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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 33 2510 2370 404 367 93 4578

Emel Aktas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Emel Aktas between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Emel Aktas published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 7.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2024. 39 of the 156 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2024. 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 2 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 15 publications
2004 2025

156 publications in total across all disciplines

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Emel Aktas: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 1
2005 1
2006 2
2007 5
2008 4
2009 2
2010 4
2011 8
2012 3
2013 5
2014 5
2015 2
2016 12
2017 10
2018 8
2019 5
2020 3
2021 4
2022 16
2023 17
2024 24
2025 15
Total 156
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Emel Aktas publications per year - data summary

  • Emel Aktas, a Business and Management scholar from Cranfield University, has 156 publications recorded across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2004 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2024, with 24 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2004 and 2005, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 7.1 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.1 per year counting only the 22 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 76 publications, 49% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2004-2011: 27 publications (3.4 per year); 2012-2019: 50 publications (6.3 per year); 2020-2025: 79 publications (13.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Emel Aktas 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 Emel Aktas 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, 90–94 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: 93 publications — 22nd percentile

22% 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 93
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
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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Emel Aktas 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.
  • Emel Aktas, a Business and Management scholar from Cranfield University, records 93 publications - the 22nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 22% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Emel Aktas, and about 78% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and Emel Aktas ranks below 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).

Emel Aktas 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 Emel Aktas 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, 33 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: 33 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 33
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
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96
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Emel Aktas 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.
  • Emel Aktas, a Business and Management scholar from Cranfield University, records 33 D-Index - the 21st percentile of the discipline.
  • 21% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Emel Aktas, and about 79% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Emel Aktas ranks below 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).

Overview

Emel Aktas is affiliated with Cranfield University in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields within business, management, accounting, and engineering, with a focus on strategy and management, industrial and manufacturing engineering, building and construction, marketing, and management information systems.

The scientist's publication record reflects significant contributions to sustainable supply chain management, supply chain resilience and risk management, urban and freight transport logistics, digital transformation in industry, service and product innovation, quality and supply management, and environmental sustainability in business.

Frequent publication venues include the International Journal of Operations & Production Management with five papers published, arXiv (Cornell University) with three, Computers & Industrial Engineering and the Journal of the Operational Research Society both with two, and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, also with two papers.

Their recent papers demonstrate a range of topics and research interests:

  • Managing supply chain uncertainty arising from geopolitical disruptions: evidence from the pharmaceutical industry and Brexit, 2020, International Journal of Operations & Production Management
  • Redesigning global supply chains during compounding geopolitical disruptions: the role of supply chain logics, 2022, International Journal of Operations & Production Management
  • Recycling bread waste into chemical building blocks using a circular biorefining approach, 2021, Sustainable Energy & Fuels
  • Barriers to adoption of industry 4.0 and sustainability: a case study with SMEs, 2022, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing
  • Multi-objective modelling of sustainable closed-loop supply chain network with price-sensitive demand and consumer's incentives, 2022, Computers & Industrial Engineering

Frequent co-authors associated with Emel Aktas include Heather Skipworth, Samuel Roscoe, Banu Y. Ekren, Michael Bourlakis, and Debesh Jha.

The scientist's main fields of study and subfields indicate an interdisciplinary approach, emphasizing both business management strategies and technical engineering processes.

Best Publications

  • The relationship between green supply chain management and performance: A meta-analysis of empirical evidences in Asian emerging economies

    Ruoqi Geng;S. Afshin Mansouri;Emel Aktas

  • Green scheduling of a two-machine flowshop: Trade-off between makespan and energy consumption

    S. Afshin Mansouri;Emel Aktas;Umut Besikci

  • A consumer behavioural approach to food waste

    Emel Aktas;Hafize Sahin;Zeynep Topaloglu;Akunna Oledinma

  • Firm size and sustainable performance in food supply chains: Insights from Greek SMEs

    Michael Bourlakis;George Maglaras;Emel Aktas;David Gallear

  • A new perspective on the competitiveness of nations

    Şule Önsel;Füsun Ülengin;Gündüz Ulusoy;Emel Aktaş

  • Managing food security through food waste and loss: Small data to big data

    Zahir Irani;Amir M Sharif;Habin Lee;Emel Aktas

  • Outsourcing logistics activities in Turkey

    Emel Aktas;Füsun Ülengin

  • Redesigning global supply chains during compounding geopolitical disruptions: the role of supply chain logics

    Unknown

  • A decision support model for identification and prioritization of key performance indicators in the logistics industry

    Berk Kucukaltan;Zahir Irani;Emel Aktas

  • Managing supply chain uncertainty arising from geopolitical disruptions: evidence from the pharmaceutical industry and brexit

    Samuel Roscoe;Heather Skipworth;Emel Aktas;Farooq Habib

  • An Integrated Transportation Decision Support System for Transportation Policy Decisions: The Case of Turkey

    Füsun Ülengin;Şule Önsel;Y. İlker Topçu;Emel Aktaş

  • The role of Guanxi in green supply chain management in Asia's emerging economies: A conceptual framework

    Ruoqi Geng;S. Afshin Mansouri;Emel Aktas;Dorothy A. Yen

  • Barriers to adoption of industry 4.0 and sustainability: a case study with SMEs

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  • A decision support system to improve the efficiency of resource allocation in healthcare management

    Emel Aktaş;Füsun Ülengin;Şule Önsel Şahin

  • Efficient shift scheduling in the retail sector through two-stage optimization

    Özgür Kabak;Füsun Ülengin;Emel Aktaş;Şule Önsel

  • Multi-objective modelling of sustainable closed-loop supply chain network with price-sensitive demand and consumer's incentives

    Unknown

  • A problem-structuring model for analyzing transportation–environment relationships

    Füsun Ülengin;Özgür Kabak;Şule Önsel;Burç Ülengin

  • Optimizing Fire Station Locations for the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

    Emel Aktaş;Özay Özaydın;Burçin Bozkaya;Füsun Ülengin

  • The competitiveness of nations and implications for human development

    Füsun Ülengin;Özgür Kabak;Sule Önsel;Emel Aktas

  • Operational Research: methods and applications

    Unknown

  • The use of outsourcing logistics activities: The case of turkey

    Emel Aktas;Berrin Agaran;Fusun Ulengin;Sule Onsel

  • Minimising food waste: a call for multidisciplinary research

    Maria del Carmen Alamar;Natalia Falagán;Emel Aktas;Leon A Terry

  • Collaboration in urban distribution of online grocery orders

    Dimitris Zissis;Dimitris Zissis;Emel Aktas;Michael Bourlakis

  • How does servitisation affect supply chain circularity? – A systematic literature review

    Carl Kühl;Michael Bourlakis;Emel Aktas;Heather Skipworth

Frequent Co-Authors

İlker Bekir Topçu
İlker Bekir Topçu Eskişehir Osmangazi University
Michael Bourlakis
Michael Bourlakis Cranfield University
Zahir Irani
Zahir Irani University of Bradford
S. Afshin Mansouri
S. Afshin Mansouri Brunel University London
Brijesh K. Tiwari
Brijesh K. Tiwari Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Carlos Mena
Carlos Mena Portland State University
Leon A. Terry
Leon A. Terry Cranfield University
Konstantinos Salonitis
Konstantinos Salonitis Cranfield University
George Ioannou
George Ioannou Athens University of Economics and Business
JC Jan Fransoo
JC Jan Fransoo Tilburg University

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