Robert Handfield

27.9k total citations · 14 hit papers
177 papers, 20.6k citations indexed

About

Robert Handfield is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Management Information Systems and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Handfield has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 20.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Strategy and Management, 95 papers in Management Information Systems and 20 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Robert Handfield's work include Quality and Supply Management (70 papers), Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management (38 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (35 papers). Robert Handfield is often cited by papers focused on Quality and Supply Management (70 papers), Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management (38 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (35 papers). Robert Handfield collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Robert Handfield's co-authors include Kenneth J. Petersen, Gary L. Ragatz, Steven A. Melnyk, Ernest L. Nichols, Daniel R. Krause, Jennifer Blackhurst, Thomas Scannell, Christopher W. Craighead, Paul D. Cousins and Benn Lawson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Cleaner Production and European Journal of Operational Research.

In The Last Decade

Robert Handfield

172 papers receiving 18.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Severity of Supply Chain Disruptions: Design Characte... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2007 1998 2006 2004 2002 400 800 1.2k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Handfield United States 61 14.9k 11.8k 3.1k 2.5k 1.9k 177 20.6k
Rameshwar Dubey India 65 11.1k 0.7× 9.3k 0.8× 3.1k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 144 17.6k
Lisa M. Ellram United States 61 9.7k 0.7× 9.0k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 971 0.5× 130 14.7k
Angappa Gunasekaran United States 75 13.0k 0.9× 12.2k 1.0× 3.3k 1.1× 3.2k 1.3× 2.2k 1.1× 276 24.1k
Samuel Fosso Wamba France 67 8.9k 0.6× 9.3k 0.8× 2.9k 0.9× 2.4k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 273 20.6k
Xiande Zhao China 61 9.1k 0.6× 7.8k 0.7× 2.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.5× 1.3k 0.7× 210 13.9k
Christopher S. Tang United States 66 10.2k 0.7× 10.1k 0.9× 4.6k 1.5× 2.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 352 19.1k
Thomas Y. Choi United States 52 9.7k 0.7× 7.6k 0.6× 1.8k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 142 14.1k
Martin Christopher United Kingdom 49 11.0k 0.7× 10.2k 0.9× 2.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 1.8k 0.9× 133 16.2k
John T. Mentzer United States 56 9.8k 0.7× 9.2k 0.8× 3.4k 1.1× 1.8k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 134 18.1k
Θάνος Παπαδόπουλος United Kingdom 52 7.5k 0.5× 5.9k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 149 12.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Handfield

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Handfield

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Handfield

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All Works

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Sodhi, ManMohan S., Samuel Roscoe, Lisa M. Ellram, et al.. (2025). Infiltration, interdiction, and other covert supply chain operations: a research agenda. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 45(13). 233–252. 2 indexed citations
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Handfield, Robert, et al.. (2022). Supply Chain Immunity. 1 indexed citations
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Golden, Jay S., et al.. (2021). Green Chemistry A Strong Driver of Innovation, Growth, and Business Opportunity. Industrial Biotechnology. 17(6). 311–315. 4 indexed citations
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Golden, Jay S., et al.. (2021). The Convergence of Policies, Consumers and ESG: Five Examples Pulled from Recent Reports on the US Biobased Economy. Industrial Biotechnology. 17(6). 318–320. 2 indexed citations
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Daystar, Jesse, et al.. (2021). An Economic Impact Analysis of the US Biobased Products Industry. Industrial Biotechnology. 17(5). 259–270. 9 indexed citations
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Monczka, Robert M., Robert Handfield, Robert J. Trent, & Larry C. Giunipero. (2016). Purchasing and supply chain management : 6th ed.. 38 indexed citations
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Golden, Jay S., et al.. (2015). An Economic Impact Analysis of the US Biobased Products Industry: A Report to the Congress of the United States of America. Industrial Biotechnology. 11(4). 201–209. 49 indexed citations
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Handfield, Robert & Jay S. Golden. (2015). The Biobased Products Industry: Reflections and Insights from a Multi-Year Empirical and Modeling Evaluation for the Congress of the United States. Industrial Biotechnology. 11(4). 183–187. 2 indexed citations
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Golden, Jay S. & Robert Handfield. (2014). The Emergent Industrial Bioeconomy. Industrial Biotechnology. 10(6). 371–375. 7 indexed citations
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Wieland, Andreas & Robert Handfield. (2010). The socially responsible supply chain : an imperative for global corporations. Supply chain management review. 14(6). 22–29. 47 indexed citations
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Handfield, Robert. (2010). Supply market intelligence : think differently, gain an edge. Supply chain management review. 14(6). 5 indexed citations
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Crook, T. Russell, Larry C. Giunipero, Taco H. Reus, Robert Handfield, & Susan K. Williams. (2008). Antecedents and Outcomes of Supply Chain Effectiveness: An Exploratory Investigation *. Journal of managerial issues. 20(2). 161–177. 40 indexed citations
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Stuart, Ian, David McCutcheon, Robert Handfield, Ron McLachlin, & Daniel Samson. (2002). Effective case research in operations management: a process perspective. Journal of Operations Management. 20(5). 419–433. 775 indexed citations breakdown →
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Handfield, Robert. (2002). Writing the Ideal Paper for JOM: A New Editor's Perspective. Journal of Operations Management. 11(8). e0160831–e0160831. 16 indexed citations
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Handfield, Robert, et al.. (2000). Avoid the Pitfalls in Supplier Development. 325 indexed citations
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Tan, K C, Vijay R. Kannan, & Robert Handfield. (1998). Supply Chain Management: Supplier Performance and Firm Performance. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 34(3). 515 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ragatz, Gary L., Robert Handfield, & Thomas Scannell. (1997). Success Factors for Integrating Suppliers into New Product Development. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 14(3). 190–202. 661 indexed citations breakdown →
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Handfield, Robert & Barbara Withers. (1993). A COMPARISON OF LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT IN HUNGARY, CHINA, KOREA, AND JAPAN.. Journal of Business Logistics. 46 indexed citations
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Handfield, Robert, et al.. (1992). An Empirical Study of Delivery Speed and Reliability. International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 12(2). 58–72. 50 indexed citations

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