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title: "SDG 5 Gender equality: research papers"
description: "From 2017 to 2026 (so far), SDG 5 (Gender equality) was addressed by 6,612 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (3,471), management (1,154) and higher education and research (537). It is #13 of the 17 goals by papers from 2023 to 2025 (2,580)."
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---

# SDG 5: Gender equality

Papers in the tracked journals on UN Sustainable Development Goal 5, Gender equality. OpenAlex assigns a paper to each UN Sustainable Development Goal that its classifier scores above 0.4 from the paper's text; a paper can belong to several goals or to none.

All 17 goals: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/sdgs.md

## Key findings

- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), SDG 5 (Gender equality) was addressed by 6,612 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (3,471), management (1,154) and higher education and research (537).
- It is #13 of the 17 goals by papers from 2023 to 2025 (2,580).
- 961 of them were published in 2025, against 391 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were IZA - Institute of Labor Economics (71), World Bank (43) and Peking University (40).
- The journals publishing most of them were World Development (129), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (117) and Journal of Development Economics (95).
- The most-cited of them is “Inequality in the impact of the coronavirus shock: Evidence from real time surveys” (Journal of Public Economics, 2020), with 1,415 citations.

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 208 | 248 | 254 | 308 | 359 | 373 | 368 | 459 | 489 | 405 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 68 | 84 | 85 | 88 | 113 | 125 | 139 | 150 | 171 | 131 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 33 | 40 | 31 | 43 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 71 | 83 | 61 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 21 | 13 | 26 | 31 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 83 | 81 | 54 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 19 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 31 | 18 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 14 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 22 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 19 | 21 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 8 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 15 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 19 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| All categories | 391 | 439 | 462 | 565 | 700 | 696 | 716 | 903 | 961 | 779 |

## Where the papers come from

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [World Development](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/world-development.md) | 129 |
| 2 | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | 117 |
| 3 | [Journal of Development Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-development-economics.md) | 95 |
| 4 | [Review of Economics of the Household](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/review-of-economics-of-the-household.md) | 89 |
| 5 | [Labour Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/labour-economics.md) | 88 |
| 6 | [Journal of Business Ethics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-ethics.md) | 74 |
| 7 | [International Journal of Educational Development](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-educational-development.md) | 71 |
| 8 | [Journal of Population Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-population-economics.md) | 71 |
| 9 | [Indian Journal of Labour Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/indian-journal-of-labour-economics.md) | 65 |
| 10 | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 65 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | IZA - Institute of Labor Economics | 71 |
| 2 | World Bank | 43 |
| 3 | [Peking University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/peking-university.md) | 40 |
| 4 | Monash University | 36 |
| 5 | University of Oxford | 31 |
| 6 | [Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique.md) | 29 |
| 7 | Harvard University | 28 |
| 8 | University of Johannesburg | 27 |
| 9 | International Food Policy Research Institute | 26 |
| 10 | [Zhejiang University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/zhejiang-university.md) | 23 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | United States | 918 |
| 2 | China | 432 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 408 |
| 4 | Germany | 278 |
| 5 | India | 277 |
| 6 | Italy | 245 |
| 7 | Spain | 240 |
| 8 | Australia | 199 |
| 9 | France | 162 |
| 10 | Canada | 124 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | gender differences | 435 |
| 2 | gender pay gap | 213 |
| 3 | [corporate governance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/corporate-governance.md) | 202 |
| 4 | women's employment | 201 |
| 5 | board gender diversity | 193 |
| 6 | women entrepreneurs | 189 |
| 7 | gender equality | 181 |
| 8 | women's empowerment | 174 |
| 9 | gender inequality | 172 |
| 10 | gender gap | 144 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,415 | 18.9 | [Inequality in the impact of the coronavirus shock: Evidence from real time surveys](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104245) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | 2020-07-31 | Abi Adams‐Prassl, Teodora Boneva, Marta Golin et al. |
| 2 | 775 | 10.5 | [Women’s and men’s work, housework and childcare, before and during COVID-19](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-020-09502-1) | [Review of Economics of the Household](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/review-of-economics-of-the-household.md) | 2020-09-06 | Daniela Del Boca, Noemi Oggero, Paola Antonia Profeta et al. |
| 3 | 759 | 6.6 | [Faculty Service Loads and Gender: Are Women Taking Care of the Academic Family?](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-017-9454-2) | [Research in Higher Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-in-higher-education.md) | 2017-04-05 | Cassandra M. Guarino, Victor M. H. Borden |
| 4 | 702 | 7.1 | [Are women greener? Corporate gender diversity and environmental violations](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2018.08.004) | [Journal of Corporate Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-corporate-finance.md) | 2018-08-13 | Chelsea Liu |
| 5 | 656 | 9.1 | [‘Instagram made Me buy it’: Generation Z impulse purchases in fashion industry](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2020.102345) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 2020-10-23 | Elmira Djafarova, Tamar Bowes |
| 6 | 623 | 7.5 | [A bibliometric analysis of board diversity: Current status, development, and future research directions](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.11.025) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2019-11-26 | H. Kent Baker, Nitesh Pandey, Satish Kumar et al. |
| 7 | 569 | 7.3 | [The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on marginalized populations in the United States: A research agenda](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2020.103439) | [Journal of Vocational Behavior](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-vocational-behavior.md) | 2020-05-07 | Neeta Kantamneni |
| 8 | 558 | 5.0 | [The gender composition of corporate boards: A review and research agenda](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2017.06.001) | [The Leadership Quarterly](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-leadership-quarterly.md) | 2017-06-21 | Anja Kirsch |
| 9 | 555 | 5.3 | [A gendered look at entrepreneurship ecosystems](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-018-9992-9) | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | 2018-02-24 | Candida G. Brush, Linda F. Edelman, Tatiana S. Manolova et al. |
| 10 | 554 | 5.2 | [Female board directorship and firm performance: What really matters?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2017.12.010) | [Journal of Banking & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-banking-finance.md) | 2018-01-05 | Moez Bennouri, Tawhid Chtioui, Haithem Nagati et al. |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). SDG 5: Gender equality. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/sdgs/5-gender-equality

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@misc{scholar4ai-sdgs-5-gender-equality,
  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {SDG 5: Gender equality},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/sdgs/5-gender-equality}},
  urldate = {2026-10-31},
  note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
```

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