Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management is a research topic within Strategy and Management. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1952. 29.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the concept of supply chain resilience, risk management, and disruption mitigation strategies in the context of global supply chains. It explores the impact of pandemics, the complexity of supply networks, and the development of organizational resilience through business continuity planning.
- Supply Chain Resilience
- Risk Management
- Disruption Mitigation
- Supply Network Complexity
- Organizational Resilience
- Pandemic Impact
- Global Supply Chains
- Supply Chain Risk
- Business Continuity Planning
- Adaptive Systems
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1952
- In the world top 10%
- 7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 29.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +133% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.4k and 1.2k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.4k works
- 2 United States 1.2k works
- 3 India 939 works
- 4 Indonesia 525 works
- 5 United Kingdom 459 works
- 6 Germany 308 works
- 7 Türkiye 290 works
- 8 Iran 269 works
- 9 Malaysia 249 works
- 10 France 233 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Hong Kong Polytechnic University publishes the most Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management research, followed by University of Johannesburg and University of Tehran.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 34 works
- 2 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 34 works
- 3 University of TehranIran 33 works
- 4 Symbiosis International UniversityIndia 32 works
- 5 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 31 works
- 6 Binus UniversityIndonesia 27 works
- 7 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 25 works
- 8 Berlin School of Economics and LawGermany 24 works
- 9 Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah UniversityMorocco 23 works
- 10 Bucharest University of Economic StudiesRomania 23 works
Who are the leading researchers in Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management include Zeshui Xu, Kannan Govindan and Joseph Sarkis.
- 1 Zeshui Xu China 3.3k citations
- 2 Kannan Govindan Denmark 2.7k citations
- 3 Joseph Sarkis United States 2.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management research done?
The largest centres of Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tehran (Iran), Shanghai (China) and Istanbul (Türkiye).
Where is the best place to study Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management?
Among universities, judged by research, Berlin School of Economics and Law, University of Tehran and Vienna University of Economics and Business 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin School of Economics and LawGermany | 83.3 | 56.1% | 70.2× | 24 | +1075.9% |
| 2 | University of TehranIran | 77.5 | 56.5% | 5.8× | 33 | +212.1% |
| 3 | Vienna University of Economics and BusinessAustria | 74.5 | 48.0% | 19.7× | 15 | +183.9% |
| 4 | Symbiosis International UniversityIndia | 72.6 | 25.0% | 10.0× | 32 | +273.9% |
| 5 | NEOMA Business SchoolFrance | 71.8 | 66.7% | 33.4× | 9 | — |
| 6 | Excelia Business SchoolFrance | 70.9 | 59.2% | 71.4× | 10 | — |
| 7 | University of Business and TechnologySaudi Arabia | 67.4 | 48.0% | 12.3× | 11 | — |
| 8 | Iran University of Science and TechnologyIran | 67.1 | 54.3% | 7.0× | 18 | +141.6% |
| 9 | Northern University of MalaysiaMalaysia | 67.1 | 25.9% | 10.6× | 18 | +673.9% |
| 10 | O. P. Jindal Global UniversityIndia | 66.7 | 48.7% | 16.9× | 15 | — |
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 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 133% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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