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Business and Management
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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 84 133 123 68 63 317 31817
Engineering and Technology 74 792 749 273 248 234 27562

Christopher S. Tang publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christopher S. Tang between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christopher S. Tang published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2021. 54 of the 416 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2021. 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 0 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 17 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 15 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 43 publications 2022: 32 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 32 publications 2025: 22 publications
1986 2025

416 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christopher S. Tang: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 2
1987 0
1988 3
1989 0
1990 3
1991 4
1992 5
1993 4
1994 3
1995 3
1996 2
1997 4
1998 7
1999 3
2000 3
2001 3
2002 1
2003 0
2004 6
2005 5
2006 7
2007 6
2008 15
2009 14
2010 17
2011 9
2012 24
2013 5
2014 16
2015 9
2016 10
2017 23
2018 15
2019 19
2020 18
2021 43
2022 32
2023 19
2024 32
2025 22
Total 416
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Christopher S. Tang publications per year - data summary

  • Christopher S. Tang, a Business and Management scholar from University of California, Los Angeles, has 416 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1986 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 43 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2002, with 1 publication.
  • 3 of the 40 years in the span carry no publications at all (1987, 1989 and 2003).
  • The rate of publication averages 10.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.2 per year counting only the 37 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 148 publications, 36% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1986-1999: 43 publications (3.1 per year); 2000-2013: 115 publications (8.2 per year); 2014-2025: 258 publications (21.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Christopher S. Tang publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher S. Tang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 35–39 to 436+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 122. Most scientists, 122, have 95–99 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 315–319 publications, is where this scientist sits. 35–39 publications: 2 scientists 40–44 publications: 2 scientists 45–49 publications: 5 scientists 50–54 publications: 20 scientists 55–59 publications: 39 scientists 60–64 publications: 66 scientists 65–69 publications: 52 scientists 70–74 publications: 80 scientists 75–79 publications: 83 scientists 80–84 publications: 116 scientists 85–89 publications: 94 scientists 90–94 publications: 111 scientists 95–99 publications: 122 scientists 100–104 publications: 104 scientists 105–109 publications: 113 scientists 110–114 publications: 96 scientists 115–119 publications: 97 scientists 120–124 publications: 112 scientists 125–129 publications: 93 scientists 130–134 publications: 79 scientists 135–139 publications: 69 scientists 140–144 publications: 80 scientists 145–149 publications: 81 scientists 150–154 publications: 85 scientists 155–159 publications: 50 scientists 160–164 publications: 74 scientists 165–169 publications: 61 scientists 170–174 publications: 40 scientists 175–179 publications: 44 scientists 180–184 publications: 47 scientists 185–189 publications: 59 scientists 190–194 publications: 35 scientists 195–199 publications: 37 scientists 200–204 publications: 49 scientists 205–209 publications: 48 scientists 210–214 publications: 34 scientists 215–219 publications: 31 scientists 220–224 publications: 37 scientists 225–229 publications: 34 scientists 230–234 publications: 25 scientists 235–239 publications: 28 scientists 240–244 publications: 34 scientists 245–249 publications: 28 scientists 250–254 publications: 23 scientists 255–259 publications: 22 scientists 260–264 publications: 11 scientists 265–269 publications: 16 scientists 270–274 publications: 23 scientists 275–279 publications: 12 scientists 280–284 publications: 16 scientists 285–289 publications: 10 scientists 290–294 publications: 12 scientists 295–299 publications: 12 scientists 300–304 publications: 8 scientists 305–309 publications: 13 scientists 310–314 publications: 13 scientists 315–319 publications: 6 scientists 320–324 publications: 10 scientists 325–329 publications: 9 scientists 330–334 publications: 7 scientists 335–339 publications: 10 scientists 340–344 publications: 10 scientists 345–349 publications: 7 scientists 350–354 publications: 4 scientists 355–359 publications: 10 scientists 360–364 publications: 3 scientists 365–369 publications: 7 scientists 370–374 publications: 2 scientists 375–379 publications: 8 scientists 380–384 publications: 4 scientists 385–389 publications: 5 scientists 390–394 publications: 5 scientists 395–399 publications: 2 scientists 400–404 publications: 2 scientists 405–409 publications: 4 scientists 410–414 publications: 3 scientists 415–419 publications: 2 scientists 420–424 publications: 5 scientists 425–429 publications: 3 scientists 430–434 publications: 1 scientist 435 publications: 1 scientist 436+ publications: 100 scientists
35–39 publications 436+

This scientist: 317 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
35–39 2
40–44 2
45–49 5
50–54 20
55–59 39
60–64 66
65–69 52
70–74 80
75–79 83
80–84 116
85–89 94
90–94 111
95–99 122
100–104 104
105–109 113
110–114 96
115–119 97
120–124 112
125–129 93
130–134 79
135–139 69
140–144 80
145–149 81
150–154 85
155–159 50
160–164 74
165–169 61
170–174 40
175–179 44
180–184 47
185–189 59
190–194 35
195–199 37
200–204 49
205–209 48
210–214 34
215–219 31
220–224 37
225–229 34
230–234 25
235–239 28
240–244 34
245–249 28
250–254 23
255–259 22
260–264 11
265–269 16
270–274 23
275–279 12
280–284 16
285–289 10
290–294 12
295–299 12
300–304 8
305–309 13
310–314 13
315–319 6 317
320–324 10
325–329 9
330–334 7
335–339 10
340–344 10
345–349 7
350–354 4
355–359 10
360–364 3
365–369 7
370–374 2
375–379 8
380–384 4
385–389 5
390–394 5
395–399 2
400–404 2
405–409 4
410–414 3
415–419 2
420–424 5
425–429 3
430–434 1
435 1
436+ 100
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Christopher S. Tang publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 35–39 to 436+ publications.
  • Christopher S. Tang, a Business and Management scholar from University of California, Los Angeles, records 317 publications - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Christopher S. Tang, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and Christopher S. Tang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 95–99 publications, holding 122 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 135–139 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 436 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Christopher S. Tang D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christopher S. Tang sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 89+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 171. Most scientists, 171, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 84 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Business and Management scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 156
31 159
32 171
33 161
34 135
35 124
36 114
37 111
38 103
39 89
40 81
41 97
42 80
43 69
44 68
45 63
46 54
47 69
48 50
49 58
50 54
51 62
52 54
53 43
54 49
55 35
56 40
57 44
58 34
59 29
60 48
61 32
62 30
63 22
64 22
65 19
66 20
67 18
68 17
69 21
70 20
71 19
72 14
73 10
74 16
75 24
76 13
77 19
78 8
79 6
80 4
81 12
82 7
83 7
84 6 84
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96
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Christopher S. Tang D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 30 to 89+ D-Index.
  • Christopher S. Tang, a Business and Management scholar from University of California, Los Angeles, records 84 D-Index - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Christopher S. Tang, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Christopher S. Tang ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 171 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 44 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award

Overview

Christopher S. Tang is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research contributions focus on several areas within business, management, and accounting, with a strong emphasis on supply chain management and operations.

The primary fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Business, Management and Accounting

Their research spans several subfields, including:

  • Strategy and Management
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Management Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Management Science and Operations Research

Key topics in their work cover themes such as:

  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Supply Chain and Inventory Management
  • Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
  • Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing
  • Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
  • Quality and Supply Management
  • Product Development and Customization

Significant recent publications include:

  • "Researchers' perspectives on Industry 4.0: multi-disciplinary analysis and opportunities for operations management" (2020), published in International Journal of Production Research
  • "Supply Chain Management for Extreme Conditions: Research Opportunities" (2020), Journal of Supply Chain Management
  • "Research opportunities in preparing supply chains of essential goods for future pandemics" (2021), International Journal of Production Research
  • "Impact of the U.S.-China trade war on the operating performance of U.S. firms: The role of outsourcing and supply base complexity" (2022), Journal of Operations Management
  • "Evolution of Operations Management Research: from Managing Flows to Building Capabilities" (2020), Production and Operations Management

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • ManMohan S. Sodhi
  • Ying-Ju Chen
  • Elliot Bendoly
  • Xiaoshuai Fan
  • Jiayi Joey Yu

Common venues for publication are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Production and Operations Management
  • Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
  • Management Science
  • Journal of Operations Management

Best Publications

  • The Value of Information Sharing in a Two-Level Supply Chain

    Hau L. Lee;Kut C. So;Christopher S. Tang

  • Perspectives in supply chain risk management

    Christopher S. Tang

  • Robust strategies for mitigating supply chain disruptions

    Christopher S. Tang

  • The power of flexibility for mitigating supply chain risks

    Christopher Tang;Brian Tomlin

  • Modelling the Costs and Benefits of Delayed Product Differentiation

    Hau L. Lee;Christopher S. Tang

  • Determining where to shop: Fixed and variable costs of shopping

    David R. Bell;Teck-Hua Ho;Christopher S. Tang

  • Researchers' Perspectives on Supply Chain Risk Management

    ManMohan S. Sodhi;Byung-Gak Son;Christopher S. Tang

  • Designing Supply Contracts: Contract Type and Information Asymmetry

    Charles J. Corbett;Deming Zhou;Christopher S. Tang

  • Quantitative models for managing supply chain risks: A review

    Behnam Fahimnia;Christopher S. Tang;Hoda Davarzani;Joseph Sarkis

  • Research advances in environmentally and socially sustainable operations

    Christopher S. Tang;Sean X. Zhou

  • Coordinating Supply and Demand on an On-Demand Service Platform with Impatient Customers

    Jiaru Bai;Kut C. So;Christopher S. Tang;Xiqun Michael Chen

  • Researchers' perspectives on Industry 4.0: multi-disciplinary analysis and opportunities for operations management

    Dmitry Ivanov;Christopher S. Tang;Alexandre Dolgui;Daria Battini

  • Managing Supply Chain Risk

    ManMohan S. Sodhi;Christopher S. Tang

  • The strategic role of logistics in the industry 4.0 era

    Christopher S. Tang;Lucas P. Veelenturf

  • Models arising from a flexible manufacturing machine, Part I: minimization of the number of tool switches

    Christopher S. Tang;Eric V. Denardo

  • Optimal Ordering Decisions with Uncertain Cost and Demand Forecast Updating

    Haresh Gurnani;Christopher S. Tang

  • The Benefits of Advance Booking Discount Programs: Model and Analysis

    Christopher S. Tang;Kumar Rajaram;Aydin Alptekinoglu;Jihong Ou

  • Socially and Environmentally Responsible Value Chain Innovations: New Operations Management Research Opportunities

    Hau L. Lee;Christopher S. Tang

  • Batching and scheduling jobs on batch and discrete processors

    Javad H. Ahmadi;Reza H. Ahmadi;Sriram Dasu;Christopher S. Tang

  • Optimal Markdown Pricing: Implications of Inventory Display Formats in the Presence of Strategic Customers

    Rui Yin;Yossi Aviv;Amit Pazgal;Christopher S. Tang

  • Research Opportunities in Supply Chain Transparency

    ManMohan S. Sodhi;Christopher S. Tang

  • The Power of Flexibility for Mitigating Supply Chain Risks

    Christopher S. Tang;Tomlin Brian

Frequent Co-Authors

ManMohan S. Sodhi
ManMohan S. Sodhi City, University of London
Steven A. Lippman
Steven A. Lippman University of California, Los Angeles
Teck-Hua Ho
Teck-Hua Ho Nanyang Technological University
Hau L. Lee
Hau L. Lee Stanford University
Zuo-Jun Max Shen
Zuo-Jun Max Shen University of Hong Kong
Jochen Wirtz
Jochen Wirtz National University of Singapore
Elliot Rabinovich
Elliot Rabinovich Arizona State University
Tsan-Ming Choi
Tsan-Ming Choi University of Liverpool
Stefan Voß
Stefan Voß Universität Hamburg
David Bell
David Bell University of Leeds

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