OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of International Journal of Operations & Production Management is 36. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Contingency role of a Supplier's operational efficiency in the customer relationship – performance links	150
Improving group problem solving through awareness of members’ problem-solving preferences	129
How leadership for Quality 4.0 affects thriving at work: a multilevel study from the identification perspective	117
(Un)Learning sustainability practices in a multi-tiered supply chain: an interpretive study	113
Impact pathways: managing relational risk in project operations	102
Project managers' reactions to project disruption: sponsor actions versus environmental uncertainty	92
Making agency theory work for supply chain relationships: a systematic review across four disciplines	89
The impact of corporate support programs on environmental and social innovation: empirical insights from the food and beverage industry	80
Developing a learning-to-learn capability: insights on conditions for Industry 4.0 adoption	79
Achieving resilient supply chains: managing temporary healthcare supply chains during a geopolitical disruption	78
Linking competitive priorities, smart manufacturing advancement and organizational microfoundations	77
Do more concentrated supplier portfolios benefit firm innovation? The moderating roles of financial slack and growth opportunities	73
Effects of supply chain quality event announcements on stock market reaction: an empirical study from China	73
Do ride-hailing drivers' psychological behaviors influence operational performance?	71
Let's talk about it: the impact of nurses' implicit voice theories on individual agility and quality of care	69
How do governmental wage subsidies enhance SME resilience in the COVID-19 pandemic?	69
Bridging sustainability knowledge management and supply chain learning: evidence through buyer selection	63
Leveraging the circular economy with a closed-loop supply chain and a reverse omnichannel using blockchain technology and incentives	60
Fostering workplace safety with a gender-diverse workforce	57
What are the root causes of material delivery schedule inaccuracy in supply chains?	57
How do customers’ environmental efforts diffuse to suppliers: the role of customers’ characteristics and suppliers’ digital technology capability	55
Coordinating multi-level collective action: how intermediaries and digital governance can help supply chains tackle grand challenges	54
Sociopolitical and financial goals in state-owned manufacturers' expansion of production capacity: evidence from China	54
Guest editorial: The 6th world conference on production and operations management	52
How do engineering suppliers create project value for buyers? A micro-foundational perspective	51

Modelling ragpickers’ productivity at the bottom of the pyramid: the use of artificial neural networks (ANNs)	50
The spillover effects of supply chain corruption practices on stock returns	44
The role of absorptive capacity in the adoption of Smart Manufacturing	43
Linking government interventions to firm performance: the influence of stringency and support during the COVID-19 pandemic	43
Breaking the mould: achieving high-volume production output with additive manufacturing	43
Supplier–supplier coopetition and buyer innovation: a perspective of learning and competitive tension within the focal buyer's supplier network	42
Additive manufacturing in the medical sector: from an empirical investigation of challenges and opportunities toward the design of an ecosystem model	42
Preparing supply chain for the next disruption beyond COVID-19: managerial antecedents of supply chain resilience	39
Guest editorialEmerging research and future pathways in digital supply chain governance	37
Supply chain network structures and firm financial performance: the moderating role of international relations	37
Unboxing product returns: What drives return policy leniency in the fashion industry?	37
Testing service infusion in manufacturing through machine learning techniques: looking back and forward	36