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title: "SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth: research papers"
description: "From 2017 to 2026 (so far), SDG 8 (Decent work and economic growth) was addressed by 51,301 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (25,424), management (10,957) and finance (7,645). It is #2 of the 17 goals by papers from 2023 to 2025 (19,743)."
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share_text: "From 2017 to 2026 (so far), SDG 8 (Decent work and economic growth) was addressed by 51,301 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (25,424), management (10,957) and finance (7,645). (as of 2026-10-31)"
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# SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth

Papers in the tracked journals on UN Sustainable Development Goal 8, Decent work and economic growth. 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 8 (Decent work and economic growth) was addressed by 51,301 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (25,424), management (10,957) and finance (7,645).
- It is #2 of the 17 goals by papers from 2023 to 2025 (19,743).
- 7,522 of them were published in 2025, against 3,464 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Renmin University of China (304), Peking University (279) and Central University of Finance and Economics (278).
- The journals publishing most of them were Finance research letters (1,666), International Review of Economics & Finance (1,010) and Economic Analysis and Policy (769).
- The most-cited of them is “Building dynamic capabilities for digital transformation: An ongoing process of strategic renewal” (Long Range Planning, 2018), with 3,512 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) | 1,966 | 2,029 | 2,066 | 2,409 | 2,482 | 2,541 | 2,861 | 3,053 | 3,200 | 2,817 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 717 | 784 | 827 | 862 | 1,176 | 1,191 | 1,270 | 1,301 | 1,441 | 1,388 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 364 | 295 | 320 | 451 | 548 | 536 | 783 | 1,285 | 1,868 | 1,195 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 111 | 136 | 182 | 255 | 247 | 211 | 169 | 232 | 257 | 190 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 91 | 123 | 130 | 174 | 166 | 214 | 238 | 255 | 281 | 246 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 65 | 65 | 77 | 73 | 85 | 77 | 69 | 86 | 100 | 113 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 31 | 38 | 47 | 49 | 61 | 89 | 86 | 91 | 110 | 112 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 35 | 41 | 48 | 51 | 50 | 55 | 83 | 71 | 70 | 59 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 35 | 26 | 24 | 44 | 51 | 61 | 56 | 70 | 87 | 96 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 36 | 34 | 36 | 50 | 44 | 39 | 43 | 53 | 64 | 58 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 34 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 41 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| All categories | 3,464 | 3,584 | 3,770 | 4,435 | 4,939 | 5,051 | 5,687 | 6,534 | 7,522 | 6,315 |

## Where the papers come from

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Finance research letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/finance-research-letters.md) | 1,666 |
| 2 | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | 1,010 |
| 3 | [Economic Analysis and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-analysis-and-policy.md) | 769 |
| 4 | [Resources Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/resources-policy.md) | 726 |
| 5 | [Economic Modelling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-modelling.md) | 524 |
| 6 | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 501 |
| 7 | [International Review of Financial Analysis](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-financial-analysis.md) | 466 |
| 8 | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 451 |
| 9 | [Small Business Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/small-business-economics.md) | 430 |
| 10 | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 417 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Renmin University of China](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/renmin-university-of-china.md) | 304 |
| 2 | [Peking University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/peking-university.md) | 279 |
| 3 | [Central University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/central-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | 278 |
| 4 | Zhongnan University of Economics and Law | 278 |
| 5 | [Southwestern University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/southwestern-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | 276 |
| 6 | [Xiamen University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xiamen-university.md) | 263 |
| 7 | IZA - Institute of Labor Economics | 257 |
| 8 | [University of International Business and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-international-business-and-economics.md) | 244 |
| 9 | [Xi'an Jiaotong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xi-an-jiaotong-university.md) | 221 |
| 10 | [Shanghai University of Finance and Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/shanghai-university-of-finance-and-economics.md) | 219 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | China | 8,627 |
| 2 | United States | 4,688 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 2,626 |
| 4 | Italy | 1,626 |
| 5 | Germany | 1,533 |
| 6 | India | 1,332 |
| 7 | Australia | 1,252 |
| 8 | Spain | 1,105 |
| 9 | France | 1,101 |
| 10 | Canada | 707 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [China](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/china.md) | 2,308 |
| 2 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 1,416 |
| 3 | [economic growth](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/economic-growth.md) | 1,159 |
| 4 | [financial constraints](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/financial-constraints.md) | 1,143 |
| 5 | [Chinese listed companies](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/chinese-listed-companies.md) | 1,016 |
| 6 | small and medium-sized enterprises | 1,000 |
| 7 | [digital transformation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/digital-transformation.md) | 986 |
| 8 | [emerging markets](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/emerging-markets.md) | 891 |
| 9 | [moderating effect](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/moderating-effect.md) | 844 |
| 10 | state-owned enterprises | 832 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,512 | 37.2 | [Building dynamic capabilities for digital transformation: An ongoing process of strategic renewal](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2018.12.001) | [Long Range Planning](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/long-range-planning.md) | 2018-12-19 | Karl Warner, Maximilian Wäger |
| 2 | 2,764 | 30.4 | [The digital transformation of innovation and entrepreneurship: Progress, challenges and key themes](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2019.03.018) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | 2019-04-05 | Satish Nambisan, Mike Wright, Maryann P. Feldman |
| 3 | 2,289 | 29.9 | [Tourism and COVID-19: Impacts and implications for advancing and resetting industry and research](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.06.015) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | 2020-06-12 | Μαριάννα Σιγάλα |
| 4 | 2,199 | 22.4 | [The expected contribution of Industry 4.0 technologies for industrial performance](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2018.08.019) | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | 2018-08-20 | Lucas Santos Dalenogare, Guilherme Brittes Benitez, Néstor Fabián Ayala et al. |
| 5 | 2,128 | 20.6 | [Impact of digital finance on financial inclusion and stability](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bir.2017.12.003) | [Borsa Istanbul Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/borsa-istanbul-review.md) | 2018-03-18 | Peterson K Ozili |
| 6 | 2,120 | 25.2 | [Green innovation and environmental performance: The role of green transformational leadership and green human resource management](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2019.119762) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | 2019-11-01 | Sanjay Kumar Singh, Manlio Del Giudice, Roberto Chierici et al. |
| 7 | 2,115 | 27.4 | [Latent profile analysis: A review and “how to” guide of its application within vocational behavior research](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2020.103445) | [Journal of Vocational Behavior](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-vocational-behavior.md) | 2020-05-25 | Daniel Spurk, Andreas Hirschi, Mo Wang et al. |
| 8 | 2,032 | 26.8 | [How many jobs can be done at home?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104235) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | 2020-07-09 | Jonathan I. Dingel, Brent Neiman |
| 9 | 1,442 | 40.9 | [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. |
| 10 | 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. |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/sdgs/8-decent-work-and-economic-growth

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  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/sdgs/8-decent-work-and-economic-growth}},
  urldate = {2026-10-31},
  note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
```

License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).