Usama Awan

9.1k total citations · 9 hit papers
84 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Usama Awan is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Marketing and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Usama Awan has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Strategy and Management, 33 papers in Marketing and 15 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Usama Awan's work include Sustainable Supply Chain Management (37 papers), Environmental Sustainability in Business (30 papers) and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (13 papers). Usama Awan is often cited by papers focused on Sustainable Supply Chain Management (37 papers), Environmental Sustainability in Business (30 papers) and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth (13 papers). Usama Awan collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Pakistan and Norway. Usama Awan's co-authors include Robert Sroufe, Andrzej Krasławski, Khalid Zaman, İsmail Gölgeci̇, Muhammad Saeed Shahbaz, Janne Huiskonen, Amandeep Dhir, Marlen Gabriele Arnold, Saira Begum and Enjun Xia and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Usama Awan

81 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Industry 4.0 and the circular economy: A literature revie... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2021 2020 2021 2021 2021 100 200 300
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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. Industry 4.0 and the circular economy: A literature review and recommendations for future research
    2021 385 citations Usama Awan et al. profile →
  2. Enhancing green product and process innovation: Towards an integrative framework of knowledge acquisition and environmental investment
    2020 317 citations Usama Awan, İsmail Gölgeci̇ et al. profile →
  3. Big data analytics capability and decision-making: The role of data-driven insight on circular economy performance
    2021 306 citations Usama Awan, Zaheer Khan et al. Technological Forecasting and Social Change profile →
  4. Does green transformational leadership lead to green innovation? The role of green thinking and creative process engagement
    2021 296 citations Usama Awan et al. profile →
  5. Green inclusive leadership and green creativity in the tourism and hospitality sector: serial mediation of green psychological climate and work engagement
    2021 280 citations Usama Awan et al. Journal of Sustainable Tourism profile →
  6. Sustainability in the Circular Economy: Insights and Dynamics of Designing Circular Business Models
    2022 221 citations Usama Awan et al. profile →
  7. Industry 4.0 and circular economy in an era of global value chains: What have we learned and what is still to be explored?
    2022 168 citations Usama Awan, İsmail Gölgeci̇ et al. profile →
  8. Integrating knowledge management and orientation dynamics for organization transition from eco-innovation to circular economy
    2023 137 citations Usama Awan, Anne‐Laure Mention et al. Journal of Knowledge Management profile →
  9. Detecting fake news and disinformation using artificial intelligence and machine learning to avoid supply chain disruptions
    2022 85 citations Pervaiz Akhtar, Arsalan Mujahid Ghouri et al. Annals of Operations Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Usama Awan Finland 46 2.9k 2.2k 1.8k 708 705 84 6.4k
Anthony S.F. Chiu Philippines 47 3.4k 1.2× 1.7k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 539 0.8× 763 1.1× 166 7.3k
Ki‐Hoon Lee Australia 36 3.3k 1.1× 3.0k 1.3× 1.3k 0.7× 395 0.6× 381 0.5× 84 5.7k
Robert Sroufe United States 38 5.5k 1.9× 3.9k 1.8× 1.0k 0.6× 294 0.4× 1.4k 1.9× 85 7.7k
Marco Frey Italy 39 3.2k 1.1× 2.7k 1.2× 928 0.5× 318 0.4× 261 0.4× 151 5.8k
Fabio Iraldo Italy 48 5.2k 1.8× 4.6k 2.1× 1.2k 0.6× 202 0.3× 371 0.5× 143 7.8k
Saixing Zeng China 53 6.2k 2.2× 3.6k 1.6× 2.5k 1.3× 211 0.3× 872 1.2× 167 10.2k
Jawad Abbas Pakistan 34 2.0k 0.7× 1.8k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 441 0.6× 432 0.6× 65 4.5k
Rosa Maria Dangelico Italy 29 3.5k 1.2× 4.0k 1.8× 1.3k 0.7× 191 0.3× 288 0.4× 44 7.7k
Magali A. Delmas United States 43 4.6k 1.6× 3.9k 1.8× 1.6k 0.9× 567 0.8× 356 0.5× 128 8.1k
Rajesh Kumar Singh India 41 3.3k 1.2× 1.4k 0.6× 807 0.4× 168 0.2× 1.5k 2.1× 153 7.4k

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All Works

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Awan, Usama, İsmail Gölgeci̇, & Anne‐Laure Mention. (2025). Exploring the Interplay of Sensemaking, Market Agility, and Information Technology Alignment in Business Model Innovation. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 72. 3937–3951. 2 indexed citations
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Singh, Nidhi, et al.. (2025). Digital technology adoption and SC recoverability. The mediating role of relationship transparency and SC production risk management capabilities. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 218. 124219–124219. 2 indexed citations
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Bhatt, Y. C., Karminder Ghuman, Safiya Mukhtar Alshibani, & Usama Awan. (2024). Adoption of contact tracing app during pandemic: Users’ resistance behavior. Health Policy and Technology. 14(4). 100901–100901.
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Mehrotra, Ankit, Reeti Agarwal, Usama Awan, Steven T. Walsh, & Muhammad Zafar Yaqub. (2024). Zero waste solutions in hospitality: technology alignment and agile management practices for responsible consumption and production of food. Journal of Sustainable Tourism. 33(12). 2715–2748. 10 indexed citations
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Singh, Atul Kumar, V. R. Prasath Kumar, Muhammad Irfan, Saeed Reza Mohandes, & Usama Awan. (2023). Revealing the Barriers of Blockchain Technology for Supply Chain Transparency and Sustainability in the Construction Industry: An Application of Pythagorean FAHP Methods. Sustainability. 15(13). 10681–10681. 46 indexed citations
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Nisar, Qasim Ali, et al.. (2022). Sustainable supply chain management performance in post COVID-19 era in an emerging economy: a big data perspective. International Journal of Emerging Markets. 18(12). 5900–5920. 51 indexed citations
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Kumar, Shashank, Rakesh D. Raut, Pragati Priyadarshinee, et al.. (2022). The Impact of IoT on the Performance of Vaccine Supply Chain Distribution in the COVID-19 Context. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. 71. 13123–13133. 55 indexed citations
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Akhtar, Pervaiz, Arsalan Mujahid Ghouri, Mirza A. Haq, et al.. (2022). Detecting fake news and disinformation using artificial intelligence and machine learning to avoid supply chain disruptions. Annals of Operations Research. 327(2). 633–657. 85 indexed citations breakdown →
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Awan, Usama, et al.. (2020). How do technological innovation and fiscal decentralization affect the environment? A story of the fourth industrial revolution and sustainable growth. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 162. 120398–120398. 322 indexed citations
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Awan, Usama. (2019). Inter-Firm Relationship Leading Towards Social Sustainability in Export Manufacturing Firms. LUTPub (LUT University). 1 indexed citations
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Golroudbary, Saeed Rahimpour, Seyed Mojib Zahraee, Usama Awan, & Andrzej Krasławski. (2019). Sustainable Operations Management in Logistics Using Simulations and Modelling: A Framework for Decision Making in Delivery Management. Procedia Manufacturing. 30. 627–634. 31 indexed citations
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Awan, Usama, Andrzej Krasławski, & Janne Huiskonen. (2018). The impact of relational governance on performance improvement in export manufacturing firms. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management. 11(3). 349–349. 76 indexed citations
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Awan, Usama, Abdus Sattar Abbasi, & Asad Afzal Humayon. (2014). The Concept of Civic Sustainability is Need of Hour. 6(6). 347–352. 10 indexed citations
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Awan, Usama, et al.. (2014). Sustainable Development through Energy Management: Issues and Priorities in Energy Savings. Research Journal of Applied Sciences Engineering and Technology. 7(2). 424–429. 13 indexed citations
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Alam, Arif, Ihtisham Malik, Alias Abdullah, et al.. (2014). Does financial development contribute to SAARC׳S energy demand? From energy crisis to energy reforms. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. 41. 818–829. 92 indexed citations
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Saeed, Rashid, et al.. (2013). ISLAMIC AND CONVENTIONAL AGRI-FINANCING IN PAKISTAN. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3 indexed citations

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