Martin Christopher

24.6k total citations · 11 hit papers
133 papers, 16.2k citations indexed

About

Martin Christopher is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Strategy and Management and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Martin Christopher has authored 133 papers receiving a total of 16.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Management Information Systems, 48 papers in Strategy and Management and 16 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Martin Christopher's work include Quality and Supply Management (53 papers), Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management (32 papers) and Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management (21 papers). Martin Christopher is often cited by papers focused on Quality and Supply Management (53 papers), Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management (32 papers) and Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management (21 papers). Martin Christopher collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Martin Christopher's co-authors include Helen Peck, D.R. Towill, Uta Jüttner, Saı̈d Salhi, Hau L. Lee, Adrian Payne, Matthias Holweg, David Ballantyne, Robert H. Lowson and Lynette Ryals and has published in prestigious journals such as International Journal of Production Economics, Journal of the Operational Research Society and International Journal of Production Research.

In The Last Decade

Martin Christopher

129 papers receiving 14.2k citations

Hit Papers

Building the Resilient Supply Chain 1994 2026 2004 2015 2004 2000 1994 2003 2004 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Building the Resilient Supply Chain
    2004 2.2k citations Martin Christopher, Helen Peck The International Journal of Logistics Management profile →
  2. The Agile Supply Chain
    2000 1.3k citations Martin Christopher profile →
  3. Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Strategies for Reducing Costs and Improving Services.
    1994 1.1k citations Martin Christopher et al. profile →
  4. Supply chain risk management: outlining an agenda for future research
    2003 1.1k citations Uta Jüttner, Helen Peck et al. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications profile →
  5. Mitigating supply chain risk through improved confidence
    2004 874 citations Martin Christopher et al. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management profile →
  6. An integrated model for the design of agile supply chains
    2001 707 citations Martin Christopher, D.R. Towill International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management profile →
  7. Relationship marketing: Bringing quality, customer service and marketing together
    1995 559 citations Martin Christopher, Adrian Payne et al. profile →
  8. Creating agile supply chains in the fashion industry
    2004 534 citations Martin Christopher, Helen Peck et al. profile →
  9. Logistics and supply chain management : creating value-adding networks
    2005 517 citations Martin Christopher profile →
  10. “Supply Chain 2.0”: managing supply chains in the era of turbulence
    2011 514 citations Martin Christopher et al. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management profile →
  11. Achieving supply chain resilience: the role of procurement
    2014 278 citations Martin Christopher et al. Supply Chain Management An International Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Martin Christopher United Kingdom 49 11.0k 10.2k 2.0k 1.9k 1.8k 133 16.2k
Amrik S. Sohal Australia 62 8.3k 0.8× 7.9k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 2.5k 1.3× 1.2k 0.7× 329 14.5k
Barbara B. Flynn United States 35 8.5k 0.8× 8.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 92 12.6k
Robert Handfield United States 61 14.9k 1.4× 11.8k 1.2× 3.1k 1.5× 1.8k 0.9× 1.9k 1.1× 177 20.6k
Roger G. Schroeder United States 70 13.8k 1.3× 14.2k 1.4× 1.9k 0.9× 3.3k 1.7× 2.7k 1.5× 161 22.7k
Lisa M. Ellram United States 61 9.7k 0.9× 9.0k 0.9× 2.5k 1.2× 1.7k 0.9× 971 0.5× 130 14.7k
John T. Mentzer United States 56 9.8k 0.9× 9.2k 0.9× 3.4k 1.7× 5.2k 2.7× 1.4k 0.8× 134 18.1k
Xiande Zhao China 61 9.1k 0.8× 7.8k 0.8× 2.9k 1.4× 1.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 210 13.9k
Angappa Gunasekaran United States 60 7.6k 0.7× 6.1k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 1.0k 0.5× 996 0.5× 194 13.3k
Rameshwar Dubey India 65 11.1k 1.0× 9.3k 0.9× 3.1k 1.5× 1.7k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 144 17.6k
Stephan M. Wagner Switzerland 57 8.8k 0.8× 6.2k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 954 0.5× 820 0.4× 178 12.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Martin Christopher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Martin Christopher

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Christopher, Martin, et al.. (2023). Making supply chains more sustainable through customer and consumer engagement: The case of rare metals. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 31(2). 895–908. 4 indexed citations
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Gaudenzi, Barbara, Ilenia Confente, & Martin Christopher. (2015). Managing Reputational Risk: Insights from an European Survey. Corporate Reputation Review. 18(4). 248–260. 8 indexed citations
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Khan, Omera, Martin Christopher, & Alessandro Creazza. (2012). Aligning product design with the supply chain: a case study. Supply Chain Management An International Journal. 17(3). 323–336. 121 indexed citations
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Christopher, Martin. (2012). Managing Supply Chain Complexity: Identifying the Requisite Skills. Supply Chain Forum an International Journal. 13(2). 4–9. 39 indexed citations
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Godsell, Janet, et al.. (2011). Enabling supply chain segmentation through demand profiling. International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management. 41(3). 296–314. 54 indexed citations
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Hilletofth, Per, et al.. (2009). Demand chain management: a Swedish industrial case study. Industrial Management & Data Systems. 109(9). 1179–1196. 37 indexed citations
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Datta, Partha Priya, Martin Christopher, & Peter M. Allen. (2007). Agent-based modelling of complex production/distribution systems to improve resilience. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications. 10(3). 187–203. 131 indexed citations
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Allen, Peter M., Partha Priya Datta, & Martin Christopher. (2006). Improving the Resilience and Performance of Organizations Using Multi-Agent Modelling of a Complex Production–Distribution Systems. Risk Management. 8(4). 294–309. 12 indexed citations
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Christopher, Martin & Helen Peck. (2004). Building the Resilient Supply Chain. The International Journal of Logistics Management. 15(2). 1–14. 2152 indexed citations breakdown →
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Christopher, Martin, Adrian Payne, & David Ballantyne. (2002). Relationship Marketing: Creating Stakeholder Value. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 51(2). 155–60. 223 indexed citations
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Towill, D.R. & Martin Christopher. (2002). The Supply Chain Strategy Conundrum: To be Lean Or Agile or To be Lean And Agile?. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications. 5(3). 299–309. 159 indexed citations
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Christopher, Martin & D.R. Towill. (2002). Developing Market Specific Supply Chain Strategies. The International Journal of Logistics Management. 13(1). 1–14. 322 indexed citations
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Christopher, Martin. (2000). Logistika v marketingu.. 1 indexed citations
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Christopher, Martin & Uta Jüttner. (2000). Developing strategic partnerships in the supply chain: a practitioner perspective. 6(2). 117–127. 131 indexed citations
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Christopher, Martin. (1994). Logistics and Customer Relationships. 2(1). 93–98. 11 indexed citations
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Christopher, Martin. (1989). 2001 – The Existential Consumer. European Journal of Marketing. 23(8). 80–84. 9 indexed citations
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Christopher, Martin. (1988). SEEKING A PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION. 1(1). 25–27. 1 indexed citations
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Christopher, Martin. (1987). ASSESSING THE COSTS OF LOGISTICS SERVICE. CERES (Cranfield University). 1. 1 indexed citations
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Wills, Gordon, et al.. (1973). Fashion marketing : an anthology of viewpoints and perspectives. 10 indexed citations

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