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title: "Zhongnan University of Economics and Law: research profile"
description: "Research profile of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law: 1,637 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly finance and economics; #45 for 2023–2025; h-index 160."
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# Zhongnan University of Economics and Law

- 2 papers in the last 7 days
- country: China
- web domain: zuel.edu.cn

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

## Key findings

- Zhongnan University of Economics and Law was involved in 11 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #124 of 3,809 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Finance research letters (2), Economic Analysis and Policy (2) and Economic Modelling (1).
- Countries: China (11) and United States (1).
- From 2023 to 2025, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law ranks #45 among all institutions publishing in the tracked journals, #2 in finance and #6 in accounting.
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law took part in 1,637 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in finance (602), economics (565) and AI (114).
- 292 of them were published in 2025, against 33 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Wuhan University (50), Huazhong University of Science and Technology (48) and Hubei University Of Economics (37).
- The journals publishing most of them were Finance research letters (205), Economic Analysis and Policy (75) and International Review of Financial Analysis (68).
- The most-cited of them is “Digitalization, competition strategy and corporate innovation: Evidence from Chinese manufacturing listed companies” (International Review of Financial Analysis, 2022), with 684 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law has 13,085 works with 241,815 citations (h-index 160).
- The tracked journals hold 1,425 of its 7,751 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (18.4%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Corporate Finance and Governance (1,126), China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (827) and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (776).

## In the rankings

Top institutions, 2023–2025: [#45 overall](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/institutions-by-year.md) · [#2 in finance](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/institutions-by-year/finance.md) · [#6 in accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/institutions-by-year/accounting.md)

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 8 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 51 | 49 | 107 | 120 | 131 | 72 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 14 | 16 | 34 | 63 | 50 | 70 | 86 | 85 | 78 | 69 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 15 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 3 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 15 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| All categories | 33 | 57 | 81 | 121 | 148 | 163 | 250 | 280 | 292 | 212 |

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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 205 |
| 2 | [Economic Analysis and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-analysis-and-policy.md) | 75 |
| 3 | [International Review of Financial Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-financial-analysis.md) | 68 |
| 4 | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | 46 |
| 5 | [Pacific-Basin Finance Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pacific-basin-finance-journal.md) | 39 |
| 6 | [China Economic Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/china-economic-review.md) | 37 |
| 7 | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 36 |
| 8 | [Economic Modelling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-modelling.md) | 25 |
| 9 | [Resources Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/resources-policy.md) | 25 |
| 10 | [Research in International Business and Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-in-international-business-and-finance.md) | 20 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Wuhan University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/wuhan-university.md) | 50 |
| 2 | [Huazhong University of Science and Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/huazhong-university-of-science-and-technology.md) | 48 |
| 3 | Hubei University Of Economics | 37 |
| 4 | [Renmin University of China](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/renmin-university-of-china.md) | 36 |
| 5 | [Peking University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/peking-university.md) | 31 |
| 6 | [Shanghai University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/shanghai-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | 30 |
| 7 | [Nanjing University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/nanjing-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | 24 |
| 8 | [University of International Business and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-international-business-and-economics.md) | 24 |
| 9 | [Southwestern University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/southwestern-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | 22 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | China | 1,034 |
| 2 | United States | 80 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 53 |
| 4 | Australia | 38 |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 36 |
| 6 | Macao | 13 |
| 7 | Canada | 12 |
| 8 | Taiwan | 12 |
| 9 | Singapore | 10 |
| 10 | France | 9 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 205 |
| 2 | [Chinese listed companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-listed-companies.md) | 146 |
| 3 | [financial constraints](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/financial-constraints.md) | 112 |
| 4 | [state-owned enterprises](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/state-owned-enterprises.md) | 96 |
| 5 | [corporate governance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-governance.md) | 76 |
| 6 | [information asymmetry](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/information-asymmetry.md) | 46 |
| 7 | [green innovation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/green-innovation.md) | 45 |
| 8 | [environmental regulation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/environmental-regulation.md) | 43 |
| 9 | [listed companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/listed-companies.md) | 42 |
| 10 | [regional heterogeneity](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/regional-heterogeneity.md) | 38 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 684 | 12.6 | [Digitalization, competition strategy and corporate innovation: Evidence from Chinese manufacturing listed companies](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2022.102166) | [International Review of Financial Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-financial-analysis.md) | 2022-04-22 | Huwei Wen, Qiming Zhong, Chien‐Chiang Lee |
| 2 | 574 | 6.6 | [The real effect of legal institutions: Environmental courts and firm environmental protection expenditure](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2019.102254) | [Journal of Environmental Economics and Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-environmental-economics-and-management.md) | 2019-08-13 | Qi Zhang, Yu Zhi, Dongmin Kong |
| 3 | 484 | 5.2 | [Resource abundance, industrial structure, and regional carbon emissions efficiency in China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2019.01.001) | [Resources Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/resources-policy.md) | 2019-01-11 | Keying Wang, Meng Yao Wu, Yongping Sun et al. |
| 4 | 415 | 5.6 | [How does manufacturing agglomeration affect green economic efficiency?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2020.104944) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2020-09-09 | Huaxi Yuan, Yidai Feng, Chien‐Chiang Lee et al. |
| 5 | 401 | 5.4 | [COVID-19 lockdowns, stimulus packages, travel bans, and stock returns](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2020.101732) | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 2020-08-20 | Paresh Kumar Narayan, Dinh Hoang Bach Phan, Guangqiang Liu |
| 6 | 383 | 6.9 | [Environmental tax reform and environmental investment: A quasi-natural experiment based on China's Environmental Protection Tax Law](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2022.106000) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2022-03-31 | Guangqiang Liu, Zhiqing Yang, Fan Zhang et al. |
| 7 | 372 | 5.3 | [COVID-19 information overload and generation Z's social media discontinuance intention during the pandemic lockdown](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2021.120600) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2021-01-14 | Hongfei Liu, Wentong Liu, Vignesh Yoganathan et al. |
| 8 | 349 | 5.2 | [A systematic review of AI technology-based service encounters: Implications for hospitality and tourism operations](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2021.102930) | [International Journal of Hospitality Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-hospitality-management.md) | 2021-04-06 | Minglong Li, Dexiang Yin, Hailian Qiu et al. |
| 9 | 321 | 6.1 | [Climate policy and low-carbon innovation: Evidence from low-carbon city pilots in China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2022.106129) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2022-06-17 | An Pan, Wenna Zhang, Xunpeng Shi et al. |
| 10 | 300 | 3.8 | [Does China's carbon emission trading policy have an employment double dividend and a Porter effect?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111492) | [Energy Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-policy.md) | 2020-04-15 | Xinyu Yang, Ping Yu Jiang, Yao Pan |

## In OpenAlex

*Zhongnan University of Economics and Law in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | University |
| Location | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Also known as | ZUEL, zhōng nán cái dà, 中南财经政法大学 |
| Works in OpenAlex | 13,085 |
| Citations | 241,815 |
| h-index | 160 |
| i10-index | 5,010 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 4.26 |
| Website | [www.zuel.edu.cn](https://www.zuel.edu.cn) |
| ROR | [ror.org/04yqxxq63](https://ror.org/04yqxxq63) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I158934434](https://openalex.org/I158934434) |

*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) | 1,050 | 22,857 | 212 | 20.2% |
| 2025 | 1,313 | 30,318 | 292 | 22.2% |
| 2024 | 1,203 | 27,547 | 280 | 23.3% |
| 2023 | 1,303 | 22,313 | 250 | 19.2% |
| 2022 | 1,092 | 17,859 | 163 | 14.9% |
| 2021 | 849 | 11,636 | 148 | 17.4% |
| 2020 | 649 | 7,595 | 121 | 18.6% |
| 2019 | 575 | 4,500 | 81 | 14.1% |
| 2018 | 463 | 2,940 | 57 | 12.3% |
| 2017 | 304 | 1,746 | 33 | 10.9% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Corporate Finance and Governance | Business, Management and Accounting | 1,126 |
| 2 | China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance | Social Sciences | 827 |
| 3 | Energy, Environment, Economic Growth | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 776 |
| 4 | Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance | Business, Management and Accounting | 570 |
| 5 | Financial Markets and Investment Strategies | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 565 |

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 | [Standard-setting network centrality and the cost of debt: Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2026.111030) | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | Wei Li, Haifeng WANG, Yuhao Cheng et al. | Fuzhou University of International Studies and Trade; University of International Business and Economics; Zhongnan University of Economics and Law |
| 2026-10-29 | [Does artificial intelligence shape within-firm wage inequality?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2026.107901) | [Economic Modelling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-modelling.md) | Qianqian Sun, Ao Li, Zehao Yan et al. | Hunan University; Zhongnan University of Economics and Law; Nanchang University; … |
| 2026-10-24 | [Financial judicial specialization and corporate investment efficiency: evidence from the establishment of financial tribunals in China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2026.10.066) | [Economic Analysis and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-analysis-and-policy.md) | Yuhan Wu, Qiankun Wang | Zhongnan University of Economics and Law |
| 2026-10-23 | [CoGTST: A cross-scale cooperative graph network with an adaptive patch transformer for multivariate time series forecasting](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2026.124337) | [Information Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-sciences.md) | Xiuli Xiang, Yilin Wang, Xuchu Jiang et al. | Wuhan Textile University; Hubei University Of Economics; Zhongnan University of Economics and Law |
| 2026-10-23 | [I deserve better: beauty work increases consumer preference for advanced products](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2026.116608) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | Yawei Wang, Xianzheng Fei, Yanfen You | Wuhan Textile University; Zhongnan University of Economics and Law; University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 2026-10-16 | [Science and technology innovation finance reform and innovation in key technology fields](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2026.110950) | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | Zhenyu Yao, Wanyue Hou, Yue Tang et al. | Nanjing University; University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Zhongnan University of Economics and Law |
| 2026-10-15 | [How should conversational recommendation agents organize candidate products? Matching recommendation set granularity with time pressure](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2026.105165) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | Qi Wang, Wen Tong, Tian Yu Wei et al. | Hubei University of Technology; Zhongnan University of Economics and Law |
| 2026-10-12 | [Sharing blame with me: How AI anthropomorphism encourages individual unethical behavior](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2026.103142) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | Xianzheng Fei, Yinghao Yu, Yaoyue Li | Zhongnan University of Economics and Law; Hunan University of Technology and Business |
| 2026-10-12 | [YOLO-LGA: Enhance YOLO with local to global attention for multi-class insect pest detection](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imavis.2026.106234) | [Image and Vision Computing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/image-and-vision-computing.md) | Jiangfeng Zeng, Cheng Xiong, Huimin Lu et al. | Central China Normal University; Wuhan University of Technology; Southeast University; … |
| 2026-10-10 | [How does corporate AI governance shape disruptive technological innovation?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2026.10.009) | [Economic Analysis and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-analysis-and-policy.md) | Zheng Shi, Shaohuang Wang, Yantong Zh | Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Zhongnan University of Economics and Law |
| 2026-10-07 | [Perceived placeness in creative tourism: Conceptualization, scale development and implications for transformative experiences](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2026.101172) | [Journal of Destination Marketing & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-destination-marketing-management.md) | Lin Wang, Junji Jia, Lingxu Zhou et al. | Lanzhou University of Finance and Economics; Zhongnan University of Economics and Law |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Zhongnan University of Economics and Law. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/zhongnan-university-of-economics-and-law

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License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).