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title: "University of Salerno: research profile and papers"
description: "Research profile of University of Salerno: 829 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly AI and economics; h-index 673."
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share_text: "Research profile of University of Salerno: 829 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly AI and economics; h-index 673. (as of 2026-11-05)"
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
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window: 2026-10-07 to 2026-11-05
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---

# University of Salerno

[Browse institution research profiles](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/directory/page/5.md)

- 1 paper in the last 7 days
- country: Italy
- web domain: unisa.it

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



## Key findings

- University of Salerno was involved in 7 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-07 to 2026-11-05), ranking #248 of 3,880 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Research in Economics (1), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (1) and Image and Vision Computing (1).
- Countries: Italy (7), Germany (2) and United States (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at University of Salerno took part in 829 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in AI (275), economics (162) and management (109).
- 112 of them were published in 2025, against 62 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were University of Naples Federico II (38), National Research University Higher School of Economics (25) and University of Nicosia (23).
- The journals publishing most of them were Image and Vision Computing (25), Socio-Economic Planning Sciences (17) and Technological Forecasting and Social Change (17).
- The most-cited of them is “Blockchain-based authentication and authorization for smart city applications” (Information Processing & Management, 2020), with 393 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, University of Salerno has 56,208 works with 4,352,715 citations (h-index 673).
- The tracked journals hold 735 of its 28,879 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (2.5%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (1,715), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (848) and Polymer crystallization and properties (793).

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 17 | 26 | 17 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 32 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 13 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 13 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 8 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All categories | 62 | 71 | 62 | 73 | 77 | 85 | 92 | 101 | 112 | 94 |

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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Image and Vision Computing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/image-and-vision-computing.md) | 25 |
| 2 | [Socio-Economic Planning Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/socio-economic-planning-sciences.md) | 17 |
| 3 | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 17 |
| 4 | [Neural Computing and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-computing-and-applications.md) | 14 |
| 5 | [Quality & Quantity](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/quality-quantity.md) | 13 |
| 6 | [Pattern Recognition Letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition-letters.md) | 11 |
| 7 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 11 |
| 8 | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | 10 |
| 9 | [Information Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-sciences.md) | 9 |
| 10 | [International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-entrepreneurship-and-management-journal.md) | 9 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [University of Naples Federico II](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-naples-federico-ii.md) | 38 |
| 2 | [National Research University Higher School of Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/national-research-university-higher-school-of-economics.md) | 25 |
| 3 | University of Nicosia | 23 |
| 4 | Parthenope University of Naples | 17 |
| 5 | Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University | 13 |
| 6 | [Sapienza University of Rome](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/sapienza-university-of-rome.md) | 11 |
| 7 | IPAG Business School | 10 |
| 8 | National Research Council | 10 |
| 9 | Pegaso University | 10 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Italy | 399 |
| 2 | China | 36 |
| 3 | France | 30 |
| 4 | India | 27 |
| 5 | Russia | 25 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 25 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 24 |
| 8 | Cyprus | 23 |
| 9 | Spain | 17 |
| 10 | United States | 13 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [explainable AI](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/explainable-ai.md) | 14 |
| 2 | [small and medium-sized enterprises](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/small-and-medium-sized-enterprises.md) | 11 |
| 3 | [digital transformation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/digital-transformation.md) | 10 |
| 4 | [institutional quality](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/institutional-quality.md) | 10 |
| 5 | [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 9 |
| 6 | Italy | 8 |
| 7 | [artificial intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/artificial-intelligence.md) | 8 |
| 8 | [circular economy](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/circular-economy.md) | 8 |
| 9 | [class imbalance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/class-imbalance.md) | 8 |
| 10 | [sustainable development](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/sustainable-development.md) | 8 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 393 | 5.6 | [Blockchain-based authentication and authorization for smart city applications](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2020.102468) | [Information Processing & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-processing-management.md) | 2020-12-21 | Christian Esposito, Massimo Ficco, Brij Bhooshan Gupta |
| 2 | 340 | 4.7 | [Smart anomaly detection in sensor systems: A multi-perspective review](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2020.10.001) | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | 2020-10-15 | L. Erhan, M. Ndubuaku, Mario Di Mauro et al. |
| 3 | 315 | 2.9 | [Fuzzy Group Decision Making With Incomplete Information Guided by Social Influence](https://doi.org/10.1109/tfuzz.2017.2744605) | [IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-fuzzy-systems.md) | 2017-08-24 | Nicola Capuano, Francisco Chiclana, Hamido Fujita et al. |
| 4 | 275 | 5.2 | [To trust or not to trust? An assessment of trust in AI-based systems: Concerns, ethics and contexts](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121763) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2022-05-27 | Nessrine Omrani, Giorgia Rivieccio, Ugo Fiore et al. |
| 5 | 223 | 3.1 | [Digital transformation and tourist experience co-design: Big social data for planning cultural tourism](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120345) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2020-10-07 | Maria Teresa Cuomo, Debora Tortora, Pantea Foroudi et al. |
| 6 | 193 | 3.5 | [Emergence in marketing: an institutional and ecosystem framework](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-022-00849-8) | [Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-the-academy-of-marketing-science.md) | 2022-04-07 | Stephen Louis Vargo, Linda D. Peters, Hans Kjellberg et al. |
| 7 | 177 | 1.5 | [Challenging the Time Complexity of Exact Subgraph Isomorphism for Huge and Dense Graphs with VF3](https://doi.org/10.1109/tpami.2017.2696940) | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 2017-04-24 | Vincenzo Carletti, Pasquale Foggia, Alessia Saggese et al. |
| 8 | 177 | 2.0 | [Growth hacking: Insights on data-driven decision-making from three firms](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2019.08.005) | [Industrial Marketing Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/industrial-marketing-management.md) | 2019-08-23 | Orlando Troisi, Gennaro Maione, Mara Grimaldi et al. |
| 9 | 165 | 2.9 | [The risky impact of digital transformation on organizational performance – evidence from Tunisia](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121571) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2022-02-24 | Salim Chouaibi, Giuseppe Festa, Roberto Quaglia et al. |
| 10 | 162 | 3.9 | [A comparison between TOPSIS and SAW methods](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-023-05339-w) | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | 2023-05-10 | Francesco Ciardiello, Andrea Genovese |

## In OpenAlex

*University of Salerno in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Fisciano, Campania, Italy |
| Also known as | UNISA, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Université de salerne |
| Works in OpenAlex | 56,208 |
| Citations | 4,352,715 |
| h-index | 673 |
| i10-index | 63,526 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 5.27 |
| Website | [web.unisa.it](https://web.unisa.it) |
| ROR | [ror.org/0192m2k53](https://ror.org/0192m2k53) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I131729948](https://openalex.org/I131729948) |

*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) | 3,433 | 116,700 | 94 | 2.7% |
| 2025 | 3,943 | 146,447 | 112 | 2.8% |
| 2024 | 3,692 | 139,293 | 101 | 2.7% |
| 2023 | 3,455 | 127,567 | 92 | 2.7% |
| 2022 | 3,548 | 120,639 | 85 | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 3,259 | 118,209 | 77 | 2.4% |
| 2020 | 3,161 | 101,301 | 73 | 2.3% |
| 2019 | 2,691 | 85,883 | 62 | 2.3% |
| 2018 | 2,485 | 72,209 | 71 | 2.9% |
| 2017 | 2,645 | 62,331 | 62 | 2.3% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism | Physics and Astronomy | 1,715 |
| 2 | Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies | Physics and Astronomy | 848 |
| 3 | Polymer crystallization and properties | Materials Science | 793 |
| 4 | Theoretical and Computational Physics | Physics and Astronomy | 725 |
| 5 | Software Engineering Research | Computer Science | 684 |

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 | [Normalization and the finite-size Pareto argument in multiplicative systems](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rie.2026.101189) | [Research in Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-in-economics.md) | Marco M. Sorge | University of Salerno; University of Göttingen |
| 2026-10-19 | [Time-varying impacts of government spending on CO2 emissions](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107800) | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | Stefano Di Bucchianico, Mario Di Serio, Matteo Fragetta et al. | University of Salerno; International Monetary Fund; Ifo Institute for Economic Research |
| 2026-10-14 | [Exploring the risks of generative AI misuse via ambiguous prompts: Bypassing safety filters in Text-to-Image/Video models](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imavis.2026.106225) | [Image and Vision Computing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/image-and-vision-computing.md) | Stefano Cirillo, Giuseppe Polese, Giandomenico Solimando | University of Salerno |
| 2026-10-13 | [Spatial consequences of tax reforms on tax compliance: econometric evidence from the Italian Minimum Taxpayer Regime](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-026-01546-y) | [The Annals of Regional Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-annals-of-regional-science.md) | Amedeo Argentiero, Paolo Maranzano, Gianluca Monturano et al. | University of Salerno; Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei; University of Milano-Bicocca; … |
| 2026-10-12 | [Multi-cepstral feature integration for audio deepfake detection under domain shift](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cviu.2026.104981) | [Computer Vision and Image Understanding](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computer-vision-and-image-understanding.md) | Daniele Alfano, Carmen Bisogni, Michele Nappi et al. | University of Salerno; Link Campus University |
| 2026-10-12 | [Beyond pairwise alignment: Hypergraph-based semantic calibration for image-text matching](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2026.105202) | [Information Processing & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-processing-management.md) | Jin Chen, Xiang Shen, Dezhi Han et al. | Shanghai Maritime University; The University of Sydney; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; … |
| 2026-10-12 | [On a Class of Random Distortions Based on Hazard-Operator Families](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11009-026-10340-4) | [Methodology And Computing In Applied Probability](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/methodology-and-computing-in-applied-probability.md) | Antonio Di Crescenzo, Alessandra Meoli, Alfonso Suárez‐Llorens | University of Salerno; Universidad de Cádiz |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). University of Salerno. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-salerno

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