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Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
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Manufacturing and Service Operations Management

1523-4614

Published by: INFORMS

https://pubsonline.informs.org/journal/msom

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Business and Management 55 47 113 31
Engineering and Technology 284 44 93 26

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 102
Documents by Best Scientists*: 181
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 116
SCIMAGO SJR: 4.486
Impact Factor: 4.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management?

The journal focuses largely on the fields of Microeconomics, Supply chain, Operations management, Industrial organization and Operations research. The Microeconomics works featured in Manufacturing & Service Operations Management incorporate elements from Procurement, Newsvendor model and Product (business). More specifically, the research on Supply chain in it is related to Supply chain management.

The study on Operations management presented in the journal intersects with the topics under Service system. The research on Industrial organization featured in it combines topics in other fields like Competition (economics) and Marketing. Research on Production (economics) addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Mathematical optimization.

  • Microeconomics (22.71%)
  • Supply chain (15.30%)
  • Operations management (14.72%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Commissioned Paper: Telephone Call Centers: Tutorial, Review, and Research Prospects (1114 citations)
  • Selling to the Newsvendor: An Analysis of Price-Only Contracts (825 citations)
  • Commissioned Paper: An Overview of Pricing Models for Revenue Management (610 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Manufacturing & Service Operations Management:

The journal articles cover a variety of subjects, including Microeconomics, Supply chain, Operations management, Product (business) and Newsvendor model. Revenue management and Procurement are some topics wherein Microeconomics research discussed in the most cited publications has an impact. While Supply chain is the key highlight in the most cited articles, thet also covered some subjects on Industrial organization and Marketing and Service (business).

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 Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Christopher S. Tang (23 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Stephen C. Graves (22 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Panos Kouvelis (19 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Jan A. Van Mieghem (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Erica L. Plambeck (15 papers) absent at the last 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 Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Pennsylvania (59 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (49 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 6 less than at the previous edition,
  • Stanford University (48 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Columbia University (47 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • University of Michigan (42 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous 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, 4.65% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 33.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 28.46% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.20% of all publications and 13.01% 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.

Potential Implications and Future Research Directions

While Manufacturing & Service Operations Management journal certainly offers insights on the fields of Microeconomics, Supply chain, and Operations management, the broader implications of these studies are worth underscoring. For instance, the application of these research findings in practical industry settings such as the optimization of supply chain management for various goods & services, or how developments in microeconomics could shape business decision-making strategies warrant further discourse.

Furthermore, future research directions are certainly noteworthy. With a continually evolving global economy, the impacts of technological advancements on these fields, as well as emerging business practices and models, could be potential areas for future study. Prospective researchers may find it useful to explore comparative studies of different business models, analysis of digital transformation in operations management, or examine how sustainable practices can be better integrated into supply chain management.

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Top Publications

  • Operations management in the age of the sharing economy: What is old and what is new?

    Saif Benjaafar;Ming Hu

    (2020)
    321 Citations
  • Labor Welfare in On-Demand Service Platforms

    Saif Benjaafar;Jian-Ya Ding;Guangwen Kong;Terry Taylor

    (2021)
    248 Citations
  • Innovative Online Platforms: Research Opportunities

    Ying-Ju Chen;Tinglong Dai;C. Gizem Korpeoglu;Ersin Körpeoğlu

    (2020)
    245 Citations
  • Humanitarian operations: A world of opportunity for relevant and impactful research

    Maria Besiou;Luk N. Van Wassenhove

    (2020)
    159 Citations
  • Behavioral Operations: Past, Present, and Future

    Karen Donohue;Özalp Özer;Yanchong Zheng

    (2020)
    148 Citations
  • Stock Market Reaction to Supply Chain Disruptions from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

    Kevin B. Hendricks;Brian W. Jacobs;Vinod R. Singhal

    (2020)
    143 Citations
  • OM Forum—Healthcare Operations Management: A Snapshot of Emerging Research

    Tinglong Dai;Sridhar R. Tayur

    (2020)
    121 Citations
  • Designing the Right Global Supply Chain Network

    Morris A. Cohen;Hau L. Lee

    (2020)
    102 Citations

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