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Emmanuel Thanassoulis

Emmanuel Thanassoulis

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Business and Management
UK
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Business and Management

D-Index
54
Citations
15225
World Ranking
769
National Ranking
113

Emmanuel Thanassoulis 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 Emmanuel Thanassoulis sits on this spectrum.

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35 publications 436+

This scientist: 127 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Emmanuel Thanassoulis 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 Emmanuel Thanassoulis sits on this spectrum.

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: 54 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Emmanuel Thanassoulis is affiliated with Aston University in the United Kingdom and has contributed broadly to research in decision sciences, business management, accounting, and economics. Their work intersects several fields and subfields, including management science and operations research, economics and econometrics, management information systems, strategy, and sustainability with an emphasis on renewable energy and environmental considerations.

Thanassoulis's research primarily explores topics such as efficiency analysis using data envelopment analysis (DEA), accounting and organizational management, auction theory and applications, regulation and compliance studies, energy efficiency and management, optimization and mathematical programming, and supply chain and inventory management.

The scientist has published in a range of academic venues, notably:

  • Journal of the Operational Research Society
  • Decision Analytics Journal
  • European Journal of Operational Research
  • British Journal of Healthcare Management
  • Annals of Operations Research

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Thanassoulis include:

  • "Implicit and explicit incentives within economic regulation," 2022, Decision Analytics Journal
  • "A method for identifying cost-efficient practices in the treatment of thoracic empyema," 2020, British Journal of Healthcare Management
  • "Preface: International conference on data envelopment analysis-DEA40, 16-18 April 2018," 2020, Annals of Operations Research

Other notable recent contributions in collaboration with coauthors include:

  • "Incentivizing centrally regulated units to improve performance: Pitfalls and requirements," 2023, Journal of the Operational Research Society
  • "Using data envelopment analysis in markovian decision making," 2021, European Journal of Operational Research

The frequent co-authors in their research encompass professionals such as Mohsen Afsharian, Heinz Ahn, Charles A. Blake, Srini Parthasarathy, and Andreas C. Georgiou, reflecting a collaborative approach across operational research and decision sciences.

Best Publications

  • Introduction to the theory and application of data envelopment analysis

    Emmanuel Thanassoulis

  • Applied data envelopment analysis

    A. Boussofiane;R.G. Dyson;E. Thanassoulis

  • Weights restrictions and value judgements in Data Envelopment Analysis: Evolution, development and future directions

    R. Allen;Antreas D. Athanassopoulos;Robert G. Dyson;Emmanuel Thanassoulis

  • Reducing Weight Flexibility in Data Envelopment Analysis

    R. G. Dyson;E. Thanassoulis

  • Introduction to the Theory and Application of Data Envelopment Analysis: A Foundation Text with Integrated Software

    Emmanuel Thanassoulis

  • Negative data in DEA: a directional distance approach applied to bank branches

    M.C.A. Silva Portela;M.C.A. Silva Portela;Emmanuel Thanassoulis;Gary Simpson

  • Data Envelopment Analysis:the mathematical programming approach to efficiency analysis

    Emmanuel Thanassoulis;Maria C.S. Portela;Ozren Despić

  • Estimating preferred target input−output levels using data envelopment analysis

    E. Thanassoulis;R.G. Dyson

  • A semi-oriented radial measure for measuring the efficiency of decision making units with negative data, using DEA

    Ali Emrouznejad;Abdel Latef Anouze;Emmanuel Thanassoulis

  • A Comparison of Regression Analysis and Data Envelopment Analysis as Alternative Methods for Performance Assessments

    E. Thanassoulis

  • Costs and efficiency of higher education institutions in England: A DEA analysis

    Emmanuel Thanassoulis;Mika Kortelainen;Geraint Johnes;Jill Johnes

  • A comparison of data envelopment analysis and ratio analysis as tools for performance assessment

    E. Thanassoulis;A. Boussofiane;R.G. Dyson

  • The use of data envelopment analysis in the regulation of UK water utilities: Water distribution

    Emmanuel Thanassoulis

  • A cost Malmquist productivity index

    Nikolaos Maniadakis;Emmanuel Thanassoulis

  • Assessing police forces in England and Wales using data envelopment analysis

    Emmanuel Thanassoulis

  • Data Envelopment Analysis and its Use in Banking

    M. S. Krishnan;Venkatram Ramaswamy;Mary C. Meyer;Paul Damien

  • DEA and its use in the regulation of water companies

    Emmanuel Thanassoulis

  • Guiding Schools to Improved Performance Using Data Envelopment Analysis: An Illustration with Data from a Local Education Authority

    Emmanuel Thanassoulis;P. Dunstan

  • Decomposing school and school-type efficiency

    Maria Conceição A. Silva Portela;Emmanuel Thanassoulis

  • Relative Efficiency Assessments Using Data Envelopment Analysis: An Application to Data on Rates Departments

    E. Thanassoulis;R. G. Dyson;M. J. Foster

  • Benchmarking with DEA, SFA, and R

    Emmanuel Thanassoulis

Frequent Co-Authors

Ali Emrouznejad
Ali Emrouznejad University of Surrey
Jill Johnes
Jill Johnes University of Huddersfield
Robert G. Dyson
Robert G. Dyson University of Warwick
Geraint Johnes
Geraint Johnes Lancaster University
Barbara Casu
Barbara Casu City, University of London
Mayuram S. Krishnan
Mayuram S. Krishnan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John Mingers
John Mingers University of Kent
Lawrence M. Seiford
Lawrence M. Seiford University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
William W. Cooper
William W. Cooper The University of Texas at Austin

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