Bora Kolfal

616 total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 439 citations indexed

About

Bora Kolfal is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Computer Networks and Communications and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, Bora Kolfal has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 439 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Management Information Systems, 4 papers in Computer Networks and Communications and 4 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in Bora Kolfal's work include Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis (12 papers), Supply Chain and Inventory Management (4 papers) and Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization (4 papers). Bora Kolfal is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis (12 papers), Supply Chain and Inventory Management (4 papers) and Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization (4 papers). Bora Kolfal collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. Bora Kolfal's co-authors include Seyed M. R. Iravani, Mark P. Van Oyen, Ármann Ingólfsson, Paul R. Messinger, Kenneth L. Schultz, Michele Samorani, Raymond A. Patterson, Soroush Saghafian, M. Lisa Yeo and Yonghua Ji and has published in prestigious journals such as Management Science, European Journal of Operational Research and Computers in Human Behavior.

In The Last Decade

Bora Kolfal

16 papers receiving 428 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Human or virtual: How influencer type shapes brand attitudes

2023 94 citations Bora Kolfal, Paul R. Messinger et al. Computers in Human Behavior profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bora Kolfal Canada	12	178	90	80	74	63	18	439
RJ Rob Kusters Netherlands	17	315 1.8×	56 0.6×	62 0.8×	52 0.7×	48 0.8×	105	913
P. Daniel Wright United States	12	127 0.7×	31 0.3×	180 2.3×	115 1.6×	124 2.0×	19	572
Holmes E. Miller United States	11	125 0.7×	71 0.8×	92 1.1×	47 0.6×	38 0.6×	32	614
William E. Spangler United States	11	77 0.4×	68 0.8×	48 0.6×	280 3.8×	87 1.4×	34	633
E. Lerzan Örmeci Türkiye	15	299 1.7×	11 0.1×	119 1.5×	47 0.6×	45 0.7×	47	478
John Andrew van der Poll South Africa	11	117 0.7×	35 0.4×	27 0.3×	46 0.6×	22 0.3×	84	702
Jordan Tong United States	13	256 1.4×	28 0.3×	52 0.7×	29 0.4×	108 1.7×	30	537
Saligrama Agnihothri United States	11	187 1.1×	16 0.2×	112 1.4×	38 0.5×	78 1.2×	22	441
Michael J. Fry United States	16	372 2.1×	28 0.3×	170 2.1×	37 0.5×	114 1.8×	36	709
Shiliang Cui United States	14	422 2.4×	37 0.4×	38 0.5×	50 0.7×	209 3.3×	59	738

Countries citing papers authored by Bora Kolfal

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bora Kolfal

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18 of 18 papers shown

Yeo, M. Lisa, et al.. (2024). IT Service Disruptions and Provider Choice. ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems. 16(3). 1–37.

Kolfal, Bora, et al.. (2023). Human or virtual: How influencer type shapes brand attitudes. Computers in Human Behavior. 145. 107771–107771. 94 indexed citations breakdown →

Ingólfsson, Ármann, et al.. (2020). Modeling Yellow and Red Alert Durations for Ambulance Systems. Production and Operations Management. 29(8). 1972–1991. 3 indexed citations

Samorani, Michele, et al.. (2019). Appointment scheduling with multiple providers and stochastic service times. European Journal of Operational Research. 277(2). 667–683. 31 indexed citations

Ingólfsson, Ármann, et al.. (2018). Load effect on service times. European Journal of Operational Research. 279(3). 673–686. 63 indexed citations

Ji, Yonghua, et al.. (2017). Business-to-Consumer Platform Strategy. ACM Transactions on Management Information Systems. 8(2-3). 1–42. 2 indexed citations

Ingólfsson, Ármann, et al.. (2016). Modeling Load and Overwork Effects in Queueing Systems with Adaptive Service Rates. Operations Research. 64(4). 867–885. 34 indexed citations

Ingólfsson, Ármann, et al.. (2015). Load Effect on Service Times. SSRN Electronic Journal. 14 indexed citations

Iravani, Seyed M. R., Bora Kolfal, & Mark P. Van Oyen. (2013). Call Center Labor Cross-Training: It's a Small World after All. SSRN Electronic Journal.

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Kolfal, Bora, Raymond A. Patterson, & M. Lisa Yeo. (2013). Market Impact on IT Security Spending. Decision Sciences. 44(3). 517–556. 14 indexed citations

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Iravani, Seyed M. R., Bora Kolfal, & Mark P. Van Oyen. (2012). Process flexibility and inventory flexibility via product substitution. Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal. 17 indexed citations

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Ingólfsson, Ármann, et al.. (2012). A Markov Chain Model for an EMS System with Repositioning. Production and Operations Management. 22(1). 216–231. 11 indexed citations

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Kolfal, Bora, et al.. (2011). Maximizing throughput in finite-source parallel queue systems. European Journal of Operational Research. 217(3). 554–559. 18 indexed citations

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Saghafian, Soroush, Mark P. Van Oyen, & Bora Kolfal. (2011). The “W” network and the dynamic control of unreliable flexible servers. IIE Transactions. 43(12). 893–907. 19 indexed citations

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Iravani, Seyed M. R., Bora Kolfal, & Mark P. Van Oyen. (2011). Capability flexibility: a decision support methodology for parallel service and manufacturing systems with flexible servers. IIE Transactions. 43(5). 363–382. 24 indexed citations

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Kolfal, Bora, Raymond A. Patterson, & M. Lisa Yeo. (2010). Market Impact on IT Security Spending. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Iravani, Seyed M. R., Bora Kolfal, & Mark P. Van Oyen. (2007). Call-Center Labor Cross-Training: It’s a Small World After All. Management Science. 53(7). 1102–1112. 75 indexed citations

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Iravani, Seyed M. R. & Bora Kolfal. (2004). When does the rule apply to finite-population queueing systems?. Operations Research Letters. 33(3). 301–304. 18 indexed citations

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