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Jan Olhager

Jan Olhager

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Business and Management
Sweden
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 49 1045 974 10 8 146 11506
Engineering and Technology 48 4491 4321 33 32 129 11376

Jan Olhager publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jan Olhager between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jan Olhager published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2006. 7 of the 158 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2006. 1985: 2 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 9 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 13 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 6 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 4 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 6 publications 2025: 1 publication
1985 2025

158 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jan Olhager: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 2
1986 1
1987 1
1988 0
1989 1
1990 2
1991 1
1992 0
1993 1
1994 2
1995 2
1996 1
1997 1
1998 3
1999 0
2000 3
2001 1
2002 9
2003 9
2004 5
2005 0
2006 16
2007 13
2008 8
2009 6
2010 3
2011 4
2012 8
2013 6
2014 5
2015 4
2016 7
2017 6
2018 4
2019 5
2020 1
2021 4
2022 4
2023 2
2024 6
2025 1
Total 158
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Jan Olhager 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 Jan Olhager 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: 146 publications — 55th percentile

55% 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 81 146
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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Jan Olhager 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 Jan Olhager 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% 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 49
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Business and Management in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Jan Olhager is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with a focus on several subfields including Management Information Systems, Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Management Science and Operations Research.

The main topics of Jan Olhager's research encompass Quality and Supply Management, Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Product Development and Customization, Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management, Digital Transformation in Industry, and International Business and Foreign Direct Investment.

Jan Olhager has published in several prominent academic journals with notable frequency in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Production Research
  • Production Planning & Control
  • Journal of Business Logistics
  • International Journal of Engineering Business Management
  • International Journal of Production Economics

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Jan Olhager include:

  • Linking plant roles and operations strategy decision-making autonomy in international manufacturing networks, 2021, International Journal of Production Research
  • Managing extended supply chains, 2021, Journal of Business Logistics
  • Guiding organizations in the digital era: Tools and metrics for success, 2025, International Journal of Engineering Business Management
  • A case survey of offshoring-backshoring cases: The influence of contingency factors, 2022, International Journal of Production Economics
  • The customer order decoupling point in empirical operations and supply chain management research: a systematic literature review and framework, 2024, International Journal of Production Research

Jan Olhager has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Ravi Kalaiarasan
  • Magnus Wiktorsson
  • Magnus Harfeldt-Berg
  • Tarun Kumar Agrawal
  • Thomas Y. Choi

Best Publications

  • Supply chain integration and performance: The effects of long-term relationships, information technology and sharing, and logistics integration

    Daniel Indarto Prajogo;Jan Olhager

  • Strategic positioning of the order penetration point

    Jan Olhager

  • Lean and agile manufacturing: external and internal drivers and performance outcomes

    Mattias Hallgren;Jan Olhager

  • Manufacturing networks and supply chains : An operations strategy perspective

    Martin Rudberg;Jan Olhager

  • Performance simulation of supply chain designs

    Fredrik Persson;Jan Olhager

  • Enterprise resource planning survey of Swedish manufacturing firms

    Jan Olhager;Erik Selldin

  • Long-term capacity management: Linking the perspectives from manufacturing strategy and sales and operations planning

    Jan Olhager;Martin Rudberg;Joakim Wikner

  • Supply chain processes: Linking supply logistics integration, supply performance, lean processes, and competitive performance

    Daniel Indarto Prajogo;Adegoke Oke;Jan Erik Olhager

  • Supply chain evolution – theory, concepts and science

    Bart L. MacCarthy;Constantin Blome;Jan Olhager;Jagjit Singh Srai

  • Manufacturing facility location and sustainability: A literature review and research agenda

    Lujie Chen;Jan Olhager;Ou Tang

  • The role of the customer order decoupling point in production and supply chain management

    Jan Olhager

  • Supply chain management survey of Swedish manufacturing firms

    Jan Olhager;Erik Selldin

  • Linking products with supply chains: testing Fisher's model

    Erik Selldin;Jan Olhager

  • Information sharing across multiple supply chain tiers: A Delphi study on antecedents

    Joakim Kembro;Dag Näslund;Jan Olhager

  • Manufacturing backshoring : a systematic literature review

    Jan Stentoft;Jan Olhager;Jussi Heikkilä;Lisa Thoms

  • Advances in Production Management Systems

    Jan Olhager;Fredrik Persson

  • An integrated push-pull manufacturing strategy

    Jan Olhager;Björn Östlund

  • The house of flexibility: using the QFD approach to deploy manufacturing flexibility

    Jan Olhager;B. Martin West

  • Industrial service profiling : Matching service offerings and processes

    Pontus Johansson;Jan Olhager

  • Flexibility configurations: Empirical analysis of volume and product mix flexibility

    Mattias Hallgren;Mattias Hallgren;Jan Olhager

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Indarto Prajogo
Daniel Indarto Prajogo Monash University
Ou Tang
Ou Tang Linköping University
Miia Martinsuo
Miia Martinsuo University of Turku
Sven Axsäter
Sven Axsäter Lund University
Roger G. Schroeder
Roger G. Schroeder University of Minnesota
Christian Kowalkowski
Christian Kowalkowski Linköping University
Lars Witell
Lars Witell Karlstad University
Jiuh-Biing Sheu
Jiuh-Biing Sheu National Taiwan University
Robert W. Grubbström
Robert W. Grubbström Linköping University
Patrik Thollander
Patrik Thollander Linköping University

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