SDG 8.1Research and innovation for good jobs
UPES turns research into products, patents and companies, and studies how business, technology and skills shape employment.
The figures below cover UPES research publications on decent work and economic growth from 2021 to 2025 (source: Scopus, October 2026).
What the research covers
Number of 2021–2025 papers on each theme (a paper can appear under more than one).
| Theme | Papers |
|---|---|
| Green growth and sustainable business | 291 |
| Finance, investment and economic growth | 212 |
| Agriculture and rural livelihoods | 68 |
| Industry 4.0/5.0, AI and productivity | 58 |
| Supply chains, logistics and operations | 35 |
| Tourism and services | 21 |
| Work, employment and skills | 19 |
| Entrepreneurship, MSMEs and start-ups | 12 |
Most cited work on jobs, enterprise and growth
- Analysis of artificial intelligence-based technologies and approaches on sustainable entrepreneurship (Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2023), cited 187 times.
- Exploring the nexus between non-renewable and renewable energy consumptions and economic development: Evidence from panel estimations (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021), cited 177 times.
- Financial Inclusion and Its Ripple Effects on Socio-Economic Development: A Comprehensive Review (Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 2024), cited 130 times.
- Financial inclusion: The role of fintech and digital financial services in India (Indian Journal of Economics and Business, 2019), cited 97 times.
- Modelling the critical success factors of women entrepreneurship using fuzzy AHP framework (Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 2018), cited 76 times.
The full list of 599 publications since 2007, with links, is on the decent work research publications page (also available as a spreadsheet).
From research to jobs
- From lab to market. The SEED programme helps faculty turn research into products, services and start-ups, and SHODH funds student-led research with potential for patents and new ventures. Source: UPES R&D Newsletter, July–December 2025: SEED and SHODH.
See also: International Conference on IPR and Innovation (ICIPR-2025), New research laboratory, School of Health Sciences and Technology, Workshop on IPR for start-ups and MSMEs in Events and activities.
- Greener small businesses. PhD scholar Shivansh Nautiyal and Dr Sushil Kumar Rai studied the barriers that stop India's micro, small and medium enterprises from adopting greener practices (Sustainable Development, 2025), work that won a UPES PhD Spotlight Award. Source: UPES R&D Newsletter, July–December 2025: PhD Spotlight Award.
See also: Workshop on IPR for start-ups and MSMEs in Events and activities.
- Energy, livelihoods and skills. UPES economists and energy researchers study how the energy transition affects development, skills and livelihoods, and UPES research has contributed to clean energy projects of the United Nations Development Programme. Source: UPES Research, How UPES is contributing to the SDGs.
See also: Research published in Energy Economics in Events and activities.
Research published in Energy Economics. (event report)
