Rico Merkert

Rico Merkert publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

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Rico Merkert D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

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Best Publications

• Regional aviation and economic growth: cointegration and causality analysis in Australia

  Douglas Baker;Rico Merkert;Kamruzzaman

  326
  Citations

• The impact of strategic management and fleet planning on airline efficiency – A random effects Tobit model based on DEA efficiency scores

  Rico Merkert;David A. Hensher

  284
  Citations

• The causal relationship between air transport and economic growth: Empirical evidence from South Asia

  Mahbubul Hakim;Rico Merkert

  238
  Citations

• Managing the drone revolution: A systematic literature review into the current use of airborne drones and future strategic directions for their effective control.

  Rico Merkert;James Bushell

  223
  Citations

• Mergers and Acquisitions in Aviation – Management and Economic Perspectives on the Size of Airlines

  Rico Merkert;Peter S. Morrell

  149
  Citations

• Benchmarking of train operating firms – a transaction cost efficiency analysis

  Rico Merkert;Andrew S.J. Smith;Chris A. Nash

  126
  Citations

• Using DEA models to jointly estimate service quality perception and profitability – Evidence from international airports

  Rico Merkert;A. George Assaf

  116
  Citations

• Consumer preferences for innovative and traditional last-mile parcel delivery

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  114
  Citations

• Efficiency of Italian and Norwegian airports: A matter of management or of the level of competition in remote regions?

  Rico Merkert;Luca Mangia

  98
  Citations

• Airlines-within-airlines: A business model moving East

  James Pearson;Rico Merkert

  98
  Citations

• What can we learn from the JATM literature for the future of aviation post Covid-19? - A bibliometric and visualization analysis

  Gökhan Tanrıverdi;Mahmut Bakır;Rico Merkert

  88
  Citations

• A non-parametric efficiency measure incorporating perceived airline service levels and profitability

  Rico Merkert;James Pearson

  83
  Citations

• Ultra Long-Haul: An emerging business model accelerated by COVID-19

  Linus Benjamin Bauer;Daniel Bloch;Rico Merkert

  77
  Citations

• Determinants of European PSO airline efficiency – Evidence from a semi-parametric approach

  Rico Merkert;George Williams

  75
  Citations

• Flying with(out) a safety net: Financial hedging in the airline industry

  Rico Merkert;Hassan Swidan

  73
  Citations

• The Measurement of Transaction Costs - Evidence from European Railways

  Rico Merkert;Chris Nash;Andrew Smith

  64
  Citations

• Econometric evidence on the determinants of air transport in South Asian countries

  Mahbubul Hakim;Rico Merkert

  59
  Citations

• Collaboration as a service (CaaS) to fully integrate public transportation – Lessons from long distance travel to reimagine mobility as a service

  Rico Merkert;James Bushell;Matthew J. Beck

  56
  Citations

• Applications of gravity models to evaluate and forecast US international air freight markets post-GFC.

  D.W. Alexander;R. Merkert

  55
  Citations

• A Review of Different Benchmarking Methods in the Context of Regional Airports

  Rico Merkert;James Odeck;Svein Brathen;Romano Pagliari

  52
  Citations