Balan Sundarakani

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Balan Sundarakani is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management Information Systems and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Balan Sundarakani has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Strategy and Management, 26 papers in Management Information Systems and 16 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Balan Sundarakani's work include Quality and Supply Management (20 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (17 papers) and Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management (17 papers). Balan Sundarakani is often cited by papers focused on Quality and Supply Management (20 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (17 papers) and Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management (17 papers). Balan Sundarakani collaborates with scholars based in United Arab Emirates, Australia and Malaysia. Balan Sundarakani's co-authors include Hassan Younis, Sushmera Manikandan, Mark Goh, Robert de Souza, Stephan M. Wagner, Ioannis Manikas, Prakash Vel, Angappa Gunasekaran, Beshir M. Ali and Vijay Pereira and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Bacteriology and International Journal of Production Economics.

In The Last Decade

Balan Sundarakani

71 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Big data driven supply chain design and applications for ... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2023 50 100 150
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Big data driven supply chain design and applications for blockchain: An action research using case study approach
    2021 155 citations Balan Sundarakani, Angappa Gunasekaran et al. profile →
  2. A systematic literature review of indicators measuring food security
    2023 75 citations Ioannis Manikas, Balan Sundarakani et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Balan Sundarakani United Arab Emirates 20 1.1k 525 473 276 218 74 1.9k
Hoda Davarzani Australia 9 1.2k 1.1× 559 1.1× 395 0.8× 426 1.5× 172 0.8× 14 2.3k
Dixit Garg India 27 1.8k 1.6× 916 1.7× 639 1.4× 302 1.1× 329 1.5× 101 2.9k
Tijun Fan China 28 1.2k 1.1× 868 1.7× 512 1.1× 385 1.4× 314 1.4× 111 2.5k
Ashwani Kumar India 21 928 0.8× 314 0.6× 332 0.7× 275 1.0× 413 1.9× 52 1.9k
Ashish Dwivedi India 23 965 0.9× 393 0.7× 295 0.6× 342 1.2× 127 0.6× 95 1.8k
Li Cui China 24 1.0k 0.9× 430 0.8× 460 1.0× 426 1.5× 120 0.6× 63 2.0k
Qingguo Bai China 26 1.6k 1.4× 1.1k 2.1× 555 1.2× 184 0.7× 227 1.0× 60 2.2k
Kamalakanta Muduli India 21 960 0.9× 322 0.6× 450 1.0× 168 0.6× 294 1.3× 104 1.9k
Muhammad Farooque China 10 1.2k 1.1× 254 0.5× 473 1.0× 333 1.2× 386 1.8× 12 1.6k
Anníbal Scavarda Brazil 21 1.0k 0.9× 583 1.1× 444 0.9× 354 1.3× 89 0.4× 76 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Balan Sundarakani

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Fields of papers citing papers by Balan Sundarakani

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Balan Sundarakani

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sundarakani, Balan, et al.. (2025). Fiber and polyphenol enriched biscuits using date palm byproduct: Physiochemical characteristics, sensory properties, in vitro digestion, and storage stability. Journal of Food Science. 90(1). e17667–e17667. 3 indexed citations
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Nazir, Akmal, et al.. (2025). Bioactive biopolymer films reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals and green-extracted polyphenols from date seeds for veal meat preservation. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 310(Pt 3). 143275–143275. 3 indexed citations
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Younis, Hassan, et al.. (2025). An overarching framework for the successful adoption of IoT in supply chains. Benchmarking An International Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Sharma, Rohit, Balan Sundarakani, & Ioannis Manikas. (2024). Integration of industry 4.0 technologies for agri-food supply chain resilience. Computers in Industry. 165. 104225–104225. 6 indexed citations
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Sundarakani, Balan, Ioannis Manikas, & Angappa Gunasekaran. (2024). The role of digital transformation in achieving sustainable supply chain management in Industry 4.0: an editorial review perspective. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications. 27(6). 843–851. 8 indexed citations
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Nazir, Akmal, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the effect of natural deep eutectic solvents-based date seed polyphenolic extract on the properties of chitosan-PVA films and its application in shrimp packaging. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 280(Pt 1). 135593–135593. 16 indexed citations
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Lim, Ming K., Davide Castellano, Balan Sundarakani, et al.. (2024). 25th anniversary of International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications ‘The future of logistics and supply chain research: challenges and opportunities’. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications. 27(12). 2421–2425.
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Sundarakani, Balan, et al.. (2023). Evaluating the Impact of COVID-19 on Multimodal Cargo Transport Performance: A Mixed-Method Study in the UAE Context. Sustainability. 15(22). 15703–15703. 3 indexed citations
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Sundarakani, Balan, et al.. (2022). Drone delivery logistics model for on-demand hyperlocal market. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications. 26(12). 1728–1760. 15 indexed citations
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Jamal, Noriza Mohd, et al.. (2022). The Potential Determinants for Smartphone Recycling Behaviour Sustainability in UAE. Sustainability. 14(4). 2282–2282. 7 indexed citations
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Sundarakani, Balan, et al.. (2021). Fast, furious and focused approach to Covid-19 response: an examination of the financial and business resilience of the UAE logistics industry. Journal of Financial Services Marketing. 26(4). 237–258. 20 indexed citations
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Sundarakani, Balan, et al.. (2020). An Assessment of the Dubai Metro Service’s Performance Using SCOR Model and ARENA Simulation. FIIB Business Review. 9(3). 167–180. 4 indexed citations
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Sundarakani, Balan. (2016). Designing a framework and research model for the logistics service providers innovation and adoption. Research Online (University of Wollongong). 402. 2 indexed citations
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Sundarakani, Balan, Prem Vrat, & Pradeep Kumar. (2012). An attempt of supply chain practices to enhance a country's performance. Genes & Nutrition. 4(1). 12–57.
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Sundarakani, Balan, et al.. (2010). Robust decision model for facility location in a global supply chain network. Journal of Bacteriology. 63(2). 298–300. 2 indexed citations
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Sundarakani, Balan, et al.. (2010). Customer relationship-based strategic planning using balanced scorecard – a case study. International Journal of Enterprise Network Management. 4(2). 201–201. 2 indexed citations

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