Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management
Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management is a research topic within Management Information Systems. Science Explorer counts 27k research works in it since 1951. 19.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the various aspects of information systems outsourcing and offshoring, including the impact of knowledge sharing, organizational capability, partnership quality, transaction cost economics, supply chain management, and strategic alliances. It also delves into the role of third-party logistics, global sourcing, and the implications for firm performance and competitiveness.
- Outsourcing
- Offshoring
- Information Technology
- Third-Party Logistics
- Global Sourcing
- Supply Chain Management
- Transaction Cost Economics
- Strategic Alliances
- Knowledge Sharing
- Organizational Capability
- Research works
- 27k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 5.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -19% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (312 and 288 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 312 works
- 2 United States 288 works
- 3 Türkiye 151 works
- 4 Indonesia 144 works
- 5 United Kingdom 139 works
- 6 India 138 works
- 7 Brazil 115 works
- 8 Germany 94 works
- 9 France 80 works
- 10 Australia 58 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology publishes the most Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management research, followed by University of Johannesburg and Copenhagen Business School.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyKenya 17 works
- 2 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 14 works
- 3 Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark 12 works
- 4 Kenyatta UniversityKenya 10 works
- 5 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 10 works
- 6 Mount Kenya UniversityKenya 10 works
- 7 Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway 10 works
- 8 Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 9 works
- 9 Nankai UniversityChina 8 works
- 10 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management include Joseph Sarkis and Kalle Lyytinen.
- 1 Joseph Sarkis United States 2.5k citations
- 2 Kalle Lyytinen United States 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management research done?
The largest centres of Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Istanbul (Türkiye), Nairobi (Kenya) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nairobi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NairobiKE · 38.9 works17×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management?
Among universities, judged by research, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, University of Johannesburg and Norwegian University of Science and Technology score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyKenya | 63.5 | 1.9% | 53.7× | 17 | +500.5% |
| 2 | University of JohannesburgSouth Africa | 61.0 | 17.1% | 8.3× | 14 | -5.0% |
| 3 | Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway | 56.7 | 24.0% | 6.5× | 10 | +60.4% |
| 4 | Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark | 51.7 | 10.0% | 26.7× | 12 | -41.9% |
| 5 | Kenyatta UniversityKenya | 37.0 | 0.0% | 26.5× | 10 | — |
| 6 | Mount Kenya UniversityKenya | 36.6 | 0.0% | 58.7× | 10 | — |
| 7 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 35.8 | 15.6% | 4.2× | 10 | -43.3% |
| 8 | Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia | 18.4 | 1.8% | 5.0× | 9 | +119.0% |
| 9 | Nankai UniversityChina | 14.2 | 9.5% | 4.5× | 8 | -87.5% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.