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Thanos Papadopoulos

Thanos Papadopoulos

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Business and Management
UK
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 63 438 407 60 50 177 18917

Thanos Papadopoulos publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thanos Papadopoulos between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thanos Papadopoulos published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2017. 22 of the 197 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2017. 1993: 2 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 12 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 28 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 14 publications
1993 2025

197 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thanos Papadopoulos: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 2
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 4
2008 3
2009 2
2010 9
2011 15
2012 12
2013 4
2014 1
2015 12
2016 15
2017 28
2018 17
2019 8
2020 11
2021 14
2022 9
2023 9
2024 8
2025 14
Total 197
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Thanos Papadopoulos publications per year - data summary

  • Thanos Papadopoulos, a Business and Management scholar from University of Kent, has 197 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2017, with 28 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 2014, with 1 publication.
  • 13 of the 33 years in the span carry no publications at all (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.0 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.8 per year counting only the 20 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 54 publications, 27% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2003: 2 publications (0.2 per year); 2004-2014: 50 publications (4.5 per year); 2015-2025: 145 publications (13.2 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Thanos Papadopoulos 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 Thanos Papadopoulos 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, 175–179 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: 177 publications — 68th percentile

68% 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
150–154 85
155–159 50
160–164 74
165–169 61
170–174 40
175–179 44 177
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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Thanos Papadopoulos publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 35–39 to 436+ publications.
  • Thanos Papadopoulos, a Business and Management scholar from University of Kent, records 177 publications - the 68th percentile of the discipline.
  • 68% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Thanos Papadopoulos, and about 32% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and Thanos Papadopoulos ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 95–99 publications, holding 122 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 135–139 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 436 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Thanos Papadopoulos 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 Thanos Papadopoulos 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, 63 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: 63 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% 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
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 63
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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Thanos Papadopoulos D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 30 to 89+ D-Index.
  • Thanos Papadopoulos, a Business and Management scholar from University of Kent, records 63 D-Index - the 86th percentile of the discipline.
  • 86% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Thanos Papadopoulos, and about 14% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Thanos Papadopoulos ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 171 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 44 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Thanos Papadopoulos is affiliated with the University of Kent in the United Kingdom and has developed a substantial body of research in the field of Business, Management and Accounting. Their work spans several subfields, notably Strategy and Management, Management Information Systems, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Marketing, and Sociology and Political Science.

The research topics addressed by Papadopoulos cover a diverse range of areas including Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management, Digital Transformation in Industry, Big Data and Business Intelligence, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Quality and Supply Management, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, and Digital Marketing and Social Media.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Annals of Operations Research
  • International Journal of Information Management
  • Production Planning & Control
  • International Journal of Production Research
  • International Journal of Production Economics

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Papadopoulos include:

  • "The use of digital technologies by small and medium enterprises during COVID-19: Implications for theory and practice" (2020), published in the International Journal of Information Management
  • "Towards the next generation of manufacturing: implications of big data and digitalization in the context of industry 4.0" (2021), published in Production Planning & Control

Other important works collaboratively connected to Papadopoulos' research network, which show thematic relevance to their areas of study, include:

  • "Blockchain technology for enhancing swift-trust, collaboration and resilience within a humanitarian supply chain setting" (2020), International Journal of Production Research
  • "Dynamic digital capabilities and supply chain resilience: The role of government effectiveness" (2023), International Journal of Production Economics
  • "Digital transformation: A multidisciplinary perspective and future research agenda" (2024), International Journal of Consumer Studies

Frequent co-authors contributing to Papadopoulos' research projects are:

  • Konstantina Spanaki
  • Maria Balta
  • Rameshwar Dubey
  • Adolf Acquaye
  • Imran Ali

Best Publications

  • Big data analytics in logistics and supply chain management: Certain investigations for research and applications

    Gang Wang;Angappa Gunasekaran;Eric W.T. Ngai;Thanos Papadopoulos

  • Big data and predictive analytics for supply chain and organizational performance

    Angappa Gunasekaran;Thanos Papadopoulos;Rameshwar Dubey;Samuel Fosso Wamba

  • Supply chain sustainability: A risk management approach

    Mihalis Giannakis;Thanos Papadopoulos

  • Can Big Data and Predictive Analytics Improve Social and Environmental Sustainability

    Rameshwar Dubey;Angappa Gunasekaran;Stephen J. Childe;Thanos Papadopoulos

  • The role of Big Data in explaining disaster resilience in supply chains for sustainability

    Thanos Papadopoulos;Angappa Gunasekaran;Rameshwar Dubey;Nezih Altay

  • Sustainable supply chain management: framework and further research directions

    Rameshwar Dubey;Angappa Gunasekaran;Thanos Papadopoulos;Stephen J. Childe

  • Blockchain technology for enhancing swift-trust, collaboration and resilience within a humanitarian supply chain setting

    Rameshwar Dubey;Angappa Gunasekaran;David J. Bryde;Yogesh K. Dwivedi

  • Big Data and Predictive Analytics and Manufacturing Performance: Integrating Institutional Theory, Resource-Based View and Big Data Culture

    Rameshwar Dubey;Angappa Gunasekaran;Stephen J. Childe;Constantin Blome

  • The use of digital technologies by small and medium enterprises during COVID-19: Implications for theory and practice.

    Thanos Papadopoulos;Konstantinos N. Baltas;Maria Elisavet Balta

  • Supply chain agility, adaptability and alignment: empirical evidence from the Indian auto components industry

    Rameshwar Dubey;Nezih Altay;Angappa Gunasekaran;Constantin Blome

  • The impact of big data on world-class sustainable manufacturing

    Rameshwar Dubey;Angappa Gunasekaran;Stephen J. Childe;Samuel Fosso Wamba

  • Information technology for competitive advantage within logistics and supply chains: A review

    Angappa Gunasekaran;Nachiappan Subramanian;Thanos Papadopoulos

  • Dynamic digital capabilities and supply chain resilience: The role of government effectiveness

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  • Big Data and supply chain management: a review and bibliometric analysis

    Deepa Mishra;Angappa Gunasekaran;Thanos Papadopoulos;Stephen J. Childe

  • Antecedents of Resilient Supply Chains: An Empirical Study

    Rameshwar Dubey;Angappa Gunasekaran;Stephen J. Childe;Thanos Papadopoulos

  • Information systems strategy: Past, present, future?

    Yasmin Merali;Thanos Papadopoulos;Tanvee Nadkarni

  • Supply chain social sustainability for developing nations: Evidence from India

    Venkatesh Mani;Angappa Gunasekaran;Thanos Papadopoulos;Benjamin Hazen

  • Green supply chain management: theoretical framework and further research directions

    Rameshwar Dubey;Angappa Gunasekaran;Thanos Papadopoulos

  • Social sustainability in the supply chain: Construct development and measurement validation

    V. Mani;Rajat Agarwal;Angappa Gunasekaran;Thanos Papadopoulos

  • Performance measures and metrics in outsourcing decisions: a review for research and applications

    Angappa Gunasekaran;Zahir Irani;King Lun Tommy Choy;Lionel Filippi

  • Vision, applications and future challenges of Internet of Things: A bibliometric study of the recent literature

    Deepa Mishra;Angappa Gunasekaran;Stephen J. Childe;Thanos Papadopoulos

  • Impact of big data & predictive analytics capability on supply chain sustainability

    Shirish Jeble;Rameshwar Dubey;Stephen J. Childe;Thanos Papadopoulos

Frequent Co-Authors

Angappa Gunasekaran
Angappa Gunasekaran Penn State Harrisburg
Rameshwar Dubey
Rameshwar Dubey Montpellier Business School
Stephen J. Childe
Stephen J. Childe Plymouth University
Samuel Fosso Wamba
Samuel Fosso Wamba Toulouse Business School
David Roubaud
David Roubaud Montpellier Business School
Benjamin T. Hazen
Benjamin T. Hazen University of Dayton
Zongwei Luo
Zongwei Luo Southern University of Science and Technology
Constantin Blome
Constantin Blome Stockholm School of Economics
Fotis Kitsios
Fotis Kitsios University of Macedonia
Mihalis Giannakis
Mihalis Giannakis Audencia Business School

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