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# Most-cited papers published in 2023

Papers the tracked finance, accounting, economics, management, marketing, information systems, tourism and hospitality, operations research and AI journals published in 2023, ranked by the citations OpenAlex counts for them so far. Citation counts are the ones OpenAlex reports, read again every day for the last year's papers, every week for the two years before and every month for older ones.

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## Key findings

- The most-cited paper the tracked journals published in 2023 is “Opinion Paper: “So what if ChatGPT wrote it?” Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy” (International Journal of Information Management), with 4,564 citations.
- In finance, the most-cited was “Artificial intelligence, firm growth, and product innovation” (Journal of Financial Economics), with 1,442 citations.
- In accounting, the most-cited was “Going digital: implications for firm value and performance” (Review of Accounting Studies), with 449 citations.
- In economics, the most-cited was “What’s trending in difference-in-differences? A synthesis of the recent econometrics literature” (Journal of Econometrics), with 2,032 citations.
- In management, the most-cited was “Reporting reliability, convergent and discriminant validity with structural equation modeling: A review and best-practice recommendations” (Asia Pacific Journal of Management), with 2,254 citations.
- In marketing, the most-cited was “Improving PLS-SEM use for business marketing research” (Industrial Marketing Management), with 797 citations.
- In information systems, the most-cited was “Opinion Paper: “So what if ChatGPT wrote it?” Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy” (International Journal of Information Management), with 4,564 citations.
- In tourism and hospitality, the most-cited was “Metaverse as a disruptive technology revolutionising tourism management and marketing” (Tourism Management), with 922 citations.
- In operations research, the most-cited was “Digital Twin: Benefits, use cases, challenges, and opportunities” (Decision Analytics Journal), with 703 citations.
- In AI, the most-cited was “Interpreting Black-Box Models: A Review on Explainable Artificial Intelligence” (Cognitive Computation), with 2,124 citations.

## All journals

*The 25 most-cited papers published in 2023, all tracked journals*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,564 | 104.6 | [Opinion Paper: “So what if ChatGPT wrote it?” Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102642) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2023-03-11 | Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi, Nir Kshetri, Laurie Hughes et al. |
| 2 | 2,254 | 50.2 | [Reporting reliability, convergent and discriminant validity with structural equation modeling: A review and best-practice recommendations](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-023-09871-y) | [Asia Pacific Journal of Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/asia-pacific-journal-of-management.md) | 2023-01-30 | Gordon W. Cheung, Helena Dorothy Cooper-Thomas, Rebecca S. Lau et al. |
| 3 | 2,124 | 55.6 | [Interpreting Black-Box Models: A Review on Explainable Artificial Intelligence](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-023-10179-8) | [Cognitive Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/cognitive-computation.md) | 2023-08-24 | Vikas Hassija, Vinay Chamola, Atmesh Mahapatra et al. |
| 4 | 2,032 | 48.4 | [What’s trending in difference-in-differences? A synthesis of the recent econometrics literature](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2023.03.008) | [Journal of Econometrics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-econometrics.md) | 2023-04-29 | Jonathan Roth, Pedro H. C. Sant’Anna, Alyssa Bilinski et al. |
| 5 | 1,904 | 44.2 | [Diffusion Models in Vision: A Survey](https://doi.org/10.1109/tpami.2023.3261988) | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 2023-03-27 | Florinel-Alin Croitoru, Vlad Hondru, Radu Tudor Ionescu et al. |
| 6 | 1,759 | 41.5 | [Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): What we know and what is left to attain Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2023.101805) | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | 2023-04-18 | Sajid Ali, Tamer Abuhmed, Shaker El–Sappagh et al. |
| 7 | 1,671 | 45.6 | [IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering](https://doi.org/10.1109/tkde.69) | [IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-knowledge-and-data-engineering.md) | 2023-10-10 |  |
| 8 | 1,477 | 39.3 | [Generative AI](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12599-023-00834-7) | [Business & Information Systems Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/business-information-systems-engineering.md) | 2023-09-12 | Stefan Feuerriegel, Jochen Hartmann, Christian Janiesch et al. |
| 9 | 1,454 | 37.3 | [A survey of uncertainty in deep neural networks](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-023-10562-9) | [Artificial Intelligence Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/artificial-intelligence-review.md) | 2023-07-29 | Jakob Gawlikowski, Cedrique Rovile Njieutcheu Tassi, Mohsin Ali et al. |
| 10 | 1,442 | 41.0 | [Artificial intelligence, firm growth, and product innovation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2023.103745) | [Journal of Financial Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-financial-economics.md) | 2023-11-23 | Tania Babina, Anastassia Fedyk, Alex Xi He et al. |
| 11 | 1,258 | 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. |
| 12 | 1,236 | 33.0 | [CLIP-Adapter: Better Vision-Language Models with Feature Adapters](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11263-023-01891-x) | [International Journal of Computer Vision](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-computer-vision.md) | 2023-09-15 | Peng Gao, Shijie Geng, Renrui Zhang et al. |
| 13 | 1,188 | 27.0 | [Parameter-efficient fine-tuning of large-scale pre-trained language models](https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-023-00626-4) | [Nature Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/nature-machine-intelligence.md) | 2023-03-02 | Ning Ding, Yujia Qin, Guang Yang et al. |
| 14 | 1,162 | 31.7 | [IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems](https://doi.org/10.1109/tnnls.5962385) | [IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-neural-networks-and-learning-systems.md) | 2023-10-10 |  |
| 15 | 1,076 | 25.4 | [Deep learning modelling techniques: current progress, applications, advantages, and challenges](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-023-10466-8) | [Artificial Intelligence Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/artificial-intelligence-review.md) | 2023-04-17 | Shams Forruque Ahmed, Md. Sakib Bin Alam, Maruf Hassan et al. |
| 16 | 1,072 | 25.8 | [Multimodal Learning With Transformers: A Survey](https://doi.org/10.1109/tpami.2023.3275156) | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 2023-05-11 | Peng Xu, Xiatian Zhu, David Andrew Clifton |
| 17 | 937 | 25.0 | [CHGNet as a pretrained universal neural network potential for charge-informed atomistic modelling](https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-023-00716-3) | [Nature Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/nature-machine-intelligence.md) | 2023-09-14 | Bowen Deng, Peichen Zhong, KyuJung Jun et al. |
| 18 | 922 | 20.3 | [Metaverse as a disruptive technology revolutionising tourism management and marketing](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2023.104724) | [Tourism Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/tourism-management.md) | 2023-01-17 | Dimitrios Buhalis, Daniel Leung, Michael S. Lin |
| 19 | 922 | 21.7 | [A survey on deep learning tools dealing with data scarcity: definitions, challenges, solutions, tips, and applications](https://doi.org/10.1186/s40537-023-00727-2) | [Journal Of Big Data](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-big-data.md) | 2023-04-14 | Laith Alzubaidi, Jinshuai Bai, Aiman Al-Sabaawi et al. |
| 20 | 860 | 21.6 | [Transfer Learning in Deep Reinforcement Learning: A Survey](https://doi.org/10.1109/tpami.2023.3292075) | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 2023-07-04 | Zhuangdi Zhu, Kaixiang Lin, Anil K. Jain et al. |
| 21 | 797 | 18.7 | [Improving PLS-SEM use for business marketing research](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2023.03.010) | [Industrial Marketing Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/industrial-marketing-management.md) | 2023-04-13 | Peter Guenther, Miriam Guenther, Christian M. Ringle et al. |
| 22 | 797 | 19.8 | [Connecting the dots in trustworthy Artificial Intelligence: From AI principles, ethics, and key requirements to responsible AI systems and regulation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2023.101896) | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | 2023-06-24 | Natalia Díaz-Rodríguez, Javier Del Ser, Mark Coeckelbergh et al. |
| 23 | 790 | 18.7 | [Deep Long-Tailed Learning: A Survey](https://doi.org/10.1109/tpami.2023.3268118) | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 2023-04-19 | Yifan Zhang, Bingyi Kang, Bryan Hooi et al. |
| 24 | 783 | 17.2 | [Explainable AI (XAI): A systematic meta-survey of current challenges and future opportunities](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2023.110273) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 2023-01-10 | Waddah Saeed, Christian Walter Peter Omlin |
| 25 | 758 | 18.5 | [ChatGPT: Jack of all trades, master of none](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2023.101861) | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | 2023-06-03 | Jan Kocoń, Igor Cichecki, Oliwier Kaszyca et al. |

## Finance

*Most-cited finance papers published in 2023*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,442 | 41.0 | [Artificial intelligence, firm growth, and product innovation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2023.103745) | [Journal of Financial Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-financial-economics.md) | 2023-11-23 | Tania Babina, Anastassia Fedyk, Alex Xi He et al. |
| 2 | 643 | 14.8 | [Do ESG ratings promote corporate green innovation? A quasi-natural experiment based on SynTao Green Finance's ESG ratings](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2023.102623) | [International Review of Financial Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-financial-analysis.md) | 2023-03-17 | Juxian Wang, Mengdi Ma, Tianyi Dong et al. |
| 3 | 599 | 13.3 | [ChatGPT for (Finance) research: The Bananarama Conjecture](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2023.103662) | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 2023-01-25 | Michael Dowling, Brian M. Lucey |
| 4 | 460 | 12.6 | [Media coverage and corporate ESG performance: Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2023.103003) | [International Review of Financial Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-financial-analysis.md) | 2023-10-12 | Feng He, Xinyao Guo, Pengpeng Yue |
| 5 | 452 | 11.4 | [Dissecting climate risks: Are they reflected in stock prices?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2023.106948) | [Journal of Banking & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-banking-finance.md) | 2023-07-08 | Renato Faccini, Rastin Matin, George S. Skiadopoulos |
| 6 | 426 | 9.7 | [Does enterprise digital transformation contribute to the carbon emission reduction? Micro-level evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2023.02.019) | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | 2023-03-07 | Yuping Shang, Syed Ali Raza, Zhe Huo et al. |
| 7 | 412 | 9.3 | [The effect of digital transformation on real economy enterprises’ total factor productivity](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2023.02.007) | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | 2023-02-13 | Yiran Cheng, Xiaorui Zhou, Yongjian Li |
| 8 | 376 | 8.4 | [The green fog: Environmental rating disagreement and corporate greenwashing](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2023.101952) | [Pacific-Basin Finance Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pacific-basin-finance-journal.md) | 2023-01-30 | Xinwen Hu, Renhai Hua, Qingfu Liu et al. |
| 9 | 357 | 8.0 | [ESG performance and corporate risk-taking: Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2023.102550) | [International Review of Financial Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-financial-analysis.md) | 2023-02-02 | Feng He, Ding Cong, Wei Yue et al. |
| 10 | 345 | 8.0 | [Digital finance and corporate ESG performance: Empirical evidence from listed companies in China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2023.102019) | [Pacific-Basin Finance Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pacific-basin-finance-journal.md) | 2023-03-28 | Xiaohang Ren, Gudian Zeng, Yang Zhao |

## Accounting

*Most-cited accounting papers published in 2023*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 449 | 10.3 | [Going digital: implications for firm value and performance](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11142-023-09753-0) | [Review of Accounting Studies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/review-of-accounting-studies.md) | 2023-03-10 | Wilbur Chen, Suraj Srinivasan |
| 2 | 312 | 8.2 | [Institutional investors, climate disclosure, and carbon emissions](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacceco.2023.101640) | [Journal of Accounting and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-accounting-and-economics.md) | 2023-08-26 | Shira Cohen, Igor Kadach, Gaizka Ormazábal |
| 3 | 291 | 7.7 | [ESG in China: A review of practice and research, and future research avenues](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjar.2023.100325) | [China Journal of Accounting Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/china-journal-of-accounting-research.md) | 2023-09-11 | Hongtao Shen, Honghui Lin, Wenqi Han et al. |
| 4 | 211 | 4.6 | [How pervasive is corporate fraud?](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11142-022-09738-5) | [Review of Accounting Studies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/review-of-accounting-studies.md) | 2023-01-05 | Alexander Dyck, Adair Morse, Luigi Zingales |
| 5 | 150 | 3.4 | [Ethical impact of artificial intelligence in managerial accounting](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accinf.2023.100619) | [International Journal of Accounting Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-accounting-information-systems.md) | 2023-03-04 | Chao Zhang, Weidong Zhu, Jun Dai et al. |
| 6 | 130 | 3.0 | [Measurement error, fixed effects, and false positives in accounting research](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11142-023-09754-z) | [Review of Accounting Studies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/review-of-accounting-studies.md) | 2023-03-14 | Jared N. Jennings, Jung Min Kim, Joshua A. Lee et al. |
| 7 | 125 | 3.7 | [True transparency or mere decoupling? The study of selective disclosure in sustainability reporting](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpa.2023.102700) | [Critical Perspectives on Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/critical-perspectives-on-accounting.md) | 2023-12-30 | Maria Roszkowska‐Menkes, Maria Aluchna, Bogumił Kamiński |
| 8 | 116 | 2.9 | [The agency of greenwashing](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10997-023-09683-8) | [Journal of Management & Governance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-management-governance.md) | 2023-07-01 | Marco Ghitti, Gianfranco Gianfrate, Lorenza Palma |
| 9 | 112 | 2.7 | [How do financial executives respond to the use of artificial intelligence in financial reporting and auditing?](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11142-023-09771-y) | [Review of Accounting Studies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/review-of-accounting-studies.md) | 2023-05-01 | Cassandra Estep, Emily Elaine Griffith, Nikki L. MacKenzie |
| 10 | 111 | 2.9 | [Research in the greenwashing field: concepts, theories, and potential impacts on economic and social value](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10997-023-09686-5) | [Journal of Management & Governance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-management-governance.md) | 2023-08-29 | Francesca Bernini, Fabio La Rosa |

## Economics

*Most-cited economics papers published in 2023*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,032 | 48.4 | [What’s trending in difference-in-differences? A synthesis of the recent econometrics literature](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2023.03.008) | [Journal of Econometrics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-econometrics.md) | 2023-04-29 | Jonathan Roth, Pedro H. C. Sant’Anna, Alyssa Bilinski et al. |
| 2 | 566 | 12.4 | [Impact of the digital economy on high-quality urban economic development: Evidence from Chinese cities](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2023.106194) | [Economic Modelling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-modelling.md) | 2023-01-13 | Bingnan Guo, Yu Wang, Hao Zhang et al. |
| 3 | 450 | 10.8 | [Artificial intelligence and firm-level productivity](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.05.008) | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | 2023-05-12 | Dirk Czarnitzki A, Gastón P. Fernández, Christian Rammer |
| 4 | 425 | 9.5 | [New media environment, environmental regulation and corporate green technology innovation:Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106545) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2023-02-08 | Zhenghui Li, Zimei Huang, Yaya Su |
| 5 | 376 | 8.4 | [Do green finance and innovation matter for environmental protection? A case of OECD economies](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106560) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2023-02-12 | Muhammad Umar, Adnan Safi |
| 6 | 336 | 7.4 | [Sustainable energy policy, socio-economic development, and ecological footprint: The economic significance of natural resources, population growth, and industrial development](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2023.101490) | [Utilities Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/utilities-policy.md) | 2023-01-14 | Huo Jie, Irfan Khan, Majed Alharthi et al. |
| 7 | 327 | 8.5 | [More human than human: measuring ChatGPT political bias](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-023-01097-2) | [Public Choice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-choice.md) | 2023-08-16 | Fabio Yoshio Suguri Motoki, Valdemar Pinho Neto, Victor Rangel dos Santos Rodrigues |
| 8 | 323 | 7.2 | [How effective has the low-carbon city pilot policy been as an environmental intervention in curbing pollution? Evidence from Chinese industrial enterprises](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106523) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2023-01-25 | Shubo Yang, Atif Jahanger, Mohammad Razib Hossain |
| 9 | 318 | 8.8 | [Effect of digital transformation on enterprises' green innovation: Empirical evidence from listed companies in China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.107135) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2023-10-30 | Maogang Tang, Yinlin Liu, Fengxia Hu et al. |
| 10 | 310 | 7.2 | [Technology sovereignty as an emerging frame for innovation policy. Defining rationales, ends and means](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2023.104765) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | 2023-03-28 | Jakob Edler, Knut Blind, Henning Kroll et al. |

## Management

*Most-cited management papers published in 2023*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,254 | 50.2 | [Reporting reliability, convergent and discriminant validity with structural equation modeling: A review and best-practice recommendations](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-023-09871-y) | [Asia Pacific Journal of Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/asia-pacific-journal-of-management.md) | 2023-01-30 | Gordon W. Cheung, Helena Dorothy Cooper-Thomas, Rebecca S. Lau et al. |
| 2 | 1,258 | 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. |
| 3 | 567 | 12.4 | [A systematic literature review of artificial intelligence in the healthcare sector: Benefits, challenges, methodologies, and functionalities](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2023.100333) | [Journal of Innovation & Knowledge](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-innovation-knowledge.md) | 2023-01-01 | Omar Ali, Wiem Abdelbaki, Anup Shrestha et al. |
| 4 | 558 | 13.1 | [Does digital transformation improve the firm’s performance? From the perspective of digitalization paradox and managerial myopia](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113868) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2023-04-07 | Xiaochuan Guo, Mengmeng Li, Yanlin Wang et al. |
| 5 | 556 | 13.8 | [Stakeholder theory](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114104) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2023-06-25 | Ritika Mahajan, Weng Marc Lim, Monica Sareen et al. |
| 6 | 466 | 12.4 | [The GenAI is out of the bottle: generative artificial intelligence from a business model innovation perspective](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-023-00696-z) | [Review of Managerial Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/review-of-managerial-science.md) | 2023-09-13 | Dominik Kurt Kanbach, Louisa Heiduk, Georg Blueher et al. |
| 7 | 465 | 10.2 | [Digital technology and business model innovation: A systematic literature review and future research agenda](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.122307) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2023-01-09 | Chiara Ancillai, Andrea Sabatini, Marco Gatti et al. |
| 8 | 452 | 10.1 | [The Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) For Meaningful Work](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-023-05339-7) | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | 2023-02-10 | Sarah Bankins, Paul Formosa |
| 9 | 432 | 10.4 | [How to conduct systematic literature reviews in management research: a guide in 6 steps and 14 decisions](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-023-00668-3) | [Review of Managerial Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/review-of-managerial-science.md) | 2023-05-12 | Philipp C. Sauer, Stefan A. Seuring |
| 10 | 425 | 9.3 | [How do ESG affect the spillover of green innovation among peer firms? Mechanism discussion and performance study](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.113648) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2023-01-11 | Jinchang Li, Ganghui Lian, Aiting Xu |

## Marketing

*Most-cited marketing papers published in 2023*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 797 | 18.7 | [Improving PLS-SEM use for business marketing research](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indmarman.2023.03.010) | [Industrial Marketing Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/industrial-marketing-management.md) | 2023-04-13 | Peter Guenther, Miriam Guenther, Christian M. Ringle et al. |
| 2 | 535 | 12.5 | [On ChatGPT and beyond: How generative artificial intelligence may affect research, teaching, and practice](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijresmar.2023.03.001) | [International Journal of Research in Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-research-in-marketing.md) | 2023-04-08 | Renana Peres, Martin Schreier, David A. Schweidel et al. |
| 3 | 355 | 8.1 | [The merchants of meta: A research agenda to understand the future of retailing in the metaverse](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretai.2023.02.002) | [Journal of Retailing](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing.md) | 2023-02-27 | Kiwoong Yoo, Roman Welden, Kelly Hewett et al. |
| 4 | 285 | 6.8 | [Avatar-mediated experience in the metaverse: The impact of avatar realism on user-avatar relationship](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2023.103382) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 2023-04-26 | Do Yeon Kim, Ha Kyung Lee, Kyunghwa Chung |
| 5 | 271 | 6.3 | [How do virtual streamers affect purchase intention in the live streaming context? A presence perspective](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2023.103356) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 2023-04-08 | Wei Gao, Ning Jiang, Qingqing Guo |
| 6 | 260 | 6.9 | [Artificial intelligence-generated virtual influencer: Examining the effects of emotional display on user engagement](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2023.103560) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 2023-09-10 | Joanne Yu, Astrid Dickinger, Kevin Kam Fung So et al. |
| 7 | 239 | 6.9 | [Reviewing the SmartPLS 4 software: the latest features and enhancements](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41270-023-00266-y) | [Journal of Marketing Analytics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-marketing-analytics.md) | 2023-12-08 | Jun‐Hwa Cheah, Francesca Magno, Fabio Cassia |
| 8 | 207 | 5.0 | [Unlocking potential: An integrated approach using PLS-SEM, NCA, and fsQCA for informed decision making](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2023.103424) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 2023-05-19 | Alexandre Sukhov, Margareta Friman, Lars E. Olsson |
| 9 | 200 | 4.9 | [Can you sense without being human? Comparing virtual and human influencers endorsement effectiveness](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2023.103456) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 2023-06-15 | Huajun Li, Yueqiu Lei, Qi Zhou et al. |
| 10 | 193 | 5.3 | [How do e-commerce anchors' characteristics influence consumers’ impulse buying? An emotional contagion perspective](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2023.103587) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 2023-10-11 | Li Li, X. Chen, Peng Zhu |

## Information Systems

*Most-cited information systems papers published in 2023*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,564 | 104.6 | [Opinion Paper: “So what if ChatGPT wrote it?” Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102642) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2023-03-11 | Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi, Nir Kshetri, Laurie Hughes et al. |
| 2 | 1,477 | 39.3 | [Generative AI](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12599-023-00834-7) | [Business & Information Systems Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/business-information-systems-engineering.md) | 2023-09-12 | Stefan Feuerriegel, Jochen Hartmann, Christian Janiesch et al. |
| 3 | 597 | 17.1 | [Generative artificial intelligence](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-023-00680-1) | [Electronic Markets](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/electronic-markets.md) | 2023-12-01 | Leonardo Banh, Gero Strobel |
| 4 | 482 | 13.3 | [Generative artificial intelligence in marketing: Applications, opportunities, challenges, and research agenda](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102716) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2023-10-18 | Nir Kshetri, Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi, Thomas H. Davenport et al. |
| 5 | 475 | 12.6 | [The ethics of ChatGPT – Exploring the ethical issues of an emerging technology](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102700) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2023-09-09 | Bernd Carsten Stahl, Damian Eke |
| 6 | 383 | 8.8 | [Welcome to the Era of ChatGPT et al.](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12599-023-00795-x) | [Business & Information Systems Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/business-information-systems-engineering.md) | 2023-03-13 | Timm Teubner, Christoph M. Flath, Christof Weinhardt et al. |
| 7 | 321 | 7.1 | [Cross-sectional research: A critical perspective, use cases, and recommendations for IS research](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102625) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2023-01-20 | Christian Maier, Jason Bennett Thatcher, Varun Grover et al. |
| 8 | 317 | 8.1 | [Is ChatGPT scary good? How user motivations affect creepiness and trust in generative artificial intelligence](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2023.102030) | [Telematics and Informatics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telematics-and-informatics.md) | 2023-08-02 | Tae Hyun Baek, Minseong Kim |
| 9 | 313 | 7.8 | [Social media influencer marketing: foundations, trends, and ways forward](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10660-023-09719-z) | [Electronic Commerce Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/electronic-commerce-research.md) | 2023-06-25 | Yatish Joshi, Weng Marc Lim, Khyati Jagani et al. |
| 10 | 273 | 7.0 | [Exploring the Determinants of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Literacy: Digital Divide, Computational Thinking, Cognitive Absorption](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2023.102026) | [Telematics and Informatics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/telematics-and-informatics.md) | 2023-07-26 | İsmail Çelik |

## Tourism and Hospitality

*Most-cited tourism and hospitality papers published in 2023*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 922 | 20.3 | [Metaverse as a disruptive technology revolutionising tourism management and marketing](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2023.104724) | [Tourism Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/tourism-management.md) | 2023-01-17 | Dimitrios Buhalis, Daniel Leung, Michael S. Lin |
| 2 | 334 | 8.4 | [Autonomous travel decision-making: An early glimpse into ChatGPT and generative AI](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2023.06.022) | [Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-hospitality-and-tourism-management.md) | 2023-07-10 | IpKin Anthony Wong, Qi Lilith Lian, Danni Sun |
| 3 | 247 | 6.6 | [Emotional expression by artificial intelligence chatbots to improve customer satisfaction: Underlying mechanism and boundary conditions](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2023.104835) | [Tourism Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/tourism-management.md) | 2023-09-11 | Junbo Zhang, Qi Chen, Jiandong Lu et al. |
| 4 | 195 | 4.7 | [All hype or the real deal? Investigating user engagement with virtual influencers in tourism](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2023.104779) | [Tourism Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/tourism-management.md) | 2023-05-09 | Li Xie-Carson, Thomas Magor, Pierre J. Benckendorff et al. |
| 5 | 190 | 4.6 | [Short video marketing and travel intentions: The interplay between visual perspective, visual content, and narration appeal](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2023.104795) | [Tourism Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/tourism-management.md) | 2023-05-24 | Jianhong Gan, Si Shi, Raffaele Filieri et al. |
| 6 | 180 | 4.7 | [Antecedents and consequences of travelers' trust towards personalized travel recommendations offered by ChatGPT](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2023.103588) | [International Journal of Hospitality Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-hospitality-management.md) | 2023-08-29 | Faizan Ali, Buket Yasar, Laiba Ali et al. |
| 7 | 161 | 4.6 | [A systematic review of virtual reality in tourism and hospitality: The known and the paths to follow](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2023.103623) | [International Journal of Hospitality Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-hospitality-management.md) | 2023-11-19 | Maria de Lurdes Calisto, Soumodip Sarkar |
| 8 | 161 | 4.6 | [Netnography evolved: New contexts, scope, procedures and sensibilities](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2023.103693) | [Annals of Tourism Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-tourism-research.md) | 2023-12-08 | Robert V. Kozinets, Ulrike Gretzel B |
| 9 | 160 | 4.2 | [The role of technology in enhancing the tourism experience in smart destinations: A meta-analysis](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2023.100817) | [Journal of Destination Marketing & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-destination-marketing-management.md) | 2023-08-26 | Inés Sustacha, José Francisco Baños-Pino, Eduardo A. del Valle Tuero |
| 10 | 152 | 3.5 | [ChatGPT for e-Tourism: a technological perspective](https://doi.org/10.1007/s40558-023-00248-x) | [Information Technology & Tourism](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-technology-tourism.md) | 2023-03-01 | Luisa Mich, Roberto Garigliano |

## Operations Research

*Most-cited operations research papers published in 2023*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 703 | 15.5 | [Digital Twin: Benefits, use cases, challenges, and opportunities](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dajour.2023.100165) | [Decision Analytics Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/decision-analytics-journal.md) | 2023-01-21 | Mohsen Attaran, Bilge Gokhan Çelik |
| 2 | 658 | 14.9 | [Impact of supply chain digitalization on supply chain resilience and performance: A multi-mediation model](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.108817) | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | 2023-02-23 | Nanyang Zhao, Jiangtao Hong, Kwok Hung Lau |
| 3 | 477 | 10.5 | [Dynamic digital capabilities and supply chain resilience: The role of government effectiveness](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.108790) | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | 2023-01-16 | Rameshwar Dubey, David Bryde, Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi et al. |
| 4 | 432 | 10.2 | [A systematic review of Explainable Artificial Intelligence models and applications: Recent developments and future trends](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dajour.2023.100230) | [Decision Analytics Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/decision-analytics-journal.md) | 2023-04-17 | A. Saranya, R. Subhashini |
| 5 | 366 | 8.9 | [JuMP 1.0: recent improvements to a modeling language for mathematical optimization](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12532-023-00239-3) | [Mathematical Programming Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mathematical-programming-computation.md) | 2023-06-02 | Miles Lubin, Oscar Dowson, Joaquim Dias Garcia et al. |
| 6 | 354 | 8.6 | [The flexible job shop scheduling problem: A review](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2023.05.017) | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 2023-05-23 | Stéphane Dauzère‐Pérès, Junwen Ding, Liji Shen et al. |
| 7 | 333 | 7.5 | [Leveraging digital capabilities toward a circular economy: Reinforcing sustainable supply chain management with Industry 4.0 technologies](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2023.109113) | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 2023-02-24 | Lingdi Liu, Wenyan Song, Yang Liu |
| 8 | 333 | 8.7 | [Are both generative AI and ChatGPT game changers for 21st-Century operations and supply chain excellence?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.109015) | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | 2023-08-22 | Samuel Fosso Wamba, Maciel Manoel de Queiroz, Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour et al. |
| 9 | 327 | 7.9 | [The impact of industry 4.0 on supply chain capability and supply chain resilience: A dynamic resource-based view](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.108913) | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | 2023-05-15 | Kerry Huang, Kedi Wang, Peter K.C. Lee et al. |
| 10 | 314 | 8.6 | [A comprehensive review of blockchain technology: Underlying principles and historical background with future challenges](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dajour.2023.100344) | [Decision Analytics Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/decision-analytics-journal.md) | 2023-10-20 | Gautami Tripathi, Mohd Abdul Ahad, Gabriella Casalino |

## AI

*Most-cited AI papers published in 2023*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,124 | 55.6 | [Interpreting Black-Box Models: A Review on Explainable Artificial Intelligence](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-023-10179-8) | [Cognitive Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/cognitive-computation.md) | 2023-08-24 | Vikas Hassija, Vinay Chamola, Atmesh Mahapatra et al. |
| 2 | 1,904 | 44.2 | [Diffusion Models in Vision: A Survey](https://doi.org/10.1109/tpami.2023.3261988) | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 2023-03-27 | Florinel-Alin Croitoru, Vlad Hondru, Radu Tudor Ionescu et al. |
| 3 | 1,759 | 41.5 | [Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): What we know and what is left to attain Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2023.101805) | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | 2023-04-18 | Sajid Ali, Tamer Abuhmed, Shaker El–Sappagh et al. |
| 4 | 1,671 | 45.6 | [IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering](https://doi.org/10.1109/tkde.69) | [IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-knowledge-and-data-engineering.md) | 2023-10-10 |  |
| 5 | 1,454 | 37.3 | [A survey of uncertainty in deep neural networks](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-023-10562-9) | [Artificial Intelligence Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/artificial-intelligence-review.md) | 2023-07-29 | Jakob Gawlikowski, Cedrique Rovile Njieutcheu Tassi, Mohsin Ali et al. |
| 6 | 1,236 | 33.0 | [CLIP-Adapter: Better Vision-Language Models with Feature Adapters](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11263-023-01891-x) | [International Journal of Computer Vision](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-computer-vision.md) | 2023-09-15 | Peng Gao, Shijie Geng, Renrui Zhang et al. |
| 7 | 1,188 | 27.0 | [Parameter-efficient fine-tuning of large-scale pre-trained language models](https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-023-00626-4) | [Nature Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/nature-machine-intelligence.md) | 2023-03-02 | Ning Ding, Yujia Qin, Guang Yang et al. |
| 8 | 1,162 | 31.7 | [IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems](https://doi.org/10.1109/tnnls.5962385) | [IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-neural-networks-and-learning-systems.md) | 2023-10-10 |  |
| 9 | 1,076 | 25.4 | [Deep learning modelling techniques: current progress, applications, advantages, and challenges](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-023-10466-8) | [Artificial Intelligence Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/artificial-intelligence-review.md) | 2023-04-17 | Shams Forruque Ahmed, Md. Sakib Bin Alam, Maruf Hassan et al. |
| 10 | 1,072 | 25.8 | [Multimodal Learning With Transformers: A Survey](https://doi.org/10.1109/tpami.2023.3275156) | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 2023-05-11 | Peng Xu, Xiatian Zhu, David Andrew Clifton |

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