Top 10 Most-Downloaded AIS eLibrary Articles of 2025

AIS members consistently tell us the AIS eLibrary is one of the most valuable benefits of membership, and the data backs that up. Each year, thousands of readers across the global AIS community rely on the eLibrary to discover credible, peer-reviewed research that supports teaching, informs practice, and advances scholarship.

To recognize what resonated most with readers this year, we are highlighting the 10 most-downloaded articles in the AIS eLibrary during 2025. This list offers a snapshot of the questions the Information Systems community is actively exploring, and the work members are turning to for insight, evidence, and direction.

What These Downloads Tell Us About 2025

While IS topics evolve rapidly, the most-read work often has something in common. It is timely, practical, and foundational. The articles below reflect themes that drew sustained attention from AIS members and eLibrary users throughout 2025, whether that attention came from researchers building on prior findings, doctoral students grounding new projects, educators refreshing course content, or industry professionals seeking evidence-based guidance.

If you missed any of these, consider this your curated reading list for the year.

1. Total Downloads in 2025 - 16,450 - How does Algorithmic Filtering Influence Attention Inequality on Social Media? Authors: Kayla Guangrui Li, Sunil Mithas, Zhixing Zhang, Kar Yan Tam, Publication: ICIS 2019 Proceedings

2. Total Downloads in 2025 - 6,004 - The Technology Acceptance Model: Past, Present, and Future Authors: Younghwa Lee, Kenneth A. Kozar, Kai R.T. Larsen, Publication: Communications of the Association for Information Systems

3. Total Downloads in 2025 - 5,998 - Environmental Scanning--The Impact of the Stakeholder Concept Author: A. L. Mendelow, Publication: ICIS 1981 Proceedings

4. Total Downloads in 2025 - 5,966 - RECONSTRUCTING THE GIANT: ON THE IMPORTANCE OF RIGOUR IN DOCUMENTING NTHE LITERATURE SEARCH PROCESS Authors: Jan vom Brocke, Alexander Simons, Bjoern Niehaves, Bjorn Niehaves, Kai Reimer, et al., Publication: ECIS 2009 Proceedings

5. Total Downloads in 2025 - 5,168 - A Three Cycle View of Design Science Research Authors: Alan R. Hevner, Publication: Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems

6. Total Downloads in 2025 - 4,316 - Challenges and critical success factors of digital communication, collaboration and knowledge sharing in project management virtual teams: a review Authors: Kurt Swart, Taryn Bond-Barnard, Ritesh Chugh, Publication: International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management

7. Total Downloads in 2025 - 4,211 - Hybrid project management – a systematic literature review Authors: Janine Reiff, Dennis Schlegel, Publication: International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management

8. Total Downloads in 2025 - 3,959 - A Guide to Conducting a Standalone Systematic Literature Review Author: Chitu Okoli, Publication: Communications of the Association for Information Systems

9. Total Downloads in 2025 - 3,665 - Clarifying Business Models: Origins, Present, and Future of the Concept Authors: Alexander Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur, Christopher L. Tucci, Publication: Communications of the Association for Information Systems

10. Total Downloads in 2025 - 3,605 - Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology: A Synthesis and the Road Ahead Authors: Viswanath Venkatesh, James Y. L. Thong, Xin Xu, Publication: Journal of the Association for Information Systems