---
title: "University of Sheffield: research profile and papers"
description: "Research profile of University of Sheffield: 1,074 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly health economics and policy and AI; h-index 1,022."
url: https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-sheffield
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share_text: "Research profile of University of Sheffield: 1,074 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly health economics and policy and AI; h-index 1,022. (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 Sheffield

- 1 paper in the last 7 days
- country: United Kingdom
- web domain: sheffield.ac.uk

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

## Key findings

- University of Sheffield was involved in 6 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #284 of 3,809 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Health Research Policy and Systems (1), PharmacoEconomics - Open (1) and Health and Quality of Life Outcomes (1).
- Countries: United Kingdom (6), Hong Kong (1) and Hungary (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at University of Sheffield took part in 1,074 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in health economics and policy (226), AI (180) and economics (164).
- 119 of them were published in 2025, against 94 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were University of Nottingham (18), University of Leeds (16) and University of York (16).
- The journals publishing most of them were PharmacoEconomics (36), Scientometrics (15) and Journal of Business Research (14).
- The most-cited of them is “Opinion Paper: “So what if ChatGPT wrote it?” Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy” (International Journal of Information Management, 2023), with 4,592 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, University of Sheffield has 189,307 works with 16,873,012 citations (h-index 1,022).
- The tracked journals hold 990 of its 67,723 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (1.5%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (2,919), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (2,519) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (2,339).

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 35 | 36 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 16 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 29 | 23 | 30 | 13 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 10 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 5 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| All categories | 94 | 98 | 101 | 103 | 131 | 97 | 121 | 126 | 119 | 84 |

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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [PharmacoEconomics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pharmacoeconomics.md) | 36 |
| 2 | [Scientometrics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/scientometrics.md) | 15 |
| 3 | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 14 |
| 4 | [Applied Health Economics and Health Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/applied-health-economics-and-health-policy.md) | 13 |
| 5 | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | 12 |
| 6 | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 12 |
| 7 | [PharmacoEconomics - Open](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pharmacoeconomics-open.md) | 10 |
| 8 | [AI & Society](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ai-society.md) | 9 |
| 9 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 9 |
| 10 | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | 8 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [University of Nottingham](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-nottingham.md) | 18 |
| 2 | [University of Leeds](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-leeds.md) | 16 |
| 3 | [University of York](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-york.md) | 16 |
| 4 | University of Bradford | 14 |
| 5 | [University of Bristol](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-bristol.md) | 14 |
| 6 | [University of Manchester](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-manchester.md) | 14 |
| 7 | [University of Warwick](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-warwick.md) | 14 |
| 8 | [Xidian University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xidian-university.md) | 14 |
| 9 | [The University of Melbourne](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/the-university-of-melbourne.md) | 13 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 450 |
| 2 | China | 94 |
| 3 | United States | 58 |
| 4 | Australia | 37 |
| 5 | Germany | 31 |
| 6 | France | 31 |
| 7 | Italy | 27 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 18 |
| 9 | South Africa | 16 |
| 10 | Spain | 15 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [quality-adjusted life years](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/quality-adjusted-life-years.md) | 23 |
| 2 | [health-related quality of life](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/health-related-quality-of-life.md) | 16 |
| 3 | [cost-effectiveness](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/cost-effectiveness.md) | 15 |
| 4 | [health technology assessment](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/health-technology-assessment.md) | 15 |
| 5 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 13 |
| 6 | [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 13 |
| 7 | [corporate governance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-governance.md) | 12 |
| 8 | health utility | 10 |
| 9 | [stakeholder engagement](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/stakeholder-engagement.md) | 10 |
| 10 | [ChatGPT](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chatgpt.md) | 9 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,592 | 104.9 | [Opinion Paper: “So what if ChatGPT wrote it?” Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102642) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2023-03-11 | Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi, Nir Kshetri, Laurie Hughes et al. |
| 2 | 2,644 | 34.9 | [Setting the future of digital and social media marketing research: Perspectives and research propositions](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102168) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2020-07-10 | Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi, Elvira Ismagilova, D. Laurie Hughes et al. |
| 3 | 1,144 | 10.5 | [The impact of environmental, social, and governance disclosure on firm value: The role of CEO power](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bar.2017.09.007) | [The British Accounting Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-british-accounting-review.md) | 2017-09-23 | Yiwei Li, Mengfeng Gong, Xiu‐Ye Zhang et al. |
| 4 | 552 | 5.2 | [Is Bitcoin a Hedge or Safe-Haven for Currencies? An Intraday Analysis](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2019.02.009) | [International Review of Financial Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-financial-analysis.md) | 2018-01-01 | Andrew Urquhart, Hanxiong Zhang |
| 5 | 515 | 4.5 | [Understanding big data analytics capabilities in supply chain management: Unravelling the issues, challenges and implications for practice](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2017.04.001) | [Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review.md) | 2017-05-15 | Deepak Arunachalam, Niraj Kumar, John Paul Kawalek |
| 6 | 487 | 5.2 | [Review: Consumption-stage food waste reduction interventions – What works and how to design better interventions](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2019.01.009) | [Food Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/food-policy.md) | 2019-02-01 | Christian Reynolds, Liam Goucher, Tom E. Quested et al. |
| 7 | 479 | 5.8 | [Organizational mindfulness towards digital transformation as a prerequisite of information processing capability to achieve market agility](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.10.036) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2019-12-06 | Huanli Li, Yun Wu, Dongmei Cao et al. |
| 8 | 477 | 4.7 | [Consumer perceptions of information helpfulness and determinants of purchase intention in online consumer reviews of services](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2018.04.010) | [Information & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-management.md) | 2018-04-26 | Raffaele Filieri, Fraser McLeay, Bruce Tsui et al. |
| 9 | 465 | 7.1 | [ESG Disclosure and Idiosyncratic Risk in Initial Public Offerings](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-021-04847-8) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | 2021-06-01 | Beat Reber, Agnes Gold, Stefan Gold |
| 10 | 423 | 8.6 | [Artificial intelligence and big data analytics for supply chain resilience: a systematic literature review](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-022-04983-y) | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | 2022-09-30 | Efpraxia D. Zamani, Conn Smyth, Samrat Gupta et al. |

## In OpenAlex

*University of Sheffield in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom |
| Also known as | Prifysgol Sheffield, Sheffield University |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 3 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 189,307 |
| Citations | 16,873,012 |
| h-index | 1,022 |
| i10-index | 210,797 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 4.89 |
| Website | [www.sheffield.ac.uk](https://www.sheffield.ac.uk) |
| ROR | [ror.org/05krs5044](https://ror.org/05krs5044) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I91136226](https://openalex.org/I91136226) |

*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) | 7,024 | 362,624 | 84 | 1.2% |
| 2025 | 8,289 | 474,926 | 119 | 1.4% |
| 2024 | 8,578 | 483,371 | 126 | 1.5% |
| 2023 | 8,051 | 466,414 | 121 | 1.5% |
| 2022 | 7,760 | 462,998 | 97 | 1.2% |
| 2021 | 7,668 | 472,531 | 131 | 1.7% |
| 2020 | 7,282 | 413,471 | 103 | 1.4% |
| 2019 | 6,678 | 353,440 | 101 | 1.5% |
| 2018 | 6,676 | 306,119 | 98 | 1.5% |
| 2017 | 6,741 | 280,426 | 94 | 1.4% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2,919 |
| 2 | Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices | Physics and Astronomy | 2,519 |
| 3 | Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies | Physics and Astronomy | 2,339 |
| 4 | Bone health and osteoporosis research | Medicine | 2,327 |
| 5 | Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies | Physics and Astronomy | 2,269 |

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-29 | [Collaborative methods to co-produce a social prescribing logic model](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-026-01546-6) | [Health Research Policy and Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-research-policy-and-systems.md) | Elizabeth Taylor Buck, Lindsey Bishop‐Edwards, Jane Stockdale et al. | University of Sheffield |
| 2026-10-27 | [Initiating Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis Compared with In-Centre Haemodialysis in the United Kingdom: A Cost-Utility and Budget Impact Analysis](https://doi.org/10.1007/s41669-026-00692-5) | [PharmacoEconomics - Open](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pharmacoeconomics-open.md) | Tara Danying Li, C. Rinciog, Araadhna Sinha et al. | University of Sheffield; Keele University; Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| 2026-10-26 | [Assessment of the content validity of the EQ-HWB in caregivers of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder](https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-026-02661-2) | [Health and Quality of Life Outcomes](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/health-and-quality-of-life-outcomes.md) | Yuanshuo Xu, Tessa Peasgood, Fanni Rencz et al. | Hong Kong Polytechnic University; University of Sheffield; Corvinus University of Budapest |
| 2026-10-21 | [From sustainability awareness to practical agency: Translating institutional activity into meaningful student learning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2026.101570) | [The International Journal of Management Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-international-journal-of-management-education.md) | Marc Oliver Duffy, Judith Wylie, S Davey et al. | University of Ulster; Sheffield Hallam University; University of Sheffield |
| 2026-10-17 | [The transparency dividend: Effects of corporate environmental management information disclosure on green-tech FDIs in emerging-market cities](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2026.101433) | [Journal of International Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-management.md) | Zhuoran Liu, Yameng Zhang, Honglan Yu et al. | Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University; University of Sheffield |
| 2026-10-07 | [Building supply chain resilience through transport worker retention](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2026.104483) | [Transport Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transport-policy.md) | Debbie Hopkins, Nicky Gregson, Ho‐Yin Chan et al. | University of Oxford; Durham University; University of Sheffield; … |

## Cite this page

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

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