2026 Christopher S. Tang: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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	791	749	272	247	234	27562

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

3130
Citations
Perspectives in supply chain risk management

Christopher S. Tang

2091
Citations
Robust strategies for mitigating supply chain disruptions

Christopher S. Tang

1600
Citations
The power of flexibility for mitigating supply chain risks

Christopher Tang;Brian Tomlin

1029
Citations
Modelling the Costs and Benefits of Delayed Product Differentiation

Hau L. Lee;Christopher S. Tang

1012
Citations
Determining where to shop: Fixed and variable costs of shopping

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

886
Citations
Researchers' Perspectives on Supply Chain Risk Management

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

871
Citations
Designing Supply Contracts: Contract Type and Information Asymmetry

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

529
Citations
Quantitative models for managing supply chain risks: A review

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

518
Citations
Research advances in environmentally and socially sustainable operations

Christopher S. Tang;Sean X. Zhou

489
Citations
Coordinating Supply and Demand on an On-Demand Service Platform with Impatient Customers

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

485
Citations
Researchers' perspectives on Industry 4.0: multi-disciplinary analysis and opportunities for operations management

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

436
Citations
Managing Supply Chain Risk

ManMohan S. Sodhi;Christopher S. Tang

412
Citations
The strategic role of logistics in the industry 4.0 era

Christopher S. Tang;Lucas P. Veelenturf

412
Citations
Models arising from a flexible manufacturing machine, Part I: minimization of the number of tool switches

Christopher S. Tang;Eric V. Denardo

395
Citations
Optimal Ordering Decisions with Uncertain Cost and Demand Forecast Updating

Haresh Gurnani;Christopher S. Tang

387
Citations
The Benefits of Advance Booking Discount Programs: Model and Analysis

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

346
Citations
Socially and Environmentally Responsible Value Chain Innovations: New Operations Management Research Opportunities

Hau L. Lee;Christopher S. Tang

326
Citations
Batching and scheduling jobs on batch and discrete processors

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

320
Citations
Optimal Markdown Pricing: Implications of Inventory Display Formats in the Presence of Strategic Customers

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

317
Citations
Research Opportunities in Supply Chain Transparency

ManMohan S. Sodhi;Christopher S. Tang

285
Citations
The Power of Flexibility for Mitigating Supply Chain Risks

Christopher S. Tang;Tomlin Brian

156
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

ManMohan S. Sodhi City, University of London

Steven A. Lippman University of California, Los Angeles

Teck-Hua Ho Nanyang Technological University

Hau L. Lee Stanford University

Zuo-Jun Max Shen University of Hong Kong

Jochen Wirtz National University of Singapore

Elliot Rabinovich Arizona State University

Tsan-Ming Choi University of Liverpool

Stefan Voß Universität Hamburg

David Bell University of Leeds

External Links

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