Kee‐hung Lai

29.3k total citations · 15 hit papers
297 papers, 22.2k citations indexed

About

Kee‐hung Lai is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management Information Systems and Marketing. According to data from OpenAlex, Kee‐hung Lai has authored 297 papers receiving a total of 22.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Strategy and Management, 99 papers in Management Information Systems and 71 papers in Marketing. Recurrent topics in Kee‐hung Lai's work include Sustainable Supply Chain Management (90 papers), Environmental Sustainability in Business (56 papers) and Quality and Supply Management (55 papers). Kee‐hung Lai is often cited by papers focused on Sustainable Supply Chain Management (90 papers), Environmental Sustainability in Business (56 papers) and Quality and Supply Management (55 papers). Kee‐hung Lai collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, China and United States. Kee‐hung Lai's co-authors include Qinghua Zhu, Joseph Sarkis, T.C.E. Cheng, Christina W.Y. Wong, Y. H. Venus Lun, Yong Geng, Eric W.T. Ngai, Yunting Feng, Ailie K.Y. Tang and A. Gunasekaran and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Kee‐hung Lai

287 papers receiving 21.0k citations

Hit Papers

An organizational theoret... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2010 2007 2006 2013 2007 500 1000 1.5k
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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. An organizational theoretic review of green supply chain management literature
    2010 1.6k citations Qinghua Zhu, Kee‐hung Lai et al. International Journal of Production Economics profile →
  2. Confirmation of a measurement model for green supply chain management practices implementation
    2007 1.2k citations Qinghua Zhu, Kee‐hung Lai et al. International Journal of Production Economics profile →
  3. Green supply chain management: pressures, practices and performance within the Chinese automobile industry
    2006 941 citations Qinghua Zhu, Kee‐hung Lai et al. profile →
  4. Institutional-based antecedents and performance outcomes of internal and external green supply chain management practices
    2013 861 citations Qinghua Zhu, Kee‐hung Lai et al. profile →
  5. Responsive supply chain: A competitive strategy in a networked economy☆
    2007 588 citations Kee‐hung Lai, T.C.E. Cheng et al. profile →
  6. Green supply chain management implications for “closing the loop”
    2006 506 citations Qinghua Zhu, Kee‐hung Lai et al. Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review profile →
  7. Examining the effects of green supply chain management practices and their mediations on performance improvements
    2011 470 citations Qinghua Zhu, Kee‐hung Lai et al. profile →
  8. Circular economy practices among Chinese manufacturers varying in environmental-oriented supply chain cooperation and the performance implications
    2010 430 citations Qinghua Zhu, Yong Geng et al. profile →
  9. Green supply chain management innovation diffusion and its relationship to organizational improvement: An ecological modernization perspective
    2011 391 citations Qinghua Zhu, Kee‐hung Lai et al. profile →
  10. Corporate social responsibility for supply chain management: A literature review and bibliometric analysis
    2017 376 citations Yunting Feng, Qinghua Zhu et al. profile →
  11. Green operations and the moderating role of environmental management capability of suppliers on manufacturing firm performance
    2011 365 citations Kee‐hung Lai et al. International Journal of Production Economics profile →
  12. From intention to action: How do personal attitudes, facilities accessibility, and government stimulus matter for household waste sorting?
    2018 285 citations Bin Zhang, Kee‐hung Lai et al. profile →
  13. Linkages between big data analytics, circular economy, sustainable supply chain flexibility, and sustainable performance in manufacturing firms
    2021 218 citations T.C.E. Cheng, Kee‐hung Lai et al. profile →
  14. Green supply chain innovation: Emergence, adoption, and challenges
    2022 176 citations Yunting Feng, Kee‐hung Lai et al. International Journal of Production Economics profile →
  15. Digital supply chain management in the COVID-19 crisis: An asset orchestration perspective
    2021 164 citations Fei Ye, Kee‐hung Lai et al. International Journal of Production Economics profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Kee‐hung Lai 15.0k 9.1k 6.4k 2.7k 2.6k 297 22.2k
Charbel José Chiappetta Jabbour 14.4k 1.0× 10.9k 1.2× 3.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 3.0k 1.1× 296 21.6k
Stefan Seuring 15.2k 1.0× 7.0k 0.8× 5.8k 0.9× 2.8k 1.1× 2.2k 0.8× 160 20.2k
Ming‐Lang Tseng 10.3k 0.7× 5.2k 0.6× 3.6k 0.6× 2.6k 1.0× 2.5k 1.0× 490 22.0k
Qinghua Zhu 19.7k 1.3× 12.9k 1.4× 4.7k 0.7× 4.9k 1.8× 2.5k 0.9× 170 23.8k
Sunil Luthra 9.8k 0.7× 4.0k 0.4× 4.2k 0.6× 1.6k 0.6× 3.3k 1.2× 265 16.9k
Tsan‐Ming Choi 12.4k 0.8× 5.8k 0.6× 11.4k 1.8× 1.1k 0.4× 2.7k 1.0× 429 22.2k
Sachin Kumar Mangla 9.7k 0.6× 3.6k 0.4× 4.0k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 3.0k 1.1× 245 15.9k
Ana Beatriz Lopes de Sousa Jabbour 9.3k 0.6× 5.7k 0.6× 2.7k 0.4× 1.2k 0.4× 2.8k 1.0× 190 13.3k
Luk N. Van Wassenhove 16.5k 1.1× 4.4k 0.5× 10.5k 1.6× 6.5k 2.4× 6.3k 2.4× 357 27.8k
Robert D. Klassen 13.0k 0.9× 8.6k 1.0× 4.0k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 852 0.3× 121 15.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kee‐hung Lai

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Aslam, Javed, et al.. (2025). Critical successes factors for the adoption of additive manufacturing: Integrated impact for circular economy model. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 213. 124041–124041. 2 indexed citations
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Cai, Wei, Jiawei Xiang, Guojun Dong, Kee‐hung Lai, & Marian Wiercigroch. (2025). Analytical modelling of parallel multidirectional cutting of slender shafts. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 288. 110024–110024. 7 indexed citations
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Lai, Kee‐hung, et al.. (2025). Cyberintelligence for logistics: The promise and challenges of cyber-physical systems. Business Horizons. 69(1). 77–87.
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Aslam, Javed, Kee‐hung Lai, Yun Bae Kim, & Horst Treiblmaier. (2024). The implications of blockchain for logistics operations and sustainability. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge. 9(4). 100611–100611. 11 indexed citations
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Liu, Fuzhen, et al.. (2024). Incorporating resource responsibility into production and logistics management: An empirical investigation. Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review. 187. 103593–103593. 2 indexed citations
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Joybari, Mahmood Mastani, et al.. (2024). Conducting a parametric study on microgrid energy and economic performance with system optimization using Taguchi-ANOVA approach. Journal of Energy Storage. 97. 112960–112960. 3 indexed citations
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Joybari, Mahmood Mastani, et al.. (2024). Assessment of renewable power generation applied in homestay hotels: Energy and cost-benefit considering dynamic occupancy rates and reservation prices. Journal of Building Engineering. 87. 109074–109074. 6 indexed citations
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Feng, Yunting, et al.. (2024). Value of blockchain for scope 3 carbon disclosure: The moderating role of data processing technologies. International Journal of Production Economics. 279. 109445–109445. 6 indexed citations
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Lai, Kee‐hung, et al.. (2024). The future of the labor force: higher cognition and more skills. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 11(1). 3 indexed citations
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Lai, Kee‐hung, et al.. (2024). How to invest decarbonization technology in shipping operations? Evidence from a game-theoretic investigation. Ocean & Coastal Management. 251. 107076–107076. 13 indexed citations
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Lun, Y. H. Venus, Kee‐hung Lai, T.C.E. Cheng, & Dong Yang. (2023). Shipping and Logistics Management. 9 indexed citations
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Lai, Kee‐hung, Yunting Feng, & Qinghua Zhu. (2023). Digital transformation for green supply chain innovation in manufacturing operations. Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review. 175. 103145–103145. 84 indexed citations
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Liu, Jianwei, et al.. (2023). Exploring rumor behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic through an information processing perspective: The moderating role of critical thinking. Computers in Human Behavior. 147. 107842–107842. 8 indexed citations
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Ding, Lili, et al.. (2023). How does index-based insurance support marine disaster risk reduction in China? Evolution, challenges and policy responses. Ocean & Coastal Management. 235. 106477–106477. 7 indexed citations
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Lai, Kee‐hung, et al.. (2022). Implementation strategy and emission reduction effectiveness of carbon cap-and-trade in heterogeneous enterprises. International Journal of Production Economics. 248. 108501–108501. 36 indexed citations
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Ding, Lili, et al.. (2022). Designing Subsidy Scheme for Marine Disaster Index Insurance in China. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 10(10). 1552–1552. 1 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xinyu, et al.. (2022). Semantic Recognition of Ship Motion Patterns Entering and Leaving Port Based on Topic Model. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 10(12). 2012–2012. 13 indexed citations
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Zhang, Bin, Zhaohua Wang, & Kee‐hung Lai. (2015). Does Industrial Waste Reuse Bring Dual Benefits of Economic Growth and Carbon Emission Reduction?: Evidence of Incorporating the Indirect Effect of Economic Growth in China. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 20(6). 1306–1319. 11 indexed citations
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Zhu, Qinghua, Yong Geng, & Kee‐hung Lai. (2011). Environmental Supply Chain Cooperation and Its Effect on the Circular Economy Practice-Performance Relationship Among Chinese Manufacturers. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 15(3). 405–419. 158 indexed citations
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Koufteros, Xenophon, T.C.E. Cheng, & Kee‐hung Lai. (2006). “Black‐box” and “gray‐box” supplier integration in product development: Antecedents, consequences and the moderating role of firm size. Journal of Operations Management. 25(4). 847–870. 416 indexed citations

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