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title: "University of Nottingham Ningbo China: research profile"
description: "Research profile of University of Nottingham Ningbo China: 725 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and management; h-index 217."
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share_text: "Research profile of University of Nottingham Ningbo China: 725 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and management; h-index 217. (as of 2026-11-04)"
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
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window: 2026-10-06 to 2026-11-04
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# University of Nottingham Ningbo China

- 1 paper in the last 7 days
- country: China
- web domain: nottingham.edu.cn

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

## Key findings

- University of Nottingham Ningbo China was involved in 5 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-06 to 2026-11-04), ranking #385 of 3,828 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Pattern Recognition (1), Journal of Vocational Behavior (1) and Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services (1).
- Countries: China (5), Hong Kong (1) and United States (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at University of Nottingham Ningbo China took part in 725 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (139), management (132) and finance (116).
- 122 of them were published in 2025, against 18 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were University of Nottingham (77), Ningbo University (28) and Hong Kong Polytechnic University (20).
- The journals publishing most of them were Expert Systems with Applications (31), Journal of Business Research (21) and Research in International Business and Finance (15).
- The most-cited of them is “The impact of digital technologies on economic and environmental performance in the context of industry 4.0: A moderated mediation model” (International Journal of Production Economics, 2020), with 922 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, University of Nottingham Ningbo China has 12,545 works with 437,809 citations (h-index 217).
- The tracked journals hold 624 of its 9,570 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (6.5%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Electric Motor Design and Analysis (373), Corporate Finance and Governance (248) and Sensorless Control of Electric Motors (247).
- OpenAlex lists it under University of Nottingham.

## 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) | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 27 | 17 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 20 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 19 | 10 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 16 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All categories | 18 | 47 | 42 | 51 | 52 | 78 | 81 | 133 | 122 | 101 |

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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 31 |
| 2 | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 21 |
| 3 | [Research in International Business and Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-in-international-business-and-finance.md) | 15 |
| 4 | [Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review.md) | 14 |
| 5 | [International Review of Financial Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-financial-analysis.md) | 13 |
| 6 | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 13 |
| 7 | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | 12 |
| 8 | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 12 |
| 9 | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 12 |
| 10 | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | 12 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [University of Nottingham](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-nottingham.md) | 77 |
| 2 | [Ningbo University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/ningbo-university.md) | 28 |
| 3 | [Hong Kong Polytechnic University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hong-kong-polytechnic-university.md) | 20 |
| 4 | [Shenzhen University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/shenzhen-university.md) | 20 |
| 5 | [Zhejiang University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/zhejiang-university.md) | 15 |
| 6 | [Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/zhejiang-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | 15 |
| 7 | [Xiamen University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xiamen-university.md) | 13 |
| 8 | [Chinese Academy of Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/chinese-academy-of-sciences.md) | 12 |
| 9 | [Peking University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/peking-university.md) | 10 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | China | 437 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 126 |
| 3 | Australia | 43 |
| 4 | United States | 40 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 33 |
| 6 | France | 23 |
| 7 | Singapore | 18 |
| 8 | Canada | 13 |
| 9 | South Korea | 10 |
| 10 | Malaysia | 10 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 27 |
| 2 | [Chinese listed companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-listed-companies.md) | 25 |
| 3 | [state-owned enterprises](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/state-owned-enterprises.md) | 16 |
| 4 | [corporate governance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-governance.md) | 15 |
| 5 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 14 |
| 6 | [Chinese enterprises](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-enterprises.md) | 12 |
| 7 | [emerging markets](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/emerging-markets.md) | 11 |
| 8 | [financial constraints](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/financial-constraints.md) | 10 |
| 9 | [Chinese stock market](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-stock-market.md) | 9 |
| 10 | [green innovation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/green-innovation.md) | 9 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 922 | 11.8 | [The impact of digital technologies on economic and environmental performance in the context of industry 4.0: A moderated mediation model](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107777) | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | 2020-04-30 | Ying Li, Jing Dai, Li Cui |
| 2 | 640 | 6.2 | [“Sponge City” in China—A breakthrough of planning and flood risk management in the urban context](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.03.005) | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | 2018-03-18 | Faith Ka Shun Chan, James Andrew Griffiths, David Laurence Higgitt et al. |
| 3 | 404 | 5.8 | [Forecasting tourism recovery amid COVID-19](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2021.103149) | [Annals of Tourism Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-tourism-research.md) | 2021-01-18 | Hanyuan Zhang, Haiyan Song, Long Wen et al. |
| 4 | 331 | 3.5 | [Customer engagement through omnichannel retailing: The effects of channel integration quality](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2018.12.004) | [Industrial Marketing Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/industrial-marketing-management.md) | 2018-12-20 | Zach W.Y. Lee, Tommy K. H. Chan, Alain Yee‐Loong Chong et al. |
| 5 | 322 | 3.1 | [Predictors of customer acceptance of and resistance to smart technologies in the retail sector](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2018.02.005) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 2018-02-21 | Sanjit Kumar Roy, Makam S. Balaji, Ali M. Quazi et al. |
| 6 | 302 | 6.3 | [Decoupling in international business: Evidence, drivers, impact, and implications for IB research](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwb.2022.101399) | [Journal of World Business](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-world-business.md) | 2022-11-11 | Michael A. Witt, Arie Y. Lewin, Peter Ping Li et al. |
| 7 | 270 | 3.8 | [Dividends and economic policy uncertainty: International evidence](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2020.101785) | [Journal of Corporate Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-corporate-finance.md) | 2020-11-20 | Najah Attig, Sadok El Ghoul, Omrane Guedhami et al. |
| 8 | 267 | 3.3 | [Predicting the antecedents of trust in social commerce – A hybrid structural equation modeling with neural network approach](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.11.056) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2020-01-07 | Lai-Ying Leong, Teck-Soon Hew, Keng‐Boon Ooi et al. |
| 9 | 262 | 2.7 | [How psychological and contextual factors contribute to travelers’ propensity to choose green hotels?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2018.08.002) | [International Journal of Hospitality Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-hospitality-management.md) | 2018-08-10 | Rambalak Yadav, Makam S. Balaji, Charles Jebarajakirthy |
| 10 | 246 | 2.8 | [When should fuzzy analytic hierarchy process be used instead of analytic hierarchy process?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2019.113114) | [Decision Support Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/decision-support-systems.md) | 2019-07-30 | Hing Kai Chan, Xuting Sun, Sai‐Ho Chung |

## In OpenAlex

*University of Nottingham Ningbo China in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Ningbo, China |
| Also known as | UNNC, 宁波诺丁汉大学 |
| Part of | [University of Nottingham](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-nottingham.md) |
| Works in OpenAlex | 12,545 |
| Citations | 437,809 |
| h-index | 217 |
| i10-index | 8,448 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 5.01 |
| Website | [www.nottingham.edu.cn](https://www.nottingham.edu.cn) |
| ROR | [ror.org/03y4dt428](https://ror.org/03y4dt428) |
| Wikidata | [www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1075625](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1075625) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I13591777](https://openalex.org/I13591777) |

*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) | 1,563 | 37,621 | 101 | 6.5% |
| 2025 | 1,839 | 45,779 | 122 | 6.6% |
| 2024 | 1,714 | 38,382 | 133 | 7.8% |
| 2023 | 1,321 | 31,710 | 81 | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 1,196 | 27,028 | 78 | 6.5% |
| 2021 | 953 | 21,375 | 52 | 5.5% |
| 2020 | 806 | 15,122 | 51 | 6.3% |
| 2019 | 677 | 9,606 | 42 | 6.2% |
| 2018 | 629 | 6,253 | 47 | 7.5% |
| 2017 | 435 | 3,831 | 18 | 4.1% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Electric Motor Design and Analysis | Engineering | 373 |
| 2 | Corporate Finance and Governance | Business, Management and Accounting | 248 |
| 3 | Sensorless Control of Electric Motors | Engineering | 247 |
| 4 | Advanced Neural Network Applications | Computer Science | 229 |
| 5 | Financial Markets and Investment Strategies | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 223 |

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-01 | [SFD-CAM: A spatial-frequency domain driven framework for multi-structure OCTA image segmentation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2026.115243) | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | Junyang He, Xiaoheng Deng, Zhimin Liao et al. | University of Nottingham Ningbo China; Central South University; Aier Eye Hospital Group (China) |
| 2026-10-14 | [How and when mentoring affects newcomer pro-organizational proactive behavior? An organizational identification perspective](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2026.104300) | [Journal of Vocational Behavior](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-vocational-behavior.md) | Jia Liu, Han Meng, Di Cai et al. | Shandong University; Chinese University of Hong Kong; University of Nottingham Ningbo China |
| 2026-10-09 | [Fixed or flexible: How product formats affect consumer redemption behavior for live-streamed food and beverage (F&B) products](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2026.105131) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | Yue Liu, Xingyang Lv, Ruizhi Yuan et al. | Sichuan University; Southwestern University of Finance and Economics; University of Nottingham Ningbo China; … |
| 2026-10-08 | [Unifying day and night: Towards all-time image deraining via joint prior representation learning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2026.134672) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | Tianyu Song, Shumin Fan, Xiang Chen et al. | Dalian Maritime University; Nanjing University of Science and Technology; University of Nottingham Ningbo China; … |
| 2026-10-08 | [Health app adoption among older adults: A multi-phase domestication perspective](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2026.124898) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | Xiaoxiang Xu, Martin Lockett, Boying Li | University of Nottingham Ningbo China; Jilin International Studies University |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). University of Nottingham Ningbo China. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-nottingham-ningbo-china

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  urldate = {2026-11-04},
  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/).