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title: "University of Naples Federico II: research profile"
description: "Research profile of University of Naples Federico II: 976 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and operations research; h-index 864."
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share_text: "Research profile of University of Naples Federico II: 976 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and operations research; h-index 864. (as of 2026-11-04)"
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# University of Naples Federico II

- 2 papers in the last 7 days
- country: Italy
- web domain: unina.it

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

## Key findings

- University of Naples Federico II was involved in 7 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-06 to 2026-11-04), ranking #236 of 3,828 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability (2), Social Choice and Welfare (1) and Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services (1).
- Countries: Italy (7), Spain (2) and Germany (2).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at University of Naples Federico II took part in 976 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (262), operations research (239) and AI (173).
- 108 of them were published in 2025, against 62 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (47), Parthenope University of Naples (33) and University of Salerno (31).
- The journals publishing most of them were Annals of Operations Research (22), Expert Systems with Applications (21) and Socio-Economic Planning Sciences (20).
- The most-cited of them is “bibliometrix : An R-tool for comprehensive science mapping analysis” (Journal of Informetrics, 2017), with 16,238 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, University of Naples Federico II has 180,315 works with 16,147,123 citations (h-index 864).
- The tracked journals hold 863 of its 83,005 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (1.0%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (3,973), Particle Detector Development and Performance (3,746) and Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (3,206).

## 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) | 24 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 22 | 42 | 27 | 25 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 15 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 33 | 28 | 19 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 9 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 32 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 4 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 11 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| All categories | 62 | 51 | 65 | 110 | 101 | 122 | 108 | 136 | 108 | 113 |

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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | 22 |
| 2 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 21 |
| 3 | [Socio-Economic Planning Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/socio-economic-planning-sciences.md) | 20 |
| 4 | [Neural Computing and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-computing-and-applications.md) | 15 |
| 5 | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 14 |
| 6 | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 10 |
| 7 | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | 10 |
| 8 | [Computational Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computational-statistics.md) | 7 |
| 9 | [Statistical Methods & Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/statistical-methods-applications.md) | 7 |
| 10 | [Decisions in Economics and Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/decisions-in-economics-and-finance.md) | 7 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance | 47 |
| 2 | Parthenope University of Naples | 33 |
| 3 | University of Salerno | 31 |
| 4 | University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" | 22 |
| 5 | National Research Council | 18 |
| 6 | Pegaso University | 16 |
| 7 | [Sapienza University of Rome](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/sapienza-university-of-rome.md) | 16 |
| 8 | University of Bari Aldo Moro | 13 |
| 9 | University of Calabria | 10 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Italy | 465 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 48 |
| 3 | United States | 37 |
| 4 | Spain | 26 |
| 5 | France | 21 |
| 6 | Germany | 19 |
| 7 | Czechia | 12 |
| 8 | Sweden | 12 |
| 9 | Poland | 10 |
| 10 | Finland | 9 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Industry 4.0](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/industry-4-0.md) | 12 |
| 2 | [Italy](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/italy.md) | 12 |
| 3 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 10 |
| 4 | [information asymmetry](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/information-asymmetry.md) | 9 |
| 5 | [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 9 |
| 6 | [artificial intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/artificial-intelligence.md) | 8 |
| 7 | [circular economy](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/circular-economy.md) | 8 |
| 8 | [digital transformation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/digital-transformation.md) | 8 |
| 9 | [income inequality](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/income-inequality.md) | 8 |
| 10 | mechanism design | 8 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16,238 | 148.0 | [bibliometrix : An R-tool for comprehensive science mapping analysis](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2017.08.007) | [Journal of Informetrics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-informetrics.md) | 2017-09-12 | Massimo Aria, Corrado Cuccurullo |
| 2 | 879 | 10.9 | [Industry 4.0 and Health: Internet of Things, Big Data, and Cloud Computing for Healthcare 4.0](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jii.2020.100129) | [Journal of Industrial Information Integration](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-industrial-information-integration.md) | 2020-02-13 | Giuseppe Aceto, Valerio Persico, Antonio Pescapè |
| 3 | 828 | 13.1 | [Blockchain technology for bridging trust, traceability and transparency in circular supply chain](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2021.103508) | [Information & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-management.md) | 2021-07-27 | Piera Centobelli, Roberto Cerchione, Pasquale Del Vecchio et al. |
| 4 | 576 | 8.4 | [A survey on modern trainable activation functions](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2021.01.026) | [Neural Networks](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-networks.md) | 2021-02-09 | Andrea Apicella, Francesco Donnarumma, Francesco Isgrò et al. |
| 5 | 481 | 6.2 | [The Efficacy of Lockdown Against COVID-19: A Cross-Country Panel Analysis](https://doi.org/10.1007/s40258-020-00596-3) | [Applied Health Economics and Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/applied-health-economics-and-health-policy.md) | 2020-06-03 | Vincenzo Alfano, Salvatore Ercolano |
| 6 | 361 | 3.6 | [Digital academic entrepreneurship: The potential of digital technologies on academic entrepreneurship](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.07.013) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2018-07-19 | Pierluigi Rippa, Giustina Secundo |
| 7 | 348 | 4.7 | [A survey on deep learning in medicine: Why, how and when?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2020.09.006) | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | 2020-09-15 | Francesco Piccialli, Vittorio Di Somma, Fabio Giampaolo et al. |
| 8 | 325 | 6.0 | [A literature review of Artificial Intelligence applications in railway systems](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2022.103679) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | 2022-05-05 | Ruifan Tang, Lorenzo De Donato, Nikola Bešinović et al. |
| 9 | 297 | 3.2 | [The impact of leanness and innovativeness on environmental and financial performance: Insights from Indian SMEs](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.02.011) | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | 2019-02-13 | Shashi Shashi, Piera Centobelli, Roberto Cerchione et al. |
| 10 | 291 | 4.7 | [Determinants of the transition towards circular economy in SMEs: A sustainable supply chain management perspective](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108297) | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | 2021-09-09 | Piera Centobelli, Roberto Cerchione, Emilio Esposito et al. |

## In OpenAlex

*University of Naples Federico II in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Naples, Campania, Italy |
| Also known as | Universitat de Nàpols Frederic II, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Universität Neapel Federico II |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 2 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 180,315 |
| Citations | 16,147,123 |
| h-index | 864 |
| i10-index | 268,448 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 4.58 |
| Website | [www.unina.it](https://www.unina.it) |
| ROR | [ror.org/05290cv24](https://ror.org/05290cv24) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I71267560](https://openalex.org/I71267560) |

*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) | 10,192 | 345,428 | 113 | 1.1% |
| 2025 | 11,549 | 446,608 | 108 | 0.9% |
| 2024 | 10,834 | 440,055 | 136 | 1.3% |
| 2023 | 10,184 | 415,619 | 108 | 1.1% |
| 2022 | 9,893 | 395,442 | 122 | 1.2% |
| 2021 | 9,595 | 385,083 | 101 | 1.1% |
| 2020 | 9,414 | 325,635 | 110 | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 7,624 | 260,022 | 65 | 0.9% |
| 2018 | 7,019 | 226,602 | 51 | 0.7% |
| 2017 | 6,893 | 203,221 | 62 | 0.9% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies | Physics and Astronomy | 3,973 |
| 2 | Particle Detector Development and Performance | Physics and Astronomy | 3,746 |
| 3 | Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions | Physics and Astronomy | 3,206 |
| 4 | Seismic Performance and Analysis | Engineering | 2,576 |
| 5 | Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis | Engineering | 1,858 |

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 | [Strategy-proofness in domains of lexicographic preferences: a characterization](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00355-026-01684-4) | [Social Choice and Welfare](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/social-choice-and-welfare.md) | Dolors Berga, Bernardo Moreno, Pietro Salmaso | Universitat de Girona; Universidad de Málaga; University of Naples Federico II |
| 2026-10-29 | [Ambient lighting and basket construction in an immersive supermarket](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2026.105195) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | Jason Dipalma, Silvia Sapio, Ramya Rao et al. | Aarhus University; University of Naples Federico II; University of Copenhagen |
| 2026-10-22 | [A Maintenance Policy for a Partially Observed/Observable Parallel System with Two Components Subjected to Stochastically Dependent Degradation Processes](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11009-026-10346-y) | [Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/methodology-and-computing-in-applied-probability.md) | Nicola Esposito, Lucía Bautista, Massimiliano Giorgio et al. | Scuola Superiore Meridionale; Universidad de Extremadura; University of Naples Federico II |
| 2026-10-15 | [The “Dr Google” effect: Online health information and its implications](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2026.101658) | [Economics & Human Biology](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economics-human-biology.md) | P. Berta, Carla Guerriero, S. Moccia et al. | University of Milano-Bicocca; Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance; University of Naples Federico II; … |
| 2026-10-09 | [Public certification, information asymmetry, and investment](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-026-01573-9) | [The Annals of Regional Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-annals-of-regional-science.md) | Antonio Acconcia, Maria Rosaria Alfano, Anna Laura Baraldi et al. | Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance; University of Naples Federico II; University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" |
| 2026-10-09 | [$$\\phi $$-Extropy in Discrete and Continuous Settings](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11009-026-10339-x) | [Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/methodology-and-computing-in-applied-probability.md) | Francesco Buono, Maria Kateri | University of Naples Federico II; RWTH Aachen University |
| 2026-10-08 | [Living labs as entrepreneurial ecosystem architectures evidence from Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-026-01258-x) | [International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-entrepreneurship-and-management-journal.md) | Giusy Sica, Chiara Spiniello, Maria Palazzo et al. | Mercatorum University; European Southern Observatory; University of Naples Federico II |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). University of Naples Federico II. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-naples-federico-ii

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