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title: "Artificial intelligence adoption research"
description: "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)."
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# 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.

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

## 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

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 36 | 68 | 77 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 60 | 55 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 26 | 30 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 30 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 54 |
| 2 | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 45 |
| 3 | [AI & Society](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ai-society.md) | 26 |
| 4 | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | 24 |
| 5 | [International Review of Financial Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-financial-analysis.md) | 23 |
| 6 | [Journal of Innovation & Knowledge](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-innovation-knowledge.md) | 22 |
| 7 | [Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-open-innovation-technology-market-and-complexity.md) | 20 |
| 8 | [International Journal of Hospitality Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-hospitality-management.md) | 19 |
| 9 | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 17 |
| 10 | [Technovation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technovation.md) | 16 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Renmin University of China](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/renmin-university-of-china.md) | 10 |
| 2 | [Nankai University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/nankai-university.md) | 9 |
| 3 | [Xi'an Jiaotong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xi-an-jiaotong-university.md) | 9 |
| 4 | [Hong Kong Polytechnic University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hong-kong-polytechnic-university.md) | 8 |
| 5 | [Shenzhen University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/shenzhen-university.md) | 8 |
| 6 | TBS Education | 8 |
| 7 | [University of International Business and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-international-business-and-economics.md) | 7 |
| 8 | University of Nicosia | 7 |
| 9 | [University of Science and Technology of China](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-science-and-technology-of-china.md) | 7 |
| 10 | [University of Turin](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-turin.md) | 7 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | 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 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Chinese listed companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-listed-companies.md) | 96 |
| 2 | [digital transformation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/digital-transformation.md) | 57 |
| 3 | [generative AI](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/generative-ai.md) | 55 |
| 4 | [artificial intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/artificial-intelligence.md) | 40 |
| 5 | [state-owned enterprises](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/state-owned-enterprises.md) | 39 |
| 6 | [small and medium-sized enterprises](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/small-and-medium-sized-enterprises.md) | 35 |
| 7 | [manufacturing companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/manufacturing-companies.md) | 34 |
| 8 | [financial constraints](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/financial-constraints.md) | 32 |
| 9 | [dynamic capabilities](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/dynamic-capabilities.md) | 30 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,262 | 28.6 | [Generative AI and the future of education: Ragnarök or reformation? A paradoxical perspective from management educators](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2023.100790) | [The International Journal of Management Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-international-journal-of-management-education.md) | 2023-02-28 | Weng Marc Lim, Asanka N. Gunasekara, Jessica Leigh Pallant et al. |
| 2 | 1,051 | 16.9 | [Artificial Intelligence and Business Value: a Literature Review](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-021-10186-w) | [Information Systems Frontiers](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-systems-frontiers.md) | 2021-08-25 | Ida Merete Enholm, Emmanouil Papagiannidis, Patrick Mikalef et al. |
| 3 | 1,048 | 13.0 | [A review of research into automation in tourism: Launching the Annals of Tourism Research Curated Collection on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics in Tourism](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2020.102883) | [Annals of Tourism Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-tourism-research.md) | 2020-02-14 | Iis P. Tussyadiah |
| 4 | 1,028 | 22.0 | [What factors contribute to the acceptance of artificial intelligence? A systematic review](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2022.101925) | [Telematics and Informatics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telematics-and-informatics.md) | 2022-12-14 | Sage Kelly, Sherrie-Anne Kaye, Óscar Oviedo-Trespalacios |
| 5 | 947 | 9.8 | [Mapping the challenges of Artificial Intelligence in the public sector: Evidence from public healthcare](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2018.09.008) | [Government Information Quarterly](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/government-information-quarterly.md) | 2018-10-09 | Tara Qian Sun, Rony Medaglia |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Papers on “artificial intelligence adoption”. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/artificial-intelligence-adoption

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