Top institutions in finance research, 2023–2025

Universities and other research institutions ranked by the papers their authors published in the 50 tracked finance journals in each year from 2023 to 2025, by publication date and OpenAlex affiliations; a paper counts once for each institution (and country) among its authors. Built from the site's archive of every paper of these journals and rebuilt daily. Also as Markdown.

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Key findings#

From 2023 to 2025, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics published the most papers in the 50 tracked finance journals (404), followed by Zhongnan University of Economics and Law (358) and Central University of Finance and Economics (352).
In 2025 alone, Central University of Finance and Economics led with 153 papers.
Among countries, China took part in the most papers (9,653), ahead of United States and United Kingdom.

Institutions#

Institutions with the most papers, 2023–2025
#	Institution	Country	2023	2024	2025	2023–2025
1	Southwestern University of Finance and Economics	China	119	143	142	404
2	Zhongnan University of Economics and Law	China	107	120	131	358
3	Central University of Finance and Economics	China	72	127	153	352
4	Renmin University of China	China	75	121	123	319
5	Xiamen University	China	81	115	111	307
6	Capital University of Economics and Business	China	65	106	120	291
7	University of International Business and Economics	China	62	114	111	287
8	Nanjing University of Finance and Economics	China	91	102	91	284
9	Hunan University	China	61	97	107	265
10	Shanghai University of Finance and Economics	China	67	90	78	235
11	Xi'an Jiaotong University	China	50	87	95	232
12	Lebanese American University	Lebanon	77	94	42	213
13	Peking University	China	59	70	77	206
14	Nankai University	China	45	76	84	205
15	Sun Yat-sen University	China	51	75	79	205
16	Jilin University	China	36	61	94	191
17	Wuhan University	China	37	46	83	166
18	Chongqing University	China	29	63	70	162
19	Tsinghua University	China	33	55	73	161
20	Zhejiang Gongshang University	China	34	48	69	151
21	Guangdong University of Foreign Studies	China	48	50	52	150
22	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	China	40	50	59	149
23	Shandong University	China	29	51	63	143
24	Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics	China	43	45	53	141
25	Shandong University of Finance and Economics	China	29	45	67	141
26	Southwest Jiaotong University	China	47	48	45	140
27	Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics	China	45	52	43	140
28	Fudan University	China	48	44	46	138
29	Sichuan University	China	36	41	57	134
30	Jinan University	China	39	40	51	130
31	Beijing Technology and Business University	China	32	47	49	128
32	City University of Macau	Macao	5	31	92	128
33	Dongbei University of Finance and Economics	China	22	43	63	128
34	Nanjing University	China	22	47	58	127
35	Shanghai Jiao Tong University	China	30	45	45	120
36	Sungkyunkwan University	South Korea	39	42	39	120
37	Shenzhen University	China	26	48	44	118
38	Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University	China	31	33	54	118
39	Zhejiang University	China	32	43	39	114
40	Hong Kong Polytechnic University	Hong Kong	35	36	42	113
41	Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance	China	23	36	54	113
42	Tianjin University	China	29	42	41	112
43	Southeast University	China	25	47	38	110
44	Central South University	China	20	34	50	104
45	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences	China	22	33	48	103
46	Macquarie University	Australia	29	31	42	102
47	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	48	31	23	102
48	Liaoning University	China	27	27	47	101
49	Chinese Academy of Sciences	China	27	32	41	100
50	Monash University	Australia	34	32	33	99

Countries#

Countries with the most papers, 2023–2025
#	Country	2023	2024	2025	2023–2025
1	China	2,036	3,238	4,379	9,653
2	United States	951	1,083	1,038	3,072
3	United Kingdom	567	678	592	1,837
4	Australia	269	370	360	999
5	Italy	241	332	280	853
6	France	278	299	273	850
7	South Korea	186	243	295	724
8	Germany	210	251	215	676
9	Canada	190	223	204	617
10	India	146	194	192	532
11	Taiwan	164	185	137	486
12	Hong Kong	127	143	166	436
13	Turkey	106	135	168	409
14	Spain	136	149	115	400
15	Malaysia	64	119	155	338
16	Vietnam	109	105	99	313
17	Japan	93	105	106	304
18	Macao	41	81	153	275
19	New Zealand	93	95	86	274
20	Switzerland	86	97	90	273
21	Netherlands	90	84	84	258
22	United Arab Emirates	86	86	85	257
23	Lebanon	83	100	50	233
24	Pakistan	74	77	76	227
25	Saudi Arabia	67	79	72	218
26	Ireland	52	69	68	189
27	Belgium	62	64	60	186
28	Tunisia	67	56	55	178
29	Greece	56	55	57	168
30	Portugal	55	63	45	163

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Scholar4AI. (2026). Top institutions in finance research, 2023–2025. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/institutions-by-year/finance

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