---
title: "University of Southern California: research profile"
description: "Research profile of University of Southern California: 1,101 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and AI; h-index 1,450."
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share_text: "Research profile of University of Southern California: 1,101 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and AI; h-index 1,450. (as of 2026-11-03)"
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
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window: 2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03
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---

# University of Southern California

- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- country: United States
- web domain: usc.edu

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

## Key findings

- University of Southern California was involved in 4 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #506 of 3,809 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Journal of Business Research (1), SSM - Population Health (1) and Social Science & Medicine (1).
- Countries: United States (4) and China (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at University of Southern California took part in 1,101 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (368), AI (199) and operations research (146).
- 101 of them were published in 2025, against 101 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were University of California, Berkeley (13), University of California, Los Angeles (12) and University of Pennsylvania (11).
- The journals publishing most of them were Journal of Financial Economics (15), Mathematical Programming (13) and Journal of Econometrics (11).
- The most-cited of them is “General diagnostic tests for cross-sectional dependence in panels” (Empirical Economics, 2020), with 2,755 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, University of Southern California has 292,425 works with 31,213,845 citations (h-index 1,450).
- The tracked journals hold 1,019 of its 104,948 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (1.0%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (5,488), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (4,216) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (3,594).

## 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) | 36 | 56 | 51 | 44 | 35 | 30 | 36 | 31 | 26 | 23 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 9 | 12 | 24 | 19 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 23 | 21 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 17 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 11 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| All categories | 101 | 117 | 126 | 123 | 134 | 121 | 95 | 101 | 101 | 82 |

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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Journal of Financial Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-financial-economics.md) | 15 |
| 2 | [Mathematical Programming](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mathematical-programming.md) | 13 |
| 3 | [Journal of Econometrics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-econometrics.md) | 11 |
| 4 | [Journal of Accounting and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-accounting-and-economics.md) | 9 |
| 5 | [Review of Accounting Studies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/review-of-accounting-studies.md) | 9 |
| 6 | [International Journal of Research in Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-research-in-marketing.md) | 7 |
| 7 | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 7 |
| 8 | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 6 |
| 9 | [Economics Letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economics-letters.md) | 6 |
| 10 | [Journal of International Money and Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-money-and-finance.md) | 6 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [University of California, Berkeley](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-california-berkeley.md) | 13 |
| 2 | [University of California, Los Angeles](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-california-los-angeles.md) | 12 |
| 3 | [University of Pennsylvania](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-pennsylvania.md) | 11 |
| 4 | [National Bureau of Economic Research](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/national-bureau-of-economic-research.md) | 9 |
| 5 | [Carnegie Mellon University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/carnegie-mellon-university.md) | 8 |
| 6 | [Stanford University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/stanford-university.md) | 8 |
| 7 | Asian Development Bank | 7 |
| 8 | [Centre for Economic Policy Research](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-for-economic-policy-research.md) | 7 |
| 9 | [Columbia University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/columbia-university.md) | 7 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | United States | 379 |
| 2 | China | 62 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 51 |
| 4 | Australia | 15 |
| 5 | Germany | 15 |
| 6 | South Korea | 15 |
| 7 | France | 13 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 13 |
| 9 | Canada | 12 |
| 10 | Italy | 12 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 14 |
| 2 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 9 |
| 3 | [emerging markets](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/emerging-markets.md) | 9 |
| 4 | [gender differences](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/gender-differences.md) | 9 |
| 5 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 7 |
| 6 | [cross-national comparison](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/cross-national-comparison.md) | 6 |
| 7 | dummy variables | 6 |
| 8 | [semi-supervised learning](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/semi-supervised-learning.md) | 6 |
| 9 | Japan | 5 |
| 10 | [United States](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/united-states.md) | 5 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,755 | 35.6 | [General diagnostic tests for cross-sectional dependence in panels](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-020-01875-7) | [Empirical Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/empirical-economics.md) | 2020-05-20 | M. Hashem Pesaran |
| 2 | 1,892 | 22.3 | [The future of social media in marketing](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-019-00695-1) | [Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-the-academy-of-marketing-science.md) | 2019-10-12 | Gil Appel, Lauren S. Grewal, Rhonda Hadi et al. |
| 3 | 1,801 | 17.4 | [Graph embedding techniques, applications, and performance: A survey](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2018.03.022) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 2018-03-16 | Palash Goyal, Emilio Ferrara |
| 4 | 1,455 | 13.5 | [The effect of mandatory CSR disclosure on firm profitability and social externalities: Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacceco.2017.11.009) | [Journal of Accounting and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-accounting-and-economics.md) | 2017-11-20 | Yi‐Chun Chen, Mingyi Hung, Yongxiang Wang |
| 5 | 1,162 | 11.1 | [The consequences of spatially differentiated water pollution regulation in China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2018.01.010) | [Journal of Environmental Economics and Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-environmental-economics-and-management.md) | 2018-02-01 | Zhao Chen, Matthew E. Kahn, Yu Liu et al. |
| 6 | 840 | 7.6 | [The evolution of 10-K textual disclosure: Evidence from Latent Dirichlet Allocation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacceco.2017.07.002) | [Journal of Accounting and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-accounting-and-economics.md) | 2017-09-08 | Travis A. Dyer, Mark H. Lang, Lorien Stice‐Lawrence |
| 7 | 628 | 5.4 | [Data-driven robust optimization](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10107-017-1125-8) | [Mathematical Programming](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mathematical-programming.md) | 2017-02-25 | Dimitris Bertsimas, Vishal Gupta, Nathan Kallus |
| 8 | 608 | 7.9 | [e-Tourism beyond COVID-19: a call for transformative research](https://doi.org/10.1007/s40558-020-00181-3) | [Information Technology & Tourism](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-technology-tourism.md) | 2020-05-29 | Ulrike Gretzel B, Matthias Fuchs, Rodolfo Baggio et al. |
| 9 | 601 | 8.4 | [A first look at online reputation on Airbnb, where every stay is above average](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11002-020-09546-4) | [Marketing Letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/marketing-letters.md) | 2020-11-04 | Georgios Zervas, Davide Proserpio, John W. Byers |
| 10 | 550 | 7.2 | [When eliminating bias isn’t fair: Algorithmic reductionism and procedural justice in human resource decisions](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2020.03.008) | [Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/organizational-behavior-and-human-decision-processes.md) | 2020-06-29 | David T. Newman, Nathanael J. Fast, Derek J. Harmon |

## In OpenAlex

*University of Southern California in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Also known as | USC, Universidad del Sur de California, Université de Californie du Sud |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 4 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 292,425 |
| Citations | 31,213,845 |
| h-index | 1,450 |
| i10-index | 342,021 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 4.28 |
| Website | [usc.edu](https://usc.edu) |
| ROR | [ror.org/03taz7m60](https://ror.org/03taz7m60) |
| Wikidata | [Q4614](Q4614) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I1174212](https://openalex.org/I1174212) |

*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) | 12,065 | 575,920 | 82 | 0.7% |
| 2025 | 13,165 | 771,725 | 101 | 0.8% |
| 2024 | 13,263 | 786,987 | 101 | 0.8% |
| 2023 | 12,574 | 757,460 | 95 | 0.8% |
| 2022 | 12,065 | 733,886 | 121 | 1.0% |
| 2021 | 12,239 | 755,400 | 134 | 1.1% |
| 2020 | 11,809 | 678,765 | 123 | 1.0% |
| 2019 | 10,201 | 576,612 | 126 | 1.2% |
| 2018 | 10,147 | 522,250 | 117 | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 9,485 | 489,205 | 101 | 1.1% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research | Medicine | 5,488 |
| 2 | Genetic Associations and Epidemiology | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4,216 |
| 3 | Alzheimer's disease research and treatments | Medicine | 3,594 |
| 4 | Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes | Medicine | 3,053 |
| 5 | Topic Modeling | Computer Science | 2,366 |

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | [The paradox of algorithmic disclosure in prosocial campaigns: how utilitarian and deontological moral frameworks divide consumer support](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2026.116574) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | WooJin Kim, Yuhosua Ryoo, Eunjin Anna Kim et al. | University of Southern California; Miami University; University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 2026-10-19 | [Data approaches for lifecourse research on early-life determinants of late-life health outcomes: opportunities, limitations, and tradeoffs](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2026.101985) | [SSM - Population Health](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ssm-population-health.md) | Eleanor Hayes‐Larson, Suhani Amin, Emma L. Nichols et al. | University of Southern California; University of Michigan; University of Minnesota; … |
| 2026-10-19 | [Early life adversity and alcohol misuse in mid and later life: The moderating role of adult residential characteristics](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119969) | [Social Science & Medicine](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/social-science-medicine.md) | Blakelee R. Kemp, W. Alex Mason, Promise A. Emmanuel et al. | University of Nebraska–Lincoln; University of Southern California |
| 2026-10-09 | [Waiting for Trial Evidence or Using Real-World Evidence: Trade-Offs for Coverage with Evidence Development](https://doi.org/10.1007/s40273-026-01668-3) | [PharmacoEconomics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pharmacoeconomics.md) | Boshen Jiao, Yizhi Liang, 陶立元 et al. | University of Southern California; Peking University; Peking University Third Hospital; … |

## Cite this page

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

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  title = {University of Southern California},
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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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