Dr. Ravi Shankar

Research

Publication metrics, recognition, and research areas in operations and supply chain management, decision sciences, and technology management.

Publication metrics

48,311Citations
93h-index
322i10-index
400+Publications

Source: Google Scholar

Recognition

Ranked #1 in India and #122 globally in Business and Management (Research.com, 2024).

Elsevier Top 2% of Indian researchers in business and management (2022, single year).

Omega (2016) study: top-most productive researcher in Indian business schools (1968–2015).

White Paper (2012, German Federal Ministry BMBF): top-most Indian academic in logistics/SCM research.

Fellow, Indian National Academy of Engineers (FNAE), 2017.

Further awards and honours are listed on the homepage and in institutional records.

Research areas

Core themes and methods across teaching, publications, and projects.

  • Logistics & Supply Chain Management

    Topics include analytics for supply chains, sustainability and circular economy, risk and resilience, and vendor development and procurement.

  • Operations Management & Industrial Engineering

    Work spans production and operations management, project management, total quality management and Six Sigma, and quantitative methods for decision making.

  • Decision Sciences & Analytics

    Methods include optimisation, machine learning, and soft computing such as neural networks, fuzzy modelling, and metaheuristics.

  • Technology & Innovation Management

    Focus on strategic technology management, enterprise systems and ERP, and knowledge management.

  • Project Management

    Teaching and practice of project management, including executive and professional development programmes.