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Business and Management
Sweden
2026

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Business and Management

D-Index
48
Citations
10178
World Ranking
1098
National Ranking
11

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

Overview

Michael Browne is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of urban and freight transport logistics, with a strong emphasis on sustainable freight transportation systems and optimization.

The main fields of study for Browne include engineering and business, management, and accounting. Their work spans several subfields, notably building and construction, industrial and manufacturing engineering, transportation, strategy and management, and automotive engineering.

Browne's research covers key topics such as:

  • Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
  • Maritime Ports and Logistics
  • Transportation Planning and Optimization
  • Transportation and Mobility Innovations
  • Smart Parking Systems Research
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization

Frequent collaborators in Browne's research include Anne Goodchild, Konstantina Katsela, Travis Fried, Iván Sánchez-Díaz, and Sam McLeod.

Browne has published in various peer-reviewed venues, including:

  • Research in Transportation Business & Management
  • Transportation Research Procedia
  • Sustainability
  • Transport Reviews
  • Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice

Their recent published papers include:

  • "Transportation as a loosely coupled system: a fundamental challenge for sustainable freight transportation" (2022) in International Journal of Sustainable Transportation
  • "Defining Urban Freight Microhubs: A Case Study Analysis" (2022) in Sustainability
  • "Seeking equity and justice in urban freight: where to look?" (2023) in Transport Reviews
  • "Joint modeling of arrivals and parking durations for freight loading zones: Potential applications to improving urban logistics" (2022) in Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice
  • "Evaluating spatial inequity in last-mile delivery: a national analysis" (2024) in International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

Best Publications

  • Green logistics : improving the environmental sustainability of logistics

    Alan C. McKinnon;Sharon Cullinane;Michael Browne;Anthony E. Whiteing

  • BIM implementation throughout the UK construction project lifecycle: An analysis

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  • URBAN LOGISTICS -- HOW CAN IT MEET POLICY MAKERS' SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES?

    Stephen Anderson;Julian Allen;Michael Browne

  • Home Delivery and the Impacts on Urban Freight Transport: A Review

    Johan Visser;Toshinori Nemoto;Michael Browne

  • The Role of Urban Consolidation Centres in Sustainable Freight Transport

    Julian Allen;Michael Browne;Allan Woodburn;Jacques Leonardi

  • Reducing Social and Environmental Impacts of Urban Freight Transport: A Review of Some Major Cities

    Michael Browne;Julian Allen;Toshinori Nemoto;Danièle Patier

  • Reducing Social and Environmental Impacts of Urban Freight Transport: A Review of Some Major Cities

    Michael Browne;Julian Allen;Toshinori Nemoto;Daniele Patier

  • Evaluating the use of an urban consolidation centre and electric vehicles in central London

    Michael Browne;Julian Allen;Jacques Leonardi

  • Understanding urban freight activity – key issues for freight planning

    Tom Cherrett;Julian Allen;Fraser McLeod;Sarah Maynard

  • European Logistics: Markets, Management and Strategy

    James Cooper;Michael Browne;Melvyn Peters

  • Urban freight consolidation centres: final report

    M. Browne;M. Sweet;A.G. Woodburn;J. Allen

  • Logistics management and costs of biomass fuel supply

    J. Allen;M. Browne;A. Hunter;J. Boyd

  • The validity of food miles as an indicator of sustainable development - final report

    A Smith;P Watkiss;G Tweddle;A McKinnon

  • The Rise of On-Demand 'Instant Deliveries' in European Cities

    Laetitia Dablanc;Eléonora Morganti;Niklas Arvidsson;Johan Woxenius

  • The rise of on-demand ‘Instant Deliveries’ in European cities

    Laetitia Dablanc;Eleonora Morganti;Niklas Arvidsson;Johan Woxenius

  • Investigating relationships between road freight transport, facility location, logistics management and urban form

    Julian Allen;Mike Browne;T.J. Cherrett

  • BESTUFS good practice guide on urban freight transport

    J. Allen;G. Thorne;M. Browne

  • Local Authority Cooperation with Urban Freight Stakeholders: A Comparison of Partnership Approaches

    Maria Lindholm;Michael Browne

  • Technical and operational obstacles to the adoption of electric vans in France and the UK: An operator perspective

    Eleonora Morganti;Michael Browne

  • A methodology for the evaluation of urban logistics innovations

    Danièle Patier;Michael Browne

  • Before-after assessment of a logistics trial with clean urban freight vehicles: a case study in London

    Jacques Leonardi;Michael Browne;Julian Allen

  • The New York City Off-hour Delivery Project: Lessons for City Logistics☆

    José Holguín-Veras;Cara Wang;Michael Browne;Stacey Darville Hodge

  • Sustainability strategies for city logistics

    J. Allen;M. Browne

  • From Freight Partnerships to City Logistics Living Labs – Giving Meaning to the Elusive Concept of Living Labs

    Hans Quak;Maria Lindholm;Lori Tavasszy;Michael Browne

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Jones
Peter Jones University of Cambridge
José Holguín-Veras
José Holguín-Veras Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Alan Campbell McKinnon
Alan Campbell McKinnon Kühne Logistics University
Genevieve Giuliano
Genevieve Giuliano University of Southern California
David Banister
David Banister University of Oxford
T.C.E. Cheng
T.C.E. Cheng Hong Kong Polytechnic University
John W. Polak
John W. Polak Imperial College London
Christina W.Y. Wong
Christina W.Y. Wong Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sean Beevers
Sean Beevers Imperial College London

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