---
title: "University of Groningen: research profile and papers"
description: "Research profile of University of Groningen: 1,322 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and management; h-index 1,381."
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share_text: "Research profile of University of Groningen: 1,322 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and management; h-index 1,381. (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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---

# University of Groningen

- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- country: Netherlands
- web domain: rug.nl

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

## Key findings

- University of Groningen 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 International Review of Financial Analysis (1), Studies In Educational Evaluation (1) and The European Journal of Health Economics (1).
- Countries: Netherlands (8), China (2) and Czechia (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at University of Groningen took part in 1,322 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (420), management (226) and operations research (173).
- 147 of them were published in 2025, against 118 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were University Medical Center Groningen (47), Utrecht University (19) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (19).
- The journals publishing most of them were Journal of Business Research (24), PharmacoEconomics (14) and Energy Economics (13).
- The most-cited of them is “Digital transformation: A multidisciplinary reflection and research agenda” (Journal of Business Research, 2019), with 5,695 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, University of Groningen has 192,671 works with 22,457,681 citations (h-index 1,381).
- The tracked journals hold 1,220 of its 81,511 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (1.5%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena (5,962), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (5,125) and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (3,607).

## 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) | 33 | 46 | 41 | 49 | 33 | 50 | 40 | 41 | 52 | 35 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 22 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 14 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 20 | 18 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 8 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 11 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 12 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 2 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 11 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 13 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| All categories | 118 | 130 | 138 | 136 | 126 | 157 | 134 | 134 | 147 | 102 |

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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 24 |
| 2 | [PharmacoEconomics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pharmacoeconomics.md) | 14 |
| 3 | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 13 |
| 4 | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 13 |
| 5 | [The European Journal of Health Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-european-journal-of-health-economics.md) | 13 |
| 6 | [Energy Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-policy.md) | 12 |
| 7 | [Neural Computing and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-computing-and-applications.md) | 10 |
| 8 | [Ethics and Information Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ethics-and-information-technology.md) | 9 |
| 9 | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | 8 |
| 10 | [World Development](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/world-development.md) | 8 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | University Medical Center Groningen | 47 |
| 2 | [Utrecht University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/utrecht-university.md) | 19 |
| 3 | [Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/vrije-universiteit-amsterdam.md) | 19 |
| 4 | [Erasmus University Rotterdam](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/erasmus-university-rotterdam.md) | 18 |
| 5 | [University of Amsterdam](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-amsterdam.md) | 18 |
| 6 | [Maastricht University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/maastricht-university.md) | 16 |
| 7 | Padjadjaran University | 12 |
| 8 | [University of Twente](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-twente.md) | 11 |
| 9 | [KU Leuven](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/ku-leuven.md) | 10 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Netherlands | 517 |
| 2 | Germany | 82 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 73 |
| 4 | United States | 62 |
| 5 | China | 49 |
| 6 | France | 26 |
| 7 | Italy | 24 |
| 8 | Australia | 22 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 21 |
| 10 | Belgium | 18 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [cost-effectiveness](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/cost-effectiveness.md) | 18 |
| 2 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 11 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 10 |
| 4 | [energy transition](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/energy-transition.md) | 10 |
| 5 | [multinational corporations](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/multinational-corporations.md) | 10 |
| 6 | [quality-adjusted life years](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/quality-adjusted-life-years.md) | 10 |
| 7 | [artificial intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/artificial-intelligence.md) | 8 |
| 8 | [global value chains](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/global-value-chains.md) | 7 |
| 9 | [health technology assessment](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/health-technology-assessment.md) | 7 |
| 10 | [information asymmetry](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/information-asymmetry.md) | 7 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5,695 | 67.8 | [Digital transformation: A multidisciplinary reflection and research agenda](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.09.022) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2019-11-03 | Peter C. Verhoef, Thijs Broekhuizen, Yakov Bart et al. |
| 2 | 569 | 6.7 | [A review on maintenance optimization](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2019.09.047) | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 2019-09-26 | Bram de Jonge, Phil Scarf |
| 3 | 569 | 6.8 | [Corporate digital responsibility](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.10.006) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2019-11-28 | Lara Lobschat, Benjamin Mueller, Felix Eggers et al. |
| 4 | 548 | 7.4 | [Global patterns of ecologically unequal exchange: Implications for sustainability in the 21st century](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106824) | [Ecological Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ecological-economics.md) | 2020-09-04 | Christian Dorninger, Alf Hornborg, David J. Abson et al. |
| 5 | 472 | 5.7 | [The construct of institutional distance through the lens of different institutional perspectives: Review, analysis, and recommendations](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41267-019-00294-w) | [Journal of International Business Studies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-business-studies.md) | 2019-12-20 | Tatiana Kostova, Sjoerd Beugelsdijk, W. Richard Scott et al. |
| 6 | 469 | 4.1 | [Finance and income inequality: A review and new evidence](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2017.04.007) | [European Journal of Political Economy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-political-economy.md) | 2017-04-23 | Jakob de Haan, Jan‐Egbert Sturm |
| 7 | 432 | 4.2 | [Knowledge transfer in university–industry research partnerships: a review](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-018-9660-x) | [The Journal of Technology Transfer](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-technology-transfer.md) | 2018-03-28 | Esther de Wit-de Vries, Wilfred A. Dolfsma, Henny van der Windt et al. |
| 8 | 413 | 3.6 | [Condition-based maintenance policies for systems with multiple dependent components: A review](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.02.044) | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 2017-03-06 | Minou C.A. Olde Keizer, Simme Douwe P. Flapper, Ruud H. Teunter |
| 9 | 356 | 6.8 | [More than a Feeling: Accuracy and Application of Sentiment Analysis](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijresmar.2022.05.005) | [International Journal of Research in Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-research-in-marketing.md) | 2022-06-20 | Jochen Hartmann, Mark Heitmann, Christian Siebert et al. |
| 10 | 346 | 3.2 | [Female directors, board committees and firm performance](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2017.12.003) | [European Economic Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-economic-review.md) | 2017-12-14 | Colin Peter Green, Swarnodeep Homroy |

## In OpenAlex

*University of Groningen in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Groningen, Netherlands |
| Also known as | Academia Groningana, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 2 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 192,671 |
| Citations | 22,457,681 |
| h-index | 1,381 |
| i10-index | 265,267 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 5.17 |
| Website | [www.rug.nl](https://www.rug.nl) |
| ROR | [ror.org/012p63287](https://ror.org/012p63287) |
| Wikidata | [Q850730](Q850730) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I169381384](https://openalex.org/I169381384) |

*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) | 10,639 | 483,580 | 102 | 1.0% |
| 2025 | 9,864 | 618,459 | 147 | 1.5% |
| 2024 | 9,965 | 620,661 | 134 | 1.3% |
| 2023 | 9,654 | 585,398 | 134 | 1.4% |
| 2022 | 9,638 | 565,425 | 157 | 1.6% |
| 2021 | 9,932 | 564,226 | 126 | 1.3% |
| 2020 | 9,376 | 485,634 | 136 | 1.5% |
| 2019 | 8,162 | 399,676 | 138 | 1.7% |
| 2018 | 7,607 | 345,541 | 130 | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 7,313 | 311,326 | 118 | 1.6% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena | Physics and Astronomy | 5,962 |
| 2 | Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies | Physics and Astronomy | 5,125 |
| 3 | Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies | Physics and Astronomy | 3,607 |
| 4 | Asthma and respiratory diseases | Medicine | 3,043 |
| 5 | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research | Medicine | 2,819 |

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-27 | [Geopolitical risk, bank fragility, and macroprudential policy tools](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2026.105493) | [International Review of Financial Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-financial-analysis.md) | Irsa Azam, Yongsheng Guo, Chi Keung Lau et al. | Teesside University; Zhejiang Yuexiu University; University of Groningen; … |
| 2026-10-27 | [A systematic approach to comparing how observation frameworks decompose teaching: The NICE model](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stueduc.2026.101697) | [Studies In Educational Evaluation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/studies-in-educational-evaluation.md) | Mark White, Florence Ligozat, Yoann Buyck et al. | University of Oslo; University of Geneva; University of Groningen |
| 2026-10-23 | [Approaches to utility value assessment in NICE technology appraisals of targeted therapies for non-small-cell lung cancer: a critical examination and recommendations](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-026-01954-z) | [The European Journal of Health Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-european-journal-of-health-economics.md) | Lotte Westerink, Maarten Jacobus Postma, Job F. M. van Boven et al. | University Medical Center Groningen; University of Groningen; Universitas Airlangga; … |
| 2026-10-20 | [Similar networks, different spatial approaches: Climate adaptation in Dutch water and road infrastructure planning practices](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2026.104499) | [Transport Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transport-policy.md) | Cheyenne Raskeyn, Margo A. van den Brink, Tim Busscher et al. | University of Groningen; North-West University; Rijkswaterstaat |
| 2026-10-17 | [Translating EU renewable energy community policy under geopolitical constraint: An actor-network analysis of Cyprus](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115666) | [Energy Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-policy.md) | Marios Angelos Kalemis, Paul Upham, Sophie Nyborg | University of Groningen; Technical University of Denmark |
| 2026-10-13 | [Welfare regimes and the adoption of artificial intelligence in healthcare](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119938) | [Social Science & Medicine](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/social-science-medicine.md) | Ritumbra Manuvie, Jeanne Mifsud Bonnici, Mirjam Plantinga | University of Groningen; University Medical Center Groningen |
| 2026-10-13 | [Steady at the helm: how CEO early-life disaster experience shapes CEO resilience](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2026.116588) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | Kevin Tian, Jan Christoph Hennig, Reggy B. H. Hooghiemstra et al. | University of Groningen |
| 2026-10-08 | [More than a grain of salt: technological substitution and the instability of critical mineral policy](https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-026-00717-9) | [Mineral Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mineral-economics.md) | Ron Janjua, Vlado Vivoda, Chengjian Xu | University of Groningen; Deakin University; The University of Queensland; … |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). University of Groningen. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-groningen

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License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).