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Carlos Mena publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlos Mena sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 127 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Carlos Mena D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlos Mena sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Carlos Mena is affiliated with Portland State University in the United States and specializes in the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with a focus on Strategy and Management, Management Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, as well as Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

Their research interests encompass a range of topics including Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management, Quality and Supply Management, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Public Procurement and Policy, Innovation and Knowledge Management, Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research, and Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Carlos Mena include Heather Skipworth, Marko Bastl, Corrado Cerruti, Antonios Karatzas, and Robert Wiedmer.

They have published extensively in journals such as the International Journal of Operations & Production Management, the Journal of Business Research, the Journal of Business Logistics, the IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and the European Management Journal.

Recent publications by Carlos Mena include:

  • International trade resilience and the Covid-19 pandemic, 2021, Journal of Business Research
  • The green contagion effect: an investigation into the propagation of environmental practices across multiple supply chains tiers, 2020, International Journal of Production Research

Other notable recent papers, although not authored by Mena, are relevant to their research field and often coauthored with close collaborators:

  • The Dark and Bright Sides of Complexity: A Dual Perspective on Supply Network Resilience, 2021, Journal of Business Logistics
  • Logistics and procurement outsourcing in the healthcare sector: A comparative analysis, 2020, European Management Journal
  • Supply Chain Resilience Assessment With Financial Considerations: A Bayesian Network-Based Method, 2021, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Best Publications

  • Product safety and security in the global supply chain: Issues, challenges and research opportunities

    Ann Marucheck;Noel Greis;Carlos Mena;Linning Cai

  • The causes of food waste in the supplier–retailer interface: Evidences from the UK and Spain

    Carlos Mena;B. Adenso-Diaz;Oznur Yurt

  • Approaches to managing global sourcing risk

    Martin Christopher;Carlos Mena;Omera Khan;Oznur Yurt

  • Toward a Theory of Multi-Tier Supply Chain Management

    Carlos Mena;Andrew Humphries;Thomas Y. Choi

  • Toward a three-dimensional framework for omni-channel

    Soroosh Saghiri;Richard D. Wilding;Carlos Mena;Michael Bourlakis

  • Supply chain management for servitised products: A multi-industry case study

    Mark Johnson;Carlos Mena

  • Causes of waste across multi-tier supply networks: Cases in the UK food sector

    Carlos Mena;Leon A. Terry;Adrian Williams;Lisa Ellram

  • QuickBird and Hyperion data analysis of an invasive plant species in the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador: Implications for control and land use management

    Stephen J. Walsh;Amy L. McCleary;Carlos F. Mena;Yang Shao

  • Socioeconomic Drivers of Deforestation in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon

    Carlos F. Mena;Richard E. Bilsborrow;Michael E. McClain

  • International trade resilience and the Covid-19 pandemic

    Carlos Mena;Antonios Karatzas;Carsten Hansen

  • Land use change: complexity and comparisons

    Ronald R. Rindfuss;Barbara Entwisle;Stephen J. Walsh;Li An

  • E-procurement in the Greek food and drink industry: Drivers and impediments

    Vassilios Tatsis;Carlos Mena;Luk N. Van Wassenhove;Linda Whicker

  • Land Use Change on Household Farms in the Ecuadorian Amazon: Design and Implementation of an Agent-Based Model.

    Carlos F. Mena;Stephen J. Walsh;Brian G. Frizzelle;Yao Xiaozheng

  • Understanding the relationships between time and cost to improve supply chain performance

    L. Whicker;M. Bernon;S. Templar;C. Mena

  • Frontier Land Use Change: Synthesis, Challenges, and Next Steps

    Ronald R. Rindfuss;Barbara Entwisle;Stephen J. Walsh;Carlos F. Mena

  • Scenario planning for tourism management: a participatory and system dynamics model applied to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador

    Francesco Pizzitutti;Stephen J. Walsh;Ronald R. Rindfuss;Reck Gunter

  • Complexity theory, spatial simulation models, and land use dynamics in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon

    Stephen J. Walsh;Joseph P. Messina;Carlos F. Mena;George P. Malanson

  • Land tenure and deforestation patterns in the Ecuadorian Amazon: Conflicts in land conservation in frontier settings

    Joseph P. Messina;Stephen J. Walsh;Carlos F. Mena;Paul L. Delamater

  • The impact of supply network characteristics on reliability

    Belarmino Adenso‐Diaz;Carlos Mena;Santiago García‐Carbajal;Merrill Liechty

  • Pressure on the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve: Development and Land Use/Cover Change in the Northern Ecuadorian Amazon

    Carlos F. Mena;Alisson F. Barbieri;Stephen J. Walsh;Christine M. Erlien

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Bilsborrow
Richard E. Bilsborrow University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ronald R. Rindfuss
Ronald R. Rindfuss University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michael Bourlakis
Michael Bourlakis Cranfield University
George P. Malanson
George P. Malanson University of Iowa
Belarmino Adenso-Díaz
Belarmino Adenso-Díaz University of Oviedo
Martin Christopher
Martin Christopher Cranfield University
Barbara Entwisle
Barbara Entwisle University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Emilio F. Moran
Emilio F. Moran Michigan State University
Tim Hess
Tim Hess Cranfield University
Leon A. Terry
Leon A. Terry Cranfield University

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