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Managerial and Decision Economics
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Managerial and Decision Economics

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Economics and Finance 208 31 56 10
Business and Management 268 20 64 12

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 86
Documents by Best Scientists*: 154
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 4
SCIMAGO H-index: 66
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.617
Impact Factor: 2.7

Overview

Top Research Topics at Managerial and Decision Economics?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Microeconomics, Industrial organization, Marketing, Competition (economics) and Finance. Incentive, Profit (economics), Duopoly and Investment (macroeconomics) are Microeconomics topics of special interest in the journal.

  • Microeconomics (28.45%)
  • Industrial organization (15.31%)
  • Marketing (9.60%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Unraveling the resource-based tangle (1037 citations)
  • The cost of biopharmaceutical R&D: is biotech different? (426 citations)
  • Building Micro-foundations for the Routines, Capabilities and, Performance Links (391 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Managerial and Decision Economics:

The most cited articles primarily tackle Microeconomics, Industrial organization, Marketing, Shareholder and Accounting. The published articles focus on Microeconomics but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Value (economics) and Profitability index. The study of Marketing in the journal publications encompasses disciplines such as Advertising, as well as fields such as Football, all of which overlap with one another.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • Statistics
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal is organized to address concerns in the fields of Microeconomics, Industrial organization, China, Monetary economics and Competition (economics). It connects the study in Microeconomics with the closely related area of Social Welfare. Some problems in Industrial organization that were presented in the journal overlapped with concepts under Supply chain and Quality (business).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • China's quest for economic dominance and energy consumption: Can Asian economies provide natural resources for the success of One Belt One Road? (8 citations)
  • The mediating role of natural and social resources in the corporate social responsibility—corporate financial performance relationship (4 citations)
  • Gender spillovers from supervisory boards to management boards (3 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Managerial and Decision Economics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gordon R. Foxall (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rajeev K. Goel (16 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • William F. Shughart (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wen-Min Lu (14 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 10 less than at the previous edition,
  • Roger D. Blair (13 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Managerial and Decision Economics (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Edinburgh (55 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (42 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • College of Business Administration (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • University of Florida (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Michigan (24 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 4.45% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 3.39% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 1.27% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 8.90% of all publications and 86.44% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Intersection of Business and Managerial Economics

The ever-evolving fields of business and managerial economics have seen a convergence in recent years. Business schools are integrating more economics principles in their curricula, and research topics increasingly address the intersection of these areas. For example, managers must not only understand the micro and macroeconomic contexts in which their organization operates but also apply economic theories and principles to make informed strategic, operational, and financial decisions. They may also have to assess the economic viability of various market strategies and monitor changes in variables such as consumer behavior, inflation, interest rates, and fiscal and monetary policy, among others. Furthermore, with the rise of tech-driven companies, researchers are looking more into how these firms can leverage economic theories to optimize their operations, increase market share, conduct business overseas or strive to be among the best business schools in Florida. These schools, in turn, conduct studies to further the understanding of managerial economics in modern corporations. Therefore, Managerial and Decision Economics journal would benefit from dedicated sections that explore case studies, research, or articles related to this cross-section of business and managerial economics, bolstering the journal’s strengths and expanding its readership. The topics could range from analyses of specific strategies employed by successful firms to more general discussions on how economics can be integrated effectively into a company's decision-making processes.

Top Publications

  • The impact of digital finance on financial efficiency

    Qian Wang;Jinbao Yang;Yung ho Chiu;Tai Yu Lin

    (2020)
    74 Citations
  • CEO attributes, investment decisions, and firm performance: New insights from upper echelons theory

    Rizwan Ali;Ramiz Ur Rehman;Sana Suleman;Collins Gyakari Ntim

    (2021)
    61 Citations
  • To walk in beauty: Sustainable leadership, frugal innovation and environmental performance

    Qaisar Iqbal;Noor Hazlina Ahmad;Zeyun Li;Yongmei Li

    (2021)
    53 Citations
  • Corporate governance, working capital management, and firm performance: Some new insights from agency theory

    Muhammad Azeem Naz;Rizwan Ali;Ramiz Ur Rehman;Ramiz Ur Rehman;Collins G. Ntim

    (2021)
    46 Citations
  • Corporate social responsibility: Is it a matter of slack financial resources or strategy or both?

    (2021)
    39 Citations

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