Most-cited papers published in 2025
Papers the tracked finance, accounting, economics, management, marketing, information systems, tourism and hospitality, operations research and AI journals published in 2025, 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. Also as Markdown.
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Key findings#
- The most-cited paper the tracked journals published in 2025 is “Responsible artificial intelligence governance: A review and research framework” (The Journal of Strategic Information Systems), with 558 citations.
- In finance, the most-cited was “Artificial intelligence and innovation capability: A dynamic capabilities perspective” (International Review of Economics & Finance), with 149 citations.
- In accounting, the most-cited was “Challenges and opportunities for artificial intelligence in auditing: Evidence from the field” (International Journal of Accounting Information Systems), with 192 citations.
- In economics, the most-cited was “Two-way fixed effects, the two-way mundlak regression, and difference-in-differences estimators” (Empirical Economics), with 138 citations.
- In management, the most-cited was “The transparency dilemma: How AI disclosure erodes trust” (Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes), with 214 citations.
- In marketing, the most-cited was “Covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM): a SmartPLS 4 software tutorial” (Journal of Marketing Analytics), with 125 citations.
- In information systems, the most-cited was “Responsible artificial intelligence governance: A review and research framework” (The Journal of Strategic Information Systems), with 558 citations.
- In tourism and hospitality, the most-cited was “Understanding tourist barriers and personality influences in embracing generative AI for travel planning and decision-making” (International Journal of Hospitality Management), with 99 citations.
- In operations research, the most-cited was “Generative AI: Opportunities, challenges, and research directions for supply chain resilience” (Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review), with 109 citations.
- In AI, the most-cited was “Deep learning and computer vision in plant disease detection: a comprehensive review of techniques, models, and trends in precision agriculture” (Artificial Intelligence Review), with 485 citations.
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Scholar4AI. (2026). Most-cited papers published in 2025. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 29, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/cited/2025
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