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title: "Telecommunications Policy: 7 recent papers (last 30 days)"
description: "Telecommunications Policy published 7 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-28 to 2026-10-27), ranking #127 of 339 journals."
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# Telecommunications Policy

- 3 papers in the last 7 days
- category: Economics
- publisher: Elsevier BV
- ISSN 0308-5961

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

## Key findings

- Telecommunications Policy published 7 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-28 to 2026-10-27), ranking #127 of 339 journals.
- Leading institutions: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (1), Pennsylvania State University (1) and Université Libre de Bruxelles (1).
- Countries: Spain (2), United States (2) and Belgium (1).
- From Oct 2023 to Sep 2026, Telecommunications Policy published 387 papers (11 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex).
- Its most frequent keywords over that period were “digital divide” (39), “China” (31) and “digital transformation” (21).
- Its most-cited paper of the period is “Could information and communication technology (ICT) reduce carbon emissions? The role of trade openness and financial development” (2023-12-27), with 225 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 |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 121 | 110 | 156 | 387 |

*Most frequent keywords, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | digital divide | 39 |
| 2 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 31 |
| 3 | [digital transformation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/digital-transformation.md) | 21 |
| 4 | telecommunications regulation | 21 |
| 5 | [digitalization](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/digitalization.md) | 19 |
| 6 | 5G | 17 |
| 7 | digital economy | 17 |
| 8 | AI governance | 14 |
| 9 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 14 |
| 10 | South Korea | 14 |

*Most-cited papers published Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 225 | 6.6 | [Could information and communication technology (ICT) reduce carbon emissions? The role of trade openness and financial development](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102699) | [Telecommunications Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy.md) | 2023-12-27 | Qiang Wang, Sailan Hu, Rongrong Li |
| 2 | 150 | 4.5 | [ICT sector electricity consumption and greenhouse gas emissions – 2020 outcome](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2023.102701) | [Telecommunications Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy.md) | 2024-01-09 | Jens Malmodin, Nina Lövehagen, Pernilla Bergmark et al. |
| 3 | 80 | 3.1 | [Privacy and personal data risk governance for generative artificial intelligence: A Chinese perspective](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102851) | [Telecommunications Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy.md) | 2024-09-07 | Xiongbiao Ye, Yuhong Yan, Jia Li et al. |
| 4 | 76 | 2.5 | [Does digital literacy reduce the risk of returning to poverty? Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2024.102768) | [Telecommunications Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy.md) | 2024-04-22 | Di Zhou, Fangjing Zha, Wenyan Qiu et al. |
| 5 | 69 | 3.8 | [Transforming cybersecurity with agentic AI to combat emerging cyber threats](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2025.102976) | [Telecommunications Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy.md) | 2025-04-22 | Nir Kshetri |

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-25 | [Liability for rogue behaviors of agentic AI](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2026.103339) | [Telecommunications Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy.md) | Gleb Papyshev, Keith Jin Deng Chan, Sara Migliorini |  |
| 2026-10-23 | [A quantitative framework for assessing digital sovereignty](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2026.103334) | [Telecommunications Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy.md) | María del Pilar Rodríguez Pita, Jorge Emiliano Pérez Martínez, Alberto Urueña López | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid |
| 2026-10-23 | [Industrial policy for mobile telecommunications across generations: Comparative analysis of four countries](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2026.103338) | [Telecommunications Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy.md) | DongWook Jeong, Krishna Jayakar | Pennsylvania State University |
| 2026-10-15 | [Institutional context and the employment effects of artificial intelligence in European SMEs](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2026.103336) | [Telecommunications Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy.md) | Anabela Santos, Francesco Molica | Université Libre de Bruxelles |
| 2026-10-15 | [Economic impacts of subsea cable deployment](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2026.103337) | [Telecommunications Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy.md) | Wolfgang Briglauer, Raúl Katz, Monika Köppl-Turyna et al. | Vienna University of Economics and Business; EcoAustria Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung; Columbia University; … |
| 2026-10-11 | [Splitting the bill for bits: Shapley-based cost sharing in European telecommunications](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2026.103335) | [Telecommunications Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy.md) | Tamas Bukur, Barna Bakó | Eötvös Loránd University; Corvinus University of Budapest |
| 2026-10-08 | [Telecommunications policy: Growth, globalisation, and geoeconomics from 1977 to 2025](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2026.103332) | [Telecommunications Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy.md) | Bruno Damásio, Sandro Mendonça | Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Universidade Estadual do Ceará; Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa; … |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Telecommunications Policy. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telecommunications-policy

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