 2021 | 9,583 | 536,142 | 159 | 1.7% |
| 2020 | 9,023 | 456,396 | 115 | 1.3% |
| 2019 | 8,015 | 377,467 | 106 | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 7,668 | 330,073 | 89 | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 7,143 | 299,023 | 101 | 1.4% |
| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | Economic Evaluation Methods in Post-Injury Care: A Global Systematic Review and Critical Appraisal of Their Suitability for Decision-Making | PharmacoEconomics - Open | Francis Kwame Salman, Janet Ncube, Laura Bojke et al. | Stellenbosch University; University of York; University of Birmingham |
| 2026-10-28 | AI capability and organizational performance: Do team learning and creativity play a role? | Information & Management | Nisreen Ameen, Jun‐Hwa Cheah, Shlomo Y. Tarba et al. | University of London; Royal Holloway University of London; University of Reading; … |
| 2026-10-26 | Spatiotemporal characteristics and driving forces of carbon emissions during the period 2011–2020: Empirical evidence from the nineteen urban agglomerations of China | Land Use Policy | Shizhuang Zhang, J. Si, Lin Zhang et al. | Ocean University of China; Xi'an University of Technology; University of International Business and Economics; … |
| 2026-10-26 | From intra-disciplinary synthesis to problematizing theorization: Rethinking MNE sustainability in local markets | International Business Review | T. Roh, J. Joo, Byung Il Park et al. | Paris School of Business; Hanyang University; Hankuk University of Foreign Studies; … |
| 2026-10-24 | Peer benchmarking and digital upgrading: Field experiments on business websites | Research Policy | Anwar S. Adem, Richard Kneller, Cher Li | Aston University; University of Birmingham; University of Nottingham |
| 2026-10-19 | A reciprocal perspective on internationalization and ESG in EMNEs: The role of digitalization | International Business Review | Chao Zhang, Ioannis Petrakis, Zonghan He et al. | Northumbria University; Chongqing University; University of Birmingham; … |
| 2026-10-18 | The AI gaze and imagined places: Co-creation and negotiation with the generative AI assemblage | Annals of Tourism Research Empirical Insights | Michał Rzeszewski, Phil Jones, Maciej Główczyński et al. | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań; University of Birmingham; University of Reading |
| 2026-10-17 | Correction: FDI and growth revisited: Does absorptive capacity make the difference? Evidence on threshold effects | International Economics and Economic Policy | Imran Hussain Shah, Bradley Saunders, Konstantinos Kollydas | University of Bath; University of Birmingham |
| 2026-10-10 | Design-logic alignment in digital transformation: A qualitative meta-analysis of Kodak | The Journal of Strategic Information Systems | Amir Ashrafi, Panos Constantinides, Jason Bennett Thatcher et al. | Brunel University of London; Stockholm School of Economics; University of Colorado System; … |
| 2026-10-10 | AI governance policies, legal regulation, and corporate economic value co-creation | Economic Analysis and Policy | Wenjing Lyu, Ke Tang, 崔雨 | China University of Political Science and Law; University of Birmingham; Capital University of Economics and Business |
| 2026-10-09 | Methodological Challenges and Preferred Approaches for the Economic Evaluation of CAR T Therapies: Evidence Review and Expert Consensus from NICE Appraisals | PharmacoEconomics | Mehdi Yousefi, Amin Mehrabian, Maeve A O'Reilly et al. | University of Birmingham; University College Hospital; University of Exeter |
| 2026-10-08 | AI capability and product innovation intensity: Driving B2B marketing innovation under varying levels of market turbulence | Technovation | Nisreen Ameen, Jun‐Hwa Cheah, Senmao Xia et al. | Royal Holloway University of London; University of Reading; University of East Anglia; … |
Cite this page
Scholar4AI. (2026). University of Birmingham. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-birmingham
@misc{scholar4ai-institutions-university-of-birmingham,
author = {{Scholar4AI}},
title = {University of Birmingham},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-birmingham}},
urldate = {2026-11-02},
note = {Journal and Conference Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}