2026 Ram Narasimhan: 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	74	249	232	112	103	166	21916

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award

Overview

Ram Narasimhan is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with eight publications contributing to this area. Specialized subfields of study include Strategy and Management, Management Information Systems, Management Science and Operations Research, Economics and Econometrics, and Marketing.

Their research topics cover several themes such as Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Innovation and Knowledge Management, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting, Environmental Sustainability in Business, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, and Supply Chain and Inventory Management.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Ram Narasimhan include:

"Dynamic openness for network-enabled product and process innovation: a panel-data analysis" (2022) in the International Journal of Operations & Production Management
"How does the stakeholder exposure of vertical integration influence environmental performance?" (2023) in the International Journal of Production Economics
"Subverting Process-Based Controls: Oscillation in Automotive Recalls and a Simulation on Opportunism within a Network" (2020) in Decision Sciences
"Sourcing strategy across product life cycle stages: relevance of multiple-mode governance" (2020) in the International Journal of Integrated Supply Management
"How Does the Stakeholder Exposure of Vertical Integration Influence Environmental Performance?" (2023) in SSRN Electronic Journal

Ram Narasimhan's frequent co-authors include:

Richard Kraude
Effie Kesidou
Serdal Ozusaglam
Chee Yew Wong
Scott DuHadway

Their publications have appeared across various venues, including:

International Journal of Operations & Production Management
International Journal of Production Economics
Decision Sciences
International Journal of Integrated Supply Management
SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

An examination of corporate reporting, environmental management practices and firm performance

Frank Montabon;Robert Sroufe;Ram Narasimhan

1172
Citations
Managing beyond the factory walls: Effects of four types of strategic integration on manufacturing plant performance

Morgan Swink;Ram Narasimhan;Cynthia Wang

1087
Citations
Effect of supply chain integration on the relationship between diversification and performance: evidence from Japanese and Korean firms

Ram Narasimhan;Soo Wook Kim

1029
Citations
Disentangling leanness and agility: An empirical investigation

Ram Narasimhan;Morgan Swink;Soo Wook Kim

954
Citations
Causal Linkages in Supply Chain Management: An Exploratory Study of North American Manufacturing Firms

Ram Narasimhan;Jayanth Jayaram

905
Citations
Supplier integration—Finding an optimal configuration

Ajay Das;Ram Narasimhan;Srinivas Talluri

783
Citations
The impact of purchasing integration and practices on manufacturing performance

Ram Narasimhan;Ajay Das

708
Citations
GOAL PROGRAMMING IN A FUZZY ENVIRONMENT

Ram Narasimhan

683
Citations
An Analytical Approach to Supplier Selection

Ram Narasimhan

663
Citations
Manufacturing Practices and Strategy Integration: Effects on Cost Efficiency, Flexibility, and Market‐Based Performance

Morgan Swink;Ram Narasimhan;Soo Wook Kim

536
Citations
Perspectives on risk management in supply chains

Ram Narasimhan;Srinivas Talluri

484
Citations
An Empirical Investigation of the Contribution of Strategic Sourcing to Manufacturing Flexibilities and Performance

Ram Narasimhan;Ajay Das

484
Citations
A methodology for strategic sourcing

Srinivas Talluri;Ram Narasimhan

452
Citations
Supplier Evaluation and Rationalization via Data Envelopment Analysis: An Empirical Examination

Ram Narasimhan;Srinivas Talluri;David Mendez

442
Citations
INFORMATION SYSTEM UTILIZATION STRATEGY FOR SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION.

Ram Narasimhan;Soo Wook Kim

414
Citations
Vendor evaluation with performance variability: A max–min approach

Srinivas Talluri;Ram Narasimhan

403
Citations
Vendor performance with supply risk: A chance-constrained DEA approach

Srinivas Talluri;Ram Narasimhan;Anand Nair

402
Citations
The antecedent role of quality, information sharing and supply chain proximity on strategic alliance formation and performance

Ram Narasimhan;Anand Nair

347
Citations
Is Purchasing Really Strategic

Joseph R. Carter;Ram Narasimhan

346
Citations
Lock-in situations in supply chains: A social exchange theoretic study of sourcing arrangements in buyer-supplier relationships

Ram Narasimhan;Anand Nair;David A. Griffith;Jan Stentoft Arlbjørn

328
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Srinivas Talluri Michigan State University

Tobias Schoenherr Michigan State University

Anand Nair Northeastern University

Jayanth Jayaram University of North Carolina Wilmington

Keah Choon Tan University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Robert Sroufe Chatham University

Morgan Swink Texas Christian University

Steven A. Melnyk Michigan State University

Thomas Y. Choi Arizona State University

Elliot Bendoly The Ohio State University

External Links

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