Quality and Supply Management
Quality and Supply Management is a research topic within Management Information Systems. Science Explorer counts 45k research works in it since 1950. 21.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on developing evidence-informed knowledge in the field of supply chain management. It covers topics such as lean manufacturing, performance measurement, collaborative relationships, total quality management, agile supply chains, information sharing, supplier development, integration strategies, and continuous improvement.
- Supply Chain Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Performance Measurement
- Collaborative Relationships
- Total Quality Management
- Agile Supply Chains
- Information Sharing
- Supplier Development
- Integration Strategies
- Continuous Improvement
- Research works
- 45k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +33% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Quality and Supply Management research?
By volume, Indonesia and India publish the most (1.5k and 958 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 1.5k works
- 2 India 958 works
- 3 United States 691 works
- 4 Brazil 567 works
- 5 China 498 works
- 6 Türkiye 312 works
- 7 United Kingdom 279 works
- 8 Malaysia 271 works
- 9 Germany 266 works
- 10 Peru 231 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 Quality and Supply Management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad de Lima publishes the most Quality and Supply Management research, followed by Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology and University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universidad de LimaPeru 100 works
- 2 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyKenya 69 works
- 3 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia 59 works
- 4 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 59 works
- 5 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 55 works
- 6 Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 54 works
- 7 Peruvian University of Applied SciencesPeru 47 works
- 8 Mercu Buana UniversityIndonesia 43 works
- 9 Sepuluh Nopember Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 37 works
- 10 Binus UniversityIndonesia 34 works
Who are the leading researchers in Quality and Supply Management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Quality and Supply Management include A. Parasuraman.
- 1 A. Parasuraman United States 7.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Quality and Supply Management research done?
The largest centres of Quality and Supply Management research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia) and Lima (Peru). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nairobi and Gresik.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NairobiKE · 125.8 works15×
- GresikID · 31.1 works14×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Quality and Supply Management than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Quality and Supply Management?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Derby, Berlin School of Economics and Law and Peruvian University of Applied Sciences 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 | University of DerbyUnited Kingdom | 75.9 | 72.5% | 13.9× | 9 | +286.4% |
| 2 | Berlin School of Economics and LawGermany | 61.1 | 51.3% | 50.6× | 17 | — |
| 3 | Peruvian University of Applied SciencesPeru | 60.8 | 10.6% | 56.4× | 47 | +1039.7% |
| 4 | University of JohannesburgSouth Africa | 60.3 | 12.9% | 9.7× | 59 | +125.5% |
| 5 | University of Business and TechnologySaudi Arabia | 59.5 | 28.2% | 11.0× | 10 | +132.5% |
| 6 | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyKenya | 59.2 | 0.0% | 61.1× | 69 | +651.8% |
| 7 | Management Development InstituteIndia | 58.8 | 55.0% | 41.8× | 10 | +69.4% |
| 8 | International Management InstituteIndia | 58.7 | 58.5% | 24.7× | 8 | — |
| 9 | O. P. Jindal Global UniversityIndia | 56.1 | 52.5% | 9.3× | 8 | — |
| 10 | Mercu Buana UniversityIndonesia | 56.0 | 5.2% | 12.9× | 43 | +1037.2% |
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 Quality and Supply Management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Quality and Supply Management.
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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.