---
title: "University of Liverpool: research profile and papers"
description: "Research profile of University of Liverpool: 1,168 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly operations research and economics; h-index 984."
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share_text: "Research profile of University of Liverpool: 1,168 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly operations research and economics; h-index 984. (as of 2026-11-03)"
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# University of Liverpool

- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- country: United Kingdom
- web domain: liverpool.ac.uk

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

## Key findings

- University of Liverpool was involved in 5 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #377 of 3,809 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Social Science & Medicine (1), International Journal of Production Economics (1) and Journal of Management Science and Engineering (1).
- Countries: United Kingdom (5), China (2) and Hong Kong (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at University of Liverpool took part in 1,168 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in operations research (248), economics (208) and AI (201).
- 158 of them were published in 2025, against 72 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (91), University of Manchester (27) and Hong Kong Polytechnic University (26).
- The journals publishing most of them were Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review (37), European Journal of Operational Research (35) and Pattern Recognition (23).
- The most-cited of them is “Metaverse beyond the hype: Multidisciplinary perspectives on emerging challenges, opportunities, and agenda for research, practice and policy” (International Journal of Information Management, 2022), with 2,754 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, University of Liverpool has 175,902 works with 16,710,615 citations (h-index 984).
- The tracked journals hold 1,051 of its 67,774 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (1.6%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (7,391), Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (7,249) and Particle Detector Development and Performance (4,475).

## 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 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 19 | 27 | 35 | 39 | 34 | 23 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 16 | 16 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 12 | 14 | 20 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 9 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 24 | 44 | 32 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 8 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 12 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 12 | 22 | 8 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 5 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| All categories | 72 | 85 | 108 | 125 | 102 | 127 | 156 | 118 | 158 | 117 |

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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review.md) | 37 |
| 2 | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 35 |
| 3 | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | 23 |
| 4 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 18 |
| 5 | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | 17 |
| 6 | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 15 |
| 7 | [International Review of Financial Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-financial-analysis.md) | 15 |
| 8 | [Neural Networks](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-networks.md) | 12 |
| 9 | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 10 |
| 10 | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | 9 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xian-jiaotong-liverpool-university.md) | 91 |
| 2 | [University of Manchester](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-manchester.md) | 27 |
| 3 | [Hong Kong Polytechnic University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hong-kong-polytechnic-university.md) | 26 |
| 4 | [University of Oxford](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-oxford.md) | 26 |
| 5 | Duke Kunshan University | 19 |
| 6 | Abu Dhabi University | 17 |
| 7 | [University of Leeds](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-leeds.md) | 16 |
| 8 | [University of Birmingham](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-birmingham.md) | 15 |
| 9 | [University of York](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-york.md) | 13 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 549 |
| 2 | China | 216 |
| 3 | United States | 68 |
| 4 | France | 42 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 36 |
| 6 | Australia | 34 |
| 7 | Germany | 31 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 22 |
| 9 | India | 21 |
| 10 | Italy | 21 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [blockchain](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/blockchain.md) | 13 |
| 2 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 9 |
| 3 | [cost-effectiveness](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/cost-effectiveness.md) | 9 |
| 4 | [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 9 |
| 5 | [abnormal returns](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/abnormal-returns.md) | 8 |
| 6 | [artificial intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/artificial-intelligence.md) | 8 |
| 7 | [corporate governance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-governance.md) | 8 |
| 8 | mechanism design | 8 |
| 9 | [supply chain management](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/supply-chain-management.md) | 8 |
| 10 | [digital transformation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/digital-transformation.md) | 7 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,754 | 53.3 | [Metaverse beyond the hype: Multidisciplinary perspectives on emerging challenges, opportunities, and agenda for research, practice and policy](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2022.102542) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2022-07-15 | Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi, Laurie Hughes, Abdullah Mohammed Baabdullah et al. |
| 2 | 801 | 18.8 | [Improving PLS-SEM use for business marketing research](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2023.03.010) | [Industrial Marketing Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/industrial-marketing-management.md) | 2023-04-13 | Peter Guenther, Miriam Guenther, Christian M. Ringle et al. |
| 3 | 485 | 5.4 | [Servitization: A contemporary thematic review of four major research streams](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2019.03.015) | [Industrial Marketing Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/industrial-marketing-management.md) | 2019-04-26 | Chris Raddats, Christian Kowalkowski, Ornella Benedettini et al. |
| 4 | 475 | 4.2 | [Computer-based technology and student engagement: a critical review of the literature](https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-017-0063-0) | [International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-educational-technology-in-higher-education.md) | 2017-06-24 | Laura A. Schindler, Gary J Burkholder, Osama A. Morad 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 | 459 | 6.1 | [Causal inference and counterfactual prediction in machine learning for actionable healthcare](https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-020-0197-y) | [Nature Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/nature-machine-intelligence.md) | 2020-07-13 | Mattia Prosperi, Yi Maggie Guo, Matthew Sperrin et al. |
| 7 | 454 | 6.3 | [Green credit financing versus trade credit financing in a supply chain with carbon emission limits](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.10.025) | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 2020-10-28 | Simin An, Bo Li, Dong‐Ping Song et al. |
| 8 | 429 | 4.6 | [Mapping the Intellectual Structure of Social Entrepreneurship Research: A Citation/Co-citation Analysis](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-019-04129-4) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | 2019-02-23 | Pradeep Kumar Hota, Balaji Subramanian, Gopalakrishnan Narayanamurthy |
| 9 | 356 | 8.1 | [The merchants of meta: A research agenda to understand the future of retailing in the metaverse](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretai.2023.02.002) | [Journal of Retailing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing.md) | 2023-02-27 | Kiwoong Yoo, Roman Welden, Kelly Hewett et al. |
| 10 | 339 | 3.9 | [Green product development under competition: A study of the fashion apparel industry](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2019.07.050) | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 2019-07-31 | Shu Jun Guo, Tsan‐Ming Choi, Bin Shen |

## In OpenAlex

*University of Liverpool in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom |
| Also known as | Prifysgol Lerpwl |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 4 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 175,902 |
| Citations | 16,710,615 |
| h-index | 984 |
| i10-index | 222,189 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 5.50 |
| Website | [www.liverpool.ac.uk](https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/) |
| ROR | [ror.org/04xs57h96](https://ror.org/04xs57h96) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I146655781](https://openalex.org/I146655781) |

*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) | 7,662 | 315,015 | 117 | 1.5% |
| 2025 | 9,051 | 408,757 | 158 | 1.7% |
| 2024 | 8,843 | 411,324 | 118 | 1.3% |
| 2023 | 7,983 | 397,148 | 156 | 2.0% |
| 2022 | 7,999 | 387,614 | 127 | 1.6% |
| 2021 | 8,000 | 392,798 | 102 | 1.3% |
| 2020 | 7,440 | 333,484 | 125 | 1.7% |
| 2019 | 6,489 | 272,342 | 108 | 1.7% |
| 2018 | 6,158 | 236,797 | 85 | 1.4% |
| 2017 | 5,811 | 220,992 | 72 | 1.2% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies | Physics and Astronomy | 7,391 |
| 2 | Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions | Physics and Astronomy | 7,249 |
| 3 | Particle Detector Development and Performance | Physics and Astronomy | 4,475 |
| 4 | High-Energy Particle Collisions Research | Physics and Astronomy | 3,055 |
| 5 | Nuclear physics research studies | Physics and Astronomy | 2,644 |

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | [Resilience as social practice: Negotiating long COVID at the intersection of illness and ageing](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119965) | [Social Science & Medicine](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/social-science-medicine.md) | Chao Fang, Alastair Comery, Sarah Akhtar Baz et al. | University of Liverpool; Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University; University of Manchester; … |
| 2026-10-08 | [The impact of firm-specific climate change exposure on vertical integration](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2026.110245) | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | Miaomiao Zhang, Hugo K.S. Lam, Yangchun Xiong et al. | Hong Kong Polytechnic University; University of Liverpool; University of York; … |
| 2026-10-08 | [Cross-market transmission of safe-haven sentiment in global financial markets: Evidence from FTS indices and quantile regression](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmse.2026.09.002) | [Journal of Management Science and Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-management-science-and-engineering.md) | 王宗润, Yanyan Chen, Xiaohang Ren et al. | Central South University; City University of Macau; University of Liverpool |
| 2026-10-06 | [Conducting cross-sectoral collaborative research for food system transformation: learnings from a qualitative evaluation study](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-026-01540-y) | [Health Research Policy and Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-research-policy-and-systems.md) | Sarah Shaw, Oliver Huse, Bea Savory et al. | University of Cambridge; MRC Epidemiology Unit; University of Southampton; … |
| 2026-10-05 | [From impact to legitimacy: Communicative responsibility and the governance of research impact](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105639) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | Philippa Hunter‐Jones, Michael Haenlein | University of Liverpool; ESCP Business School |

## Cite this page

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

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