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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 52 859 799 32 30 149 15575
Engineering and Technology 50 3999 3837 81 77 135 15133

Jafar Rezaei publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jafar Rezaei between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jafar Rezaei published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2021. 12 of the 158 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2021. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 9 publications
2003 2025

158 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jafar Rezaei: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 0
2005 3
2006 1
2007 1
2008 1
2009 1
2010 2
2011 5
2012 5
2013 5
2014 7
2015 9
2016 10
2017 10
2018 11
2019 11
2020 19
2021 21
2022 8
2023 15
2024 3
2025 9
Total 158
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Jafar Rezaei publications per year - data summary

  • Jafar Rezaei, a Business and Management scholar from Delft University of Technology, has 158 publications recorded across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2003 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 21 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 23 years in the span carries no publications at all (2004).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.2 per year counting only the 22 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 56 publications, 35% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2003-2010: 10 publications (1.3 per year); 2011-2018: 62 publications (7.8 per year); 2019-2025: 86 publications (12.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Jafar Rezaei 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 Jafar Rezaei 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, 145–149 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: 149 publications — 57th percentile

57% 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 81 149
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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Jafar Rezaei 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.
  • Jafar Rezaei, a Business and Management scholar from Delft University of Technology, records 149 publications - the 57th percentile of the discipline.
  • 57% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Jafar Rezaei, and about 43% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and Jafar Rezaei 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).

Jafar Rezaei 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 Jafar Rezaei 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, 52 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: 52 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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
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 52
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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Jafar Rezaei 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.
  • Jafar Rezaei, a Business and Management scholar from Delft University of Technology, records 52 D-Index - the 72nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 72% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Jafar Rezaei, and about 28% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Jafar Rezaei 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).

Overview

Jafar Rezaei is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and has a significant research footprint across several intersecting domains. Their main fields of study include Business, Management and Accounting with 40 publications, Engineering with 33, and Decision Sciences with 27. Subfields of focus encompass Management Information Systems and Management Science and Operations Research (each with 22 publications), Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (16), Strategy and Management (14), and Building and Construction (9).

Their research topics address complex decision-making and logistics issues, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach. Main topics covered in Rezaei's work are:

  • Multi-Criteria Decision Making
  • Maritime Ports and Logistics
  • Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
  • Rough Sets and Fuzzy Logic
  • Transportation Planning and Optimization

Rezaei has contributed to a range of journals, frequently publishing in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal (4 publications), Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (3), International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (2), Omega (2), and International Journal of Production Economics (2). Their publication record includes both journal articles and books.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Rezaei include:

  • A Concentration Ratio for Nonlinear Best Worst Method, 2020, International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making
  • Barriers and overcoming strategies to supply chain sustainability innovation, 2020, Resources Conservation and Recycling
  • Critical success factors for a circular economy: Implications for business strategy and the environment, 2020, Business Strategy and the Environment
  • Ensemble ranking: Aggregation of rankings produced by different multi-criteria decision-making methods, 2020, Omega
  • The Role of Ecosystem Data Governance in Adoption of Data Platforms by Internet-of-Things Data Providers: Case of Dutch Horticulture Industry, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Rezaei has also contributed to book publications with Springer International Publishing, including:

  • Strategic Decision Making for Sustainable Management of Industrial Networks, 2021
  • Advances in Best-Worst Method, 2023

Throughout their career, Rezaei has collaborated frequently with several researchers. The most common co-authors are Lóránt Tavasszy (16 joint publications), Majid Mohammadi (11), Patrick B.M. Fahim (5), Benoît Montreuil (4), and Siamak Kheybari (4).

Best Publications

  • Best-worst multi-criteria decision-making method

    Jafar Rezaei

  • Best-worst multi-criteria decision-making method: Some properties and a linear model

    Jafar Rezaei

  • A supplier selection life cycle approach integrating traditional and environmental criteria using the best worst method

    Jafar Rezaei;Thomas Nispeling;Joseph Sarkis;Lori Tavasszy

  • Assessing the social sustainability of supply chains using Best Worst Method

    Hadi Badri Ahmadi;Simonov Kusi-Sarpong;Jafar Rezaei

  • Linking supplier development to supplier segmentation using Best Worst Method

    Jafar Rezaei;Jing Wang;Lori Tavasszy

  • Measuring the relative importance of the logistics performance index indicators using Best Worst Method

    Jafar Rezaei;Wilco S. van Roekel;Lori Tavasszy

  • Barriers and overcoming strategies to supply chain sustainability innovation

    Himanshu Gupta;Simonov Kusi-Sarpong;Jafar Rezaei

  • Quality assessment of airline baggage handling systems using SERVQUAL and BWM

    Jafar Rezaei;Oshan Kothadiya;Lori Tavasszy;Maarten Kroesen

  • Evaluating firms' R&D performance using best worst method.

    Negin Salimi;Jafar Rezaei

  • Multi-criteria supplier segmentation using a fuzzy preference relations based AHP

    Jafar Rezaei;Roland Ortt

  • Supplier selection in the airline retail industry using a funnel methodology: Conjunctive screening method and fuzzy AHP

    Jafar Rezaei;Patrick B.M. Fahim;Lori Tavasszy

  • Critical success factors for a circular economy : Implications for business strategy and the environment

    Md. Abdul Moktadir;Anil Kumar;Syed Mithun Ali;Sanjoy Kumar Paul

  • Evaluation of the external forces affecting the sustainability of oil and gas supply chain using Best Worst Method

    Wan Nurul Karimah Wan Ahmad;Wan Nurul Karimah Wan Ahmad;Jafar Rezaei;Saman Sadaghiani;Lóránt A. Tavasszy

  • Multi-objective models for lot-sizing with supplier selection

    Jafar Rezaei;Mansoor Davoodi

  • Entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance: the mediating role of functional performances

    Jafar Rezaei;Roland Ortt

  • A grey-based green supplier selection model for uncertain environments

    Seyed Amin Seyed Haeri;Jafar Rezaei

  • A deterministic, multi-item inventory model with supplier selection and imperfect quality

    Jafar Rezaei;Mansoor Davoodi

  • Bioethanol facility location selection using best-worst method

    Siamak Kheybari;Siamak Kheybari;Mostafa Kazemi;Jafar Rezaei

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Sarkis
Joseph Sarkis Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Benoit Montreuil
Benoit Montreuil Georgia Institute of Technology
Miłosz Kadziński
Miłosz Kadziński Poznań University of Technology
Paul Trott
Paul Trott University of Portsmouth
Marijn Janssen
Marijn Janssen Delft University of Technology
Behrooz Karimi
Behrooz Karimi Amirkabir University of Technology
Caspar G. Chorus
Caspar G. Chorus Delft University of Technology
Sanjoy Paul
Sanjoy Paul University of Technology Sydney
Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Correia
Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Correia Delft University of Technology
James J.H. Liou
James J.H. Liou National Taipei University of Technology

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