Papers on “artificial intelligence adoption”
Research on “artificial intelligence adoption” in the 480 tracked journals: papers per year and category, the journals, institutions and countries publishing it, the keywords studied with it and its most-cited papers. It is not among the most frequent keywords of the last 30 days, so this page has no list of its latest papers. Also as Markdown.
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Key findings#
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), the keyword “artificial intelligence adoption” appeared in 762 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in management (238), finance (128) and information systems (118).
- 243 of them were published in 2025, against 0 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Renmin University of China (10), Nankai University (9) and Xi'an Jiaotong University (9).
- The journals publishing most of them were Technological Forecasting and Social Change (54), Finance research letters (45) and AI & Society (26).
- The most-cited of them is “Generative AI and the future of education: Ragnarök or reformation? A paradoxical perspective from management educators” (The International Journal of Management Education, 2023), with 1,262 citations.
Papers per year#
20172026 (so far)
| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 36 | 68 | 77 |
| Finance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 60 | 55 |
| Information Systems | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 30 |
| Economics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 30 |
| AI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
| Operations Research | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| Tourism and Hospitality | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| Marketing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| Higher Education and Research | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 |
| Accounting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Health Economics and Policy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Statistics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| All categories | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 49 | 59 | 105 | 243 | 255 |
Where the papers come from#
| # | Journal | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technological Forecasting and Social Change | 54 |
| 2 | Finance research letters | 45 |
| 3 | AI & Society | 26 |
| 4 | International Review of Economics & Finance | 24 |
| 5 | International Review of Financial Analysis | 23 |
| 6 | Journal of Innovation & Knowledge | 22 |
| 7 | Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity | 20 |
| 8 | International Journal of Hospitality Management | 19 |
| 9 | Journal of Business Research | 17 |
| 10 | Technovation | 16 |
| # | Institution | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renmin University of China | 10 |
| 2 | Nankai University | 9 |
| 3 | Xi'an Jiaotong University | 9 |
| 4 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 8 |
| 5 | Shenzhen University | 8 |
| 6 | TBS Education | 8 |
| 7 | University of International Business and Economics | 7 |
| 8 | University of Nicosia | 7 |
| 9 | University of Science and Technology of China | 7 |
| 10 | University of Turin | 7 |
| # | Country | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 255 |
| 2 | United States | 81 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 65 |
| 4 | India | 43 |
| 5 | Germany | 38 |
| 6 | Italy | 35 |
| 7 | France | 25 |
| 8 | Australia | 24 |
| 9 | Malaysia | 23 |
| 10 | South Korea | 20 |
| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese listed companies | 96 |
| 2 | digital transformation | 57 |
| 3 | generative AI | 55 |
| 4 | artificial intelligence | 40 |
| 5 | state-owned enterprises | 39 |
| 6 | small and medium-sized enterprises | 35 |
| 7 | manufacturing companies | 34 |
| 8 | financial constraints | 32 |
| 9 | dynamic capabilities | 30 |
Most-cited papers#
Cite this page
Scholar4AI. (2026). Papers on “artificial intelligence adoption”. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/artificial-intelligence-adoption
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