--- title: "Research Policy: 13 recent papers (last 30 days)" description: "Research Policy published 13 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #52 of 239 journals." url: https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy markdown_url: https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) share_text: "Research Policy published 13 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #52 of 239 journals." data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json updated: 2026-10-26T14:52:47+09:00 window: 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26 source: OpenAlex (CC0) --- # Research Policy - 4 papers in the last 7 days - category: Economics - publisher: Elsevier BV - ISSN 0048-7333 Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/journals.md ## Key findings - Research Policy published 13 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #52 of 239 journals. - Leading institutions: ESCP Business School (2), China-Britain Business Council (1) and Computerised Information Technology (United Kingdom) (1). - Countries: United Kingdom (5), Italy (3) and United States (3). - From Oct 2023 to Sep 2026, Research Policy published 528 papers (15 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex). - Its most frequent keywords over that period were “innovation” (26), “innovation policy” (26) and “patenting” (17). - Its most-cited paper of the period is “Platform design and governance in industrial markets: Charting the meta-organizational logic” (2025-05-03), with 68 citations. ## The last 36 months *Papers by publication date, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026* | Oct 23–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 36 months | |---:|---:|---:|---:| | 162 | 145 | 221 | 528 | *Most frequent keywords, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026* | # | Keyword | Papers | |---:|---|---:| | 1 | [innovation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/innovation.md) | 26 | | 2 | innovation policy | 26 | | 3 | patenting | 17 | | 4 | research funding | 17 | | 5 | research productivity | 17 | | 6 | R&D investment | 16 | | 7 | sustainability transitions | 14 | | 8 | citation impact | 13 | | 9 | business innovation | 12 | | 10 | patents | 12 | *Most-cited papers published Oct 2023 to Sep 2026* | # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors | |---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 68 | 3.8 | [Platform design and governance in industrial markets: Charting the meta-organizational logic](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2025.105236) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | 2025-05-03 | Virginia Springer, Krithika Randhawa, Marin Jovanovic et al. | | 2 | 40 | 2.5 | [Digital innovation strategies in the public sector](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2025.105274) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | 2025-06-17 | Ali A. Guenduez, Mehmet Akif Demircioğlu, Elena Maria Mueller et al. | | 3 | 33 | 2.1 | [Text vs. citations: A comparative analysis of breakthrough and disruption metrics in patent innovation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2025.105295) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | 2025-07-03 | Alex J. Yang | | 4 | 33 | 2.1 | [Artificial intelligence, tasks, skills, and wages: Worker-level evidence from Germany](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2025.105285) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | 2025-07-08 | Erik Engberg, Michael R. Koch, Magnus Lodefalk et al. | | 5 | 26 | 2.4 | [Who uses AI in research, and for what? Large-scale survey evidence from Germany](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2025.105381) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | 2025-11-26 | Marina Chugunova, Dietmar Harhoff, Katharina Hölzle et al. | *Papers, newest first.* | Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-24 | [Peer benchmarking and digital upgrading: Field experiments on business websites](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105630) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | Anwar S. Adem, Richard Kneller, Cher Li | Aston University; China-Britain Business Council; University of Birmingham; … | | 2026-10-23 | [Editorial Board](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105650) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | | | | 2026-10-23 | [Industrial policy in times of market power](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105638) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | Domenico Delli Gatti, Roberta Terranova, Enrico Maria Turco | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment; … | | 2026-10-22 | [Differentiation from mentors and the gender productivity gap in research: Evidence from electrical engineering](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105653) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | Denis Trapido | | | 2026-10-16 | [Who Gains from creative destruction? Evidence from high-quality entrepreneurship in the United States](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105642) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | Astrid Marinoni, John L. Voorheis | Georgia Institute of Technology; United States Census Bureau | | 2026-10-15 | [External collaboration and local knowledge divergence in regional knowledge spaces](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105641) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | Jisoo Hur, Dieter F. Kogler, Keungoui Kim | Pukyong National University; University College Dublin; Yonsei University | | 2026-10-15 | [Innovation adoption across regions: psychological openness and the early diffusion of digital platforms](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105610) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | Tobias Ebert, Martin Obschonka, Luca Aiello et al. | University of St.Gallen; University of Applied Sciences St. Gallen; Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences; … | | 2026-10-14 | [Contested credibility: Public perceptions of scientists as experts](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105640) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | Anders Broström, Cornelia Lawson, Mabel Sánchez‐Barrioluengo | Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum; KTH Royal Institute of Technology; University of Manchester | | 2026-10-13 | [Training and productivity in micro-firms](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105637) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | Marco Rispoli, Federico Tamagni | Prometeia (Italy); Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna | | 2026-10-08 | [Combining digital and green technologies in regions: How to close the gap with respect to the frontier?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105636) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | Stefano Basilico, Alberto Marzucchi, Sandro Montresor | University of Southern Denmark; Gran Sasso Science Institute; University of Trento | | 2026-10-05 | [Towards mission theory: A systematic literature review of its critiques and avenues for progress (2010–2025)](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105634) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | Iacopo Gronchi, Josh Entsminger | Demos Helsinki; Montagu Hospital; University College London; … | | 2026-10-05 | [From impact to legitimacy: Communicative responsibility and the governance of research impact](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105639) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | Philippa Hunter‐Jones, Michael Haenlein | University of Liverpool; ESCP Business School | | 2026-09-30 | [Who receives R&D tax incentives? Firm capabilities and stage-dependent access](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2026.105635) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | Manuel Chu, Sergio Afcha, Ivet María del Sol Alonso | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú; Universitat de València | ## Cite this page Scholar4AI. (2026). Research Policy. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy ```bibtex @misc{scholar4ai-journals-research-policy, author = {{Scholar4AI}}, title = {Research Policy}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy}}, urldate = {2026-10-26}, note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0} } ``` License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).