University of Central Florida
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Key findings#
- University of Central Florida was involved in 4 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-04 to 2026-11-02), ranking #376 of 3,191 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Journal of Accounting Education (1), Transport Policy (1) and Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services (1).
- Countries: United States (4), China (2) and Australia (1).
- From 2023 to 2025, University of Central Florida ranks #9 in tourism and hospitality.
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at University of Central Florida took part in 879 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in tourism and hospitality (329), AI (120) and operations research (97).
- 78 of them were published in 2025, against 89 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Hong Kong Polytechnic University (13), Kyung Hee University (10) and Macau University of Science and Technology (10).
- The journals publishing most of them were International Journal of Hospitality Management (48), Tourism Management (23) and Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies (16).
- The most-cited of them is “Opinion Paper: “So what if ChatGPT wrote it?” Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy” (International Journal of Information Management, 2023), with 4,564 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, University of Central Florida has 90,234 works with 4,798,265 citations (h-index 591).
- The tracked journals hold 812 of its 41,243 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (2.0%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (1,701), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (1,470) and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (1,411).
- OpenAlex lists it under State University System of Florida.
In the rankings#
Top institutions, 2023–2025: #9 in tourism and hospitality
Papers per year#
20172026 (so far)
| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tourism and Hospitality | 30 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 40 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 22 |
| AI | 5 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
| Operations Research | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Management | 9 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
| Economics | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Finance | 13 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Accounting | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Statistics | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Information Systems | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Marketing | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Health Economics and Policy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Higher Education and Research | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| All categories | 89 | 99 | 98 | 87 | 118 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 78 | 67 |
Where the papers come from and its co-authors#
| # | Institution | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 13 |
| 2 | Kyung Hee University | 10 |
| 3 | Macau University of Science and Technology | 10 |
| 4 | University of South Florida | 9 |
| 5 | Michigan State University | 8 |
| 6 | Delft University of Technology | 7 |
| 7 | WSB Merito University in Wroclaw | 6 |
| 8 | Central South University | 5 |
| 9 | Eastern Mediterranean University | 5 |
| # | Country | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 308 |
| 2 | China | 53 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 28 |
| 4 | Australia | 26 |
| 5 | South Korea | 23 |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 19 |
| 7 | Macao | 19 |
| 8 | Canada | 12 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 11 |
| 10 | Italy | 8 |
| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COVID-19 pandemic | 12 |
| 2 | hospitality industry | 8 |
| 3 | generative AI | 7 |
| 4 | moderating effect | 7 |
| 5 | road safety | 7 |
| 6 | critical thinking | 6 |
| 7 | self-efficacy | 6 |
| 8 | hospitality employees | 5 |
| 9 | hotel guests | 5 |
| 10 | occupational stress | 5 |
Most-cited papers#
In OpenAlex#
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Also known as | UCF, Universidad de Florida Central |
| Part of | State University System of Florida |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 1 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 90,234 |
| Citations | 4,798,265 |
| h-index | 591 |
| i10-index | 70,692 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 3.05 |
| Website | www.ucf.edu |
| ROR | ror.org/036nfer12 |
| OpenAlex | openalex.org/I106165777 |
| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics | Physics and Astronomy | 1,701 |
| 2 | Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications | Physics and Astronomy | 1,470 |
| 3 | Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices | Engineering | 1,411 |
| 4 | Human-Automation Interaction and Safety | Psychology | 1,256 |
| 5 | Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics | Engineering | 1,221 |
| Year | Works in OpenAlex | Citations received | In the tracked journals | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | 5,177 | 148,229 | 67 | 1.3% |
| 2025 | 5,452 | 199,010 | 78 | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 4,642 | 199,656 | 82 | 1.8% |
| 2023 | 4,546 | 185,962 | 81 | 1.8% |
| 2022 | 4,371 | 176,937 | 80 | 1.8% |
| 2021 | 4,862 | 173,396 | 118 | 2.4% |
| 2020 | 4,960 | 149,872 | 87 | 1.8% |
| 2019 | 4,441 | 123,738 | 98 | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 4,095 | 105,497 | 99 | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 3,874 | 93,162 | 89 | 2.3% |
| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | Integrating generative AI, data analytics, and critical thinking into the accounting curriculum: A case-based approach | Journal of Accounting Education | Steven Hornik, Jay Thibodeau, Alexander Tighe et al. | University of Central Florida; University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
| 2026-10-10 | Beyond the mask: How COVID-19 reshaped travel behavior for deaf Koreans and the implications for inclusive policy | Transport Policy | Jaeyoung Lee, Charmhun Jo, Ning Peishan et al. | University of Central Florida; Central South University; Queensland University of Technology; … |
| 2026-10-09 | Fixed or flexible: How product formats affect consumer redemption behavior for live-streamed food and beverage (F&B) products | Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services | Yue Liu, Xingyang Lv, Ruizhi Yuan et al. | Sichuan University; Southwestern University of Finance and Economics; University of Nottingham Ningbo China; … |
| 2026-10-04 | Cryptocurrency adoption in hospitality and tourism: A qualitative study from technological, financial, and E-commerce perspectives | Tourism Management Perspectives | Linh Ha Le, Murat Hançer, Ahmet Bulent Ozturk et al. | University of Memphis; University of Central Florida; University of South Florida; … |
Cite this page
Scholar4AI. (2026). University of Central Florida. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-central-florida
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