Min-Ren Yan

1.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
49 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Min-Ren Yan is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management Science and Operations Research and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Min-Ren Yan has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Strategy and Management, 27 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 9 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Min-Ren Yan's work include Construction Project Management and Performance (14 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (10 papers) and Sustainable Supply Chain Management (8 papers). Min-Ren Yan is often cited by papers focused on Construction Project Management and Performance (14 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (10 papers) and Sustainable Supply Chain Management (8 papers). Min-Ren Yan collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, China and Germany. Min-Ren Yan's co-authors include Sung‐Lin Hsueh, JinHyo Joseph Yun, Kao-Yi Shen, Gwo‐Hshiung Tzeng, Tai-Ning Yang, Andreas Pyka, Kwangho Jung, Xiaofei Zhao, Fumio Kodama and KyungBae Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Sustainability, Automation in Construction and Knowledge-Based Systems.

In The Last Decade

Min-Ren Yan

45 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

How to Respond to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or the Second Information Technology Revolution? Dynamic New Combinations between Technology, Market, and Society through Open Innovation

2018 359 citations JinHyo Joseph Yun, Andreas Pyka et al. Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity profile →
Integrated green supply chain system development with digital transformation

2025 20 citations Min-Ren Yan, Haiyan Yan et al. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Min-Ren Yan Taiwan	20	448	382	168	161	161	49	1.3k
Yu-Ting Lee Taiwan	11	542 1.2×	461 1.2×	105 0.6×	261 1.6×	170 1.1×	17	1.5k
Geerten van de Kaa Netherlands	25	544 1.2×	326 0.9×	123 0.7×	122 0.8×	128 0.8×	77	1.7k
Cheng-Hsin Chiang Taiwan	6	365 0.8×	376 1.0×	102 0.6×	161 1.0×	112 0.7×	11	1.1k
Jiafu Su China	23	658 1.5×	292 0.8×	148 0.9×	300 1.9×	320 2.0×	108	1.7k
Minglun Ren China	22	422 0.9×	183 0.5×	181 1.1×	290 1.8×	236 1.5×	55	1.6k
Joseph Z. Shyu Taiwan	15	481 1.1×	496 1.3×	258 1.5×	163 1.0×	103 0.6×	54	1.4k
Chia‐Huei Wu Taiwan	19	571 1.3×	227 0.6×	215 1.3×	194 1.2×	356 2.2×	66	1.3k
Giuseppe Bruno Italy	18	373 0.8×	305 0.8×	97 0.6×	238 1.5×	90 0.6×	50	1.2k
İlker Murat Ar Türkiye	16	625 1.4×	175 0.5×	164 1.0×	205 1.3×	313 1.9×	42	1.2k
Sandra Rolim Ensslin Brazil	26	668 1.5×	386 1.0×	104 0.6×	588 3.7×	163 1.0×	271	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Min-Ren Yan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Min-Ren Yan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Min-Ren Yan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Min-Ren Yan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Min-Ren Yan. Min-Ren Yan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yan, Min-Ren, et al.. (2025). Integrated green supply chain system development with digital transformation. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications. 29(3). 394–415. 20 indexed citations breakdown →

Yan, Min-Ren, et al.. (2025). Benchmarking knowledge management practices and digital empowerment for business excellence in Asia. Knowledge Management Research & Practice. 1–15.

Yan, Min-Ren, et al.. (2025). Managing knowledge of dynamic capability for business excellence: a transformative systems approach. Knowledge Management Research & Practice. 1–15.

Yan, Min-Ren, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of Digital Transformation Strategies Through Dynamic Business Modeling and Scenario Analysis. Evaluation Review. 50(1). 3–29. 1 indexed citations

Yun, JinHyo Joseph, Daecheol Kim, & Min-Ren Yan. (2020). Open Innovation Engineering—Preliminary Study on New Entrance of Technology to Market. Electronics. 9(5). 791–791. 76 indexed citations

Yan, Min-Ren, et al.. (2019). Exploring the Enablers of Strategic Orientation for Technology-Driven Business Innovation Ecosystems. Sustainability. 11(20). 5779–5779. 14 indexed citations

Yan, Min-Ren, et al.. (2019). Knowledge-based decision support system for improving e-business innovations and dynamic capability of IT project management. Knowledge Management Research & Practice. 17(2). 125–136. 24 indexed citations

Yun, JinHyo Joseph, Andreas Pyka, Fumio Kodama, et al.. (2018). How to Respond to the Fourth Industrial Revolution, or the Second Information Technology Revolution? Dynamic New Combinations between Technology, Market, and Society through Open Innovation. Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity. 4(3). 21–21. 359 indexed citations breakdown →

Yan, Min-Ren. (2018). Improving entrepreneurial knowledge and business innovations by simulation-based strategic decision support system. Knowledge Management Research & Practice. 16(2). 173–182. 29 indexed citations

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Yan, Min-Ren. (2017). Resource-based Optimization Model for Dynamic Project Planning and Cost Management. Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences. 11(4). 1091–1096. 2 indexed citations

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Yan, Min-Ren, et al.. (2016). Green Component Procurement Collaboration for Improving Supply Chain Management in the High Technology Industries: A Case Study from the Systems Perspective. Sustainability. 8(2). 105–105. 52 indexed citations

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Yan, Min-Ren. (2015). Project-Based Market Competition and Policy Implications for Sustainable Developments in Building and Construction Sectors. Sustainability. 7(11). 15423–15448. 29 indexed citations

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Hsueh, Sung‐Lin & Min-Ren Yan. (2013). A Multimethodology Contractor Assessment Model for Facilitating Green Innovation: The View of Energy and Environmental Protection. The Scientific World JOURNAL. 2013(1). 624340–624340. 13 indexed citations

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Yan, Min-Ren, et al.. (2013). Evaluating the Economic Performance of High-Technology Industry and Energy Efficiency: A Case Study of Science Parks in Taiwan. Energies. 6(2). 973–987. 21 indexed citations

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Shen, Kao-Yi, Min-Ren Yan, & Gwo‐Hshiung Tzeng. (2013). Combining VIKOR-DANP model for glamor stock selection and stock performance improvement. Knowledge-Based Systems. 58. 86–97. 85 indexed citations

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Shen, Kao-Yi, Min-Ren Yan, & Gwo‐Hshiung Tzeng. (2010). An integrated Fuzzy-ANP model for value investing. 2010 Seventh International Conference on Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery. 71. 982–986. 4 indexed citations

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Lo, Wei, et al.. (2010). The lesson learn of non-self financing ability BOT project: large-scale rail transportation systems in Taiwan. Journal of Information and Optimization Sciences. 31(5). 1137–1159.

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Hsueh, Sung‐Lin, et al.. (2007). On-line multi-criterion risk assessment model for construction joint ventures in China. Automation in Construction. 16(5). 607–619. 57 indexed citations

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Yan, Min-Ren, et al.. (2006). Bargaining Strategies for Construction Joint Ventures by Fuzzy Logic. Advances in intelligent systems research. 12 indexed citations

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Perng, Yeng‐Horng, Sung‐Lin Hsueh, & Min-Ren Yan. (2005). EVALUATION OF HOUSING CONSTRUCTION STRATEGIES IN CHINA USING FUZZY‐LOGIC SYSTEM. International Journal of Strategic Property Management. 9(4). 215–232. 21 indexed citations

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