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title: "Trust research: papers, trends and top journals"
description: "From 2017 to 2026 (so far), the keyword “trust” appeared in 1,711 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in management (449), economics (425) and information systems (229)."
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share_text: "From 2017 to 2026 (so far), the keyword “trust” appeared in 1,711 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in management (449), economics (425) and information systems (229). (as of 2026-11-03)"
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# Papers on “trust”

Research on “trust” 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 “trust” appeared in 1,711 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in management (449), economics (425) and information systems (229).
- 200 of them were published in 2025, against 138 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (11), Renmin University of China (10) and Universidad de Granada (10).
- The journals publishing most of them were Technological Forecasting and Social Change (31), Journal of Business Research (30) and Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services (29).
- The most-cited of them is “Metaverse beyond the hype: Multidisciplinary perspectives on emerging challenges, opportunities, and agenda for research, practice and policy” (International Journal of Information Management, 2022), with 2,754 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) | 28 | 36 | 39 | 40 | 56 | 37 | 45 | 57 | 48 | 63 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 49 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 49 | 40 | 48 | 40 | 45 | 45 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 24 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 30 | 15 | 29 | 30 | 26 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 11 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 17 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 10 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 5 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 2 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| All categories | 138 | 128 | 141 | 156 | 182 | 179 | 176 | 202 | 200 | 209 |

## 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) | 31 |
| 2 | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 30 |
| 3 | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 29 |
| 4 | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | 21 |
| 5 | [Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-behavioral-and-experimental-economics.md) | 18 |
| 6 | [Journal of Financial Services Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-financial-services-marketing.md) | 17 |
| 7 | [Technovation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technovation.md) | 16 |
| 8 | [Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-open-innovation-technology-market-and-complexity.md) | 16 |
| 9 | [Electronic Commerce Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/electronic-commerce-research.md) | 14 |
| 10 | [Future Business Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/future-business-journal.md) | 14 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique.md) | 11 |
| 2 | [Renmin University of China](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/renmin-university-of-china.md) | 10 |
| 3 | [Universidad de Granada](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/universidad-de-granada.md) | 10 |
| 4 | [Durham University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/durham-university.md) | 7 |
| 5 | [IZA - Institute of Labor Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/iza-institute-of-labor-economics.md) | 7 |
| 6 | [Monash University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/monash-university.md) | 7 |
| 7 | [The University of Sydney](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/the-university-of-sydney.md) | 7 |
| 8 | Universidad Rey Juan Carlos | 7 |
| 9 | [University of Johannesburg](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-johannesburg.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 | 145 |
| 2 | United States | 143 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 94 |
| 4 | Germany | 73 |
| 5 | Italy | 63 |
| 6 | India | 62 |
| 7 | Australia | 55 |
| 8 | France | 44 |
| 9 | Spain | 35 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 35 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [technology adoption](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/technology-adoption.md) | 51 |
| 2 | perceived usefulness | 47 |
| 3 | [risk perception](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/risk-perception.md) | 47 |
| 4 | [behavioral intention](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/behavioral-intention.md) | 45 |
| 5 | social influence | 43 |
| 6 | [blockchain](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/blockchain.md) | 42 |
| 7 | [social capital](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/social-capital.md) | 36 |
| 8 | perceived ease of use | 34 |
| 9 | technology acceptance model | 32 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,754 | 53.3 | [Metaverse beyond the hype: Multidisciplinary perspectives on emerging challenges, opportunities, and agenda for research, practice and policy](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2022.102542) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2022-07-15 | Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi, Laurie Hughes, Abdullah Mohammed Baabdullah et al. |
| 2 | 1,593 | 13.6 | [Factors influencing adoption of mobile banking by Jordanian bank customers: Extending UTAUT2 with trust](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2017.01.002) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2017-01-19 | Ali Abdallah Alalwan, Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi, Nripendra Pratap Rana |
| 3 | 828 | 13.1 | [Blockchain technology for bridging trust, traceability and transparency in circular supply chain](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.im.2021.103508) | [Information & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-management.md) | 2021-07-27 | Piera Centobelli, Roberto Cerchione, Pasquale Del Vecchio et al. |
| 4 | 827 | 10.6 | [Understanding consumer adoption of mobile payment in India: Extending Meta-UTAUT model with personal innovativeness, anxiety, trust, and grievance redressal](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102144) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2020-05-14 | Pushp P. Patil, Kuttimani Tamilmani, Nripendra Pratap Rana et al. |
| 5 | 715 | 6.9 | [The limits of trust-free systems: A literature review on blockchain technology and trust in the sharing economy](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elerap.2018.03.005) | [Electronic Commerce Research and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/electronic-commerce-research-and-applications.md) | 2018-03-18 | Florian Hawlitschek, Benedikt Notheisen, Timm Teubner |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Papers on “trust”. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/trust

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  title = {Papers on “trust”},
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  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/trust}},
  urldate = {2026-11-03},
  note = {Journal and Conference Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
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License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).