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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 33 2447 2309 386 349 95 6491

Martin Spring publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Martin Spring between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Martin Spring published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2014. 4 of the 100 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 2014. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 7 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 4 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1996 2025

100 publications in total across all disciplines

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Martin Spring: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 2
1998 2
1999 2
2000 4
2001 2
2002 3
2003 2
2004 1
2005 2
2006 3
2007 6
2008 2
2009 3
2010 2
2011 7
2012 4
2013 7
2014 9
2015 5
2016 1
2017 7
2018 4
2019 3
2020 5
2021 2
2022 1
2023 4
2024 2
2025 2
Total 100
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Martin Spring 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 Martin Spring 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, 95–99 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: 95 publications — 23rd percentile

23% 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 95
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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Martin Spring 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 Martin Spring 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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Overview

Martin Spring is affiliated with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom and specializes in the field of Business, Management and Accounting. Their work spans several subfields, including Management Information Systems, Strategy and Management, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their research primarily addresses topics related to Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management, Innovation and Knowledge Management, Quality and Supply Management, Public Procurement and Policy, Management and Organizational Studies, Public-Private Partnership Projects, and Robotic Process Automation Applications.

Martin Spring has contributed to a variety of academic publications. Notable recent papers include:

  • How information technology automates and augments processes: Insights from Artificial-Intelligence-based systems in professional service operations, 2022, Journal of Operations Management
  • How Professionals Adapt to Artificial Intelligence: The Role of Intertwined Boundary Work, 2023, Journal of Management Studies
  • "The map is not the territory": a boundary objects perspective on supply chain mapping, 2020, International Journal of Operations & Production Management
  • Fostering SME supplier-enabled innovation in the supply chain: The role of innovation policy, 2021, Journal of Supply Chain Management
  • Facilitating public procurement of innovation in the UK defence and health sectors: Innovation intermediaries as institutional entrepreneurs, 2022, Research Policy

Frequently publishing in several academic journals, Martin Spring's work appears particularly in the Journal of Operations Management and the Journal of Supply Chain Management, each with two publications, as well as in the Journal of Management Studies, Research Policy, and the International Journal of Operations & Production Management.

Collaborations have played a role in Martin Spring's research output, with frequent co-authors including Kostas Selviaridis, James Faulconbridge, Atif Sarwar, Alan Hughes, and Kim Sundtoft Hald. Kostas Selviaridis, for example, has co-authored five publications with Spring.

Best Publications

  • Flexibility from a supply chain perspective: definition and review

    Mark Stevenson;Martin Spring

  • Third party logistics : a literature review and research agenda

    Konstantinos Selviaridis;Martin Spring

  • The sites and practices of business models

    Katy Mason;Martin Spring

  • Service, services and products: rethinking operations strategy

    Martin Spring;Luis Araujo

  • Services, products, and the institutional structure of production

    Luis Araujo;Martin Spring

  • Product customisation and manufacturing strategy

    Martin Spring;John F. Dalrymple

  • Service triads: A research agenda for buyer–supplier–customer triads in business services

    Finn Wynstra;Martin Spring;Tobias Schoenherr

  • Product biographies in servitization and the circular economy

    Martin Spring;Luis Araujo

  • Customer Roles in Service Supply Chains and Opportunities for Innovation

    Scott E. Sampson;Martin Spring

  • Beyond the service factory: Service innovation in manufacturing supply networks

    Martin Spring;Luis Araujo

  • Supply chain flexibility: an inter‐firm empirical study

    Mark Stevenson;Martin Spring

  • Creating the competitive edge:a new relationship between operations management and industrial policy

    Martin Spring;Alan Hughes;Katy Mason;Paul McCaffrey

  • Small and Medium Enterprise Research in Supply Chain Management: The Case for Single-Respondent Research Designs

    Thomas J. Kull;Josip Kotlar;Martin Spring

  • Are knowledge-intensive business services really co-produced?:overcoming lack of customer participation in KIBS

    Juliana Bonomi Santos;Juliana Bonomi Santos;Martin Spring

  • New product design and development: a generic model

    A.J. Peters;E.M. Rooney;J.H. Rogerson;R.E. McQuater

  • “One more time: how do you win orders?”: a critical reappraisal of the Hill manufacturing strategy framework

    Martin Spring;Ruth Boaden

  • System dynamics modelling for supply-chain management: a case study on a supermarket chain in the UK

    Y. Ge;J.-B. Yang;N. Proudlove;M. Spring

  • The dynamics of business service exchanges:insights from logistics outsourcing

    Kostas Selviaridis;Martin Spring

  • The use of quality tools and techniques in product introduction: an assessment methodology

    M Spring;RE McQuater;KG Swift;BG Dale

  • JIT purchasing in the Spanish auto components industry – Implementation patterns and perceived benefits

    Javier González‐Benito;Martin Spring

Frequent Co-Authors

Luis Araujo
Luis Araujo University of Manchester
Mark Stevenson
Mark Stevenson University of Melbourne
Monideepa Tarafdar
Monideepa Tarafdar University of Massachusetts Amherst
Irene C. L. Ng
Irene C. L. Ng University of Warwick
Javier González-Benito
Javier González-Benito Carlos III University of Madrid
Miia Martinsuo
Miia Martinsuo University of Turku
Ruth Boaden
Ruth Boaden University of Manchester
Mick Marchington
Mick Marchington University of Manchester
Jian-Bo Yang
Jian-Bo Yang University of Manchester
Geraint Johnes
Geraint Johnes Lancaster University

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