2026 Gilvan C. Souza: 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	35	2177	2046	872	802	84	6835

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Business and Management

2177

2046

872

802

6835

Overview

Gilvan C. Souza is affiliated with the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Business, Management and Accounting, as well as Engineering.

Their scholarly work covers several subfields, including:

Marketing
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Management Information Systems
Strategy and Management

Gilvan C. Souza's research topics emphasize the intersection of environmental sustainability and operational management, addressing themes such as:

Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
Supply Chain and Inventory Management
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Climate Change Policy and Economics
Environmental Sustainability in Business
Smart Grid Energy Management
Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure

Their recent published papers include:

Carbon Offsetting with Eco-Conscious Consumers, 2022, Management Science
Two-sided competition with vertical differentiation in both acquisition and sales in remanufacturing, 2020, European Journal of Operational Research
Offset or reduce: How should firms implement carbon footprint reduction initiatives?, 2023, Production and Operations Management
Joint Dynamic Pricing with Acquisition and Selling Opportunities, 2021, European Journal of Operational Research
Renewable, Flexible, and Storage Capacities: Friends or Foes?, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors with whom Gilvan C. Souza collaborates include:

Xiaoshan Peng
Owen Q. Wu
Fei Gao
Rainer Kleber
Marc Reimann

Their work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

SSRN Electronic Journal
European Journal of Operational Research
Management Science
Production and Operations Management
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management

Best Publications

Reverse Supply Chains for Commercial Returns

Joseph D. Blackburn;V. Daniel R. Guide;Gilvan C. Souza;Luk N. Van Wassenhove

762
Citations
Closed-Loop Supply Chains: A Critical Review, and Future Research†

Gilvan C. Souza

750
Citations
Time Value of Commercial Product Returns

V. Daniel R. Guide;Gilvan C. Souza;Luk N. Van Wassenhove;Joseph D. Blackburn

547
Citations
Supply Chain Coordination for False Failure Returns

Mark Ferguson;V. Daniel R. Guide;Gilvan C. Souza

377
Citations
How Does Product Recovery Affect Quality Choice

Atalay Atasu;Gilvan C. Souza

366
Citations
The Value of Quality Grading in Remanufacturing

Mark Ferguson;V. Daniel R. Guide;Eylem Koca;Gil C. Van Souza

340
Citations
Supply chain analytics

Gilvan C. Souza

309
Citations
Multiperiod Remanufacturing Planning With Uncertain Quality of Inputs

Meltem Denizel;Mark Ferguson;Gilvan Souza

215
Citations
CAPACITATED REMANUFACTURING WITH SERVICE LEVEL CONSTRAINTS

Gilvan C. Souza;Michael E. Ketzenberg;V. Daniel R. Guide

205
Citations
The optimal disposition decision for product returns

V. Daniel R. Guide;Evrim Didem Gunes;Gilvan C. Souza;Luk N. Van Wassenhove

203
Citations
The Role of Perceived Quality Risk in Pricing Remanufactured Products

James D. Abbey;Rainer Kleber;Gilvan C. Souza;Guido Voigt

200
Citations
New-Product Strategy and Industry Clockspeed

Gilvan C. Souza;Barry L. Bayus;Harvey M. Wagner

189
Citations
Closed-Loop Supply Chains : New Developments to Improve the Sustainability of Business Practices

Mark E. Ferguson;Gilvan C. Souza

175
Citations
Note: An application of the EOQ model with nonlinear holding cost to inventory management of perishables

Mark E. Ferguson;Vaidy Jayaraman;Gilvan C. Souza

175
Citations
Trade-In Rebates for Price Discrimination and Product Recovery

Vishal V. Agrawal;Mark E. Ferguson;Gilvan C. Souza

165
Citations
Carbon Offsetting with Eco-Conscious Consumers

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147
Citations
MIXED ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY OPERATIONS FOR REMANUFACTURING

Michael E. Ketzenberg;Gilvan C. Souza;V. Daniel R. Guide

133
Citations
Capacity Investment in Renewable Energy Technology with Supply Intermittency: Data Granularity Matters!

Shanshan Hu;Gilvan C. Souza;Mark E. Ferguson;Wenbin Wang

108
Citations
The optimal pace of product updates

Cheryl T. Druehl;Glen M. Schmidt;Gilvan C. Souza

104
Citations
INVENTORY RATIONING AND SHIPMENT FLEXIBILITY ALTERNATIVES FOR DIRECT MARKET FIRMS

Kyle D. Cattani;Gilvan C. Souza

102
Citations
Good buy? Delaying end-of-life purchases

Kyle D. Cattani;Gilvan C. Souza

93
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Ferguson University of South Carolina

V. Daniel R. Guide Pennsylvania State University

Luk N. Van Wassenhove INSEAD

L. Beril Toktay Georgia Institute of Technology

Vaidyanathan Jayaraman S P Jain School of Global Management

Michael O. Ball University of Maryland, College Park

Atalay Atasu INSEAD

Barry L. Bayus University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

External Links

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