Journal Impact and Statistics

MSA Citation Impact and Scholarly Visibility

This page presents selected citation and impact indicators for Management Science Advances (MSA). The statistics summarize citation visibility across major scholarly databases, average citation performance, citation impact by publication cohort, the breadth of citation recognition among MSA publications, and the citation performance of the journal's leading articles.

Citation Overview

Citation data for MSA are available from Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science. The source data and citation profiles can be accessed directly below.

Citations based on the available database records:

Citation counts are cumulative and may increase as Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science continuously update their records.

Average Citations per Published MSA Article

To provide a directly comparable indicator across the three databases, the total number of citations in each database is divided by the same denominator of 48 published MSA articles. This produces an average of 7.44 citations per article in Google Scholar, 3.25 in Scopus, and 1.90 in Web of Science.

Using the same denominator is important because it makes the three values directly comparable. The higher Google Scholar average reflects its broader coverage of scholarly sources, while the more selective Scopus and Web of Science databases return lower citation counts.

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Citation Visibility Across Major Scholarly Databases

MSA demonstrates citation visibility across multiple independent scholarly databases. Google Scholar records 357 citations, Scopus records 156 citations, while Web of Science records 91 citations.

The figure should be interpreted as a comparison of the journal's visibility across different bibliographic environments rather than as a comparison of identical citation universes. Differences are expected because each database applies different indexing criteria, source coverage, and citation-recording procedures.

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Citation Impact by MSA Publication Cohort

This figure reports the cumulative number of citations received by MSA articles grouped according to their year of publication . It does not represent the number of citations generated during each calendar year.

According to the analyzed Scopus records, articles published in 2024 accumulated 37 citations, those published in 2025 accumulated 102 citations, while papers published in 2026 accumulated 17 citations. The corresponding Web of Science values are 19, 61, and 11 citations.

The comparatively lower citation count for the 2026 publication cohort is expected because these articles have had a substantially shorter period in which to accumulate citations. It should therefore not be interpreted as evidence of weaker citation performance.

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Distribution of Scopus Citations Across the MSA Portfolio

Citation impact extends beyond the journal's highest-cited papers. The most-cited article accounts for 14.7% of the analyzed Scopus citations, while the ten most-cited articles account for 71.8%. The twenty most-cited articles account for 89.7% of all citations, indicating that citation impact is distributed across a broader segment of the MSA publication portfolio rather than being attributable to a single paper.

Distribution of Scopus Citations Across the MSA Portfolio
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Breadth of Scopus Citation Impact

The current Scopus dataset contains 35 indexed MSA articles. All 35 have received at least one citation, 8 articles (22.9%) have received at least five citations, 5 articles (14.3%) have received at least ten citations, and 2 articles (5.7%) have reached at least twenty citations.

Breadth of Scopus Citation Impact Across MSA Articles
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Data note. Citation counts are database-dependent and may differ between Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science because these platforms differ in source coverage, document matching, reference indexing, and update frequency. The figures represent the data available at the time of analysis and should therefore be interpreted as database-specific citation indicators rather than directly interchangeable metrics.

Most Cited MSA Articles in Scopus

The figure presents the ten MSA articles with the highest citation counts in Scopus. The ranking provides a more detailed view of the individual publications that currently make the strongest contribution to the journal's Scopus citation impact.

The two leading articles have each accumulated 23 Scopus citations. They are followed by publications with 15, 14, 10, 8, 6, 5, 4, and 4 citations. The distribution is important because it shows that the journal's citation performance is supported by several papers rather than by a single exceptionally cited article.

The leading publications also cover different research topics, indicating that scholarly attention to MSA is distributed across several areas represented within the journal's scope. Because these are cumulative citation counts, the ranking may change as newer papers have more time to accumulate citations.

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Interpretation of citation indicators. Citation values obtained from Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science should not be expected to be identical. Google Scholar generally provides broader scholarly-source coverage, whereas Scopus and Web of Science apply more selective indexing criteria. Consequently, direct comparison is informative primarily as an indicator of the journal's visibility across different bibliographic environments.

Publication-year statistics represent citations accumulated by articles published in a particular year , rather than citations received during that calendar year.

Citation counts for individual articles should also be interpreted in relation to their publication date. More recently published articles have had less time to accumulate citations, and their current citation counts are therefore not directly comparable with older publications without considering the different citation windows.
Data availability. The bibliometric statistics presented on this page are based on citation records obtained from Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science.

Scopus source data: MSA Scopus dataset
Web of Science source data: MSA Web of Science dataset
Google Scholar profile: Management Science Advances

Geographic Distribution of MSA Authors

MSA attracts contributions from authors across a broad international community. The current author distribution includes 113 authors from 22 countries. The largest shares of authors are affiliated with institutions in India (13.27%), Türkiye (12.39%), Pakistan (10.62%), Serbia (10.62%), and China (9.73%), demonstrating the journal's broad international reach.

India 15   (13.27%)
 
Türkiye 14   (12.39%)
 
Pakistan 12   (10.62%)
 
Serbia 12   (10.62%)
 
China 11   (9.73%)
 
Republic of Korea 5   (4.42%)
 
Egypt 4   (3.54%)
 
Croatia 4   (3.54%)
 
Lithuania 4   (3.54%)
 
United States 3   (2.65%)
 
Libya 3   (2.65%)
 
Nigeria 3   (2.65%)
 
Malaysia 3   (2.65%)
 
Countries represented by two authors
Japan — 2 (1.77%)    |    Republic of North Macedonia — 2 (1.77%)    |    Iran — 2 (1.77%)    |    Morocco — 2 (1.77%)    |    Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2 (1.77%)    |    Saudi Arabia — 2 (1.77%)
Countries represented by one author
Russia — 1 (0.88%)    |    Iraq — 1 (0.88%)    |    Kenya — 1 (0.88%)
International authorship. The analyzed dataset comprises 113 authors representing 22 countries, illustrating the international character and geographic diversity of the Management Science Advances (MSA) author community.

Geographic Distribution of the MSA Editorial Board

The Editorial Board of Management Science Advances (MSA) reflects a broad international academic network. The current board comprises 41 editors representing 26 countries. The largest shares of editors are affiliated with institutions in Türkiye (12.20%), Mexico (12.20%), and Taiwan (7.32%), followed by Chile, Czech Republic, India, Lithuania, and Serbia (4.88% each). This distribution demonstrates the international composition of the journal's editorial governance.

Türkiye 5 (12.20%)
 
Mexico 5 (12.20%)
 
Taiwan 3 (7.32%)
   
Chile 2 (4.88%)
   
Czech Republic 2 (4.88%)
   
India 2 (4.88%)
   
Lithuania 2 (4.88%)
   
Serbia 2 (4.88%)
   

Countries represented by one editor

Australia — 1 (2.44%)    |    Austria — 1 (2.44%)    |    Bosnia and Herzegovina — 1 (2.44%)    |    Bulgaria — 1 (2.44%)    |    Canada — 1 (2.44%)    |    Hungary — 1 (2.44%)    |    Indonesia — 1 (2.44%)    |    Iran — 1 (2.44%)    |    Ireland — 1 (2.44%)    |    Italy — 1 (2.44%)    |    Pakistan — 1 (2.44%)    |    Poland — 1 (2.44%)    |    Qatar — 1 (2.44%)    |    Republic of Korea — 1 (2.44%)    |    Saudi Arabia — 1 (2.44%)    |    Spain — 1 (2.44%)    |    United Kingdom — 1 (2.44%)    |    United States — 1 (2.44%)
International Editorial Board. The Editorial Board comprises 41 editors representing 26 countries, demonstrating broad geographic diversity and an international editorial structure consistent with the global scope of Management Science Advances (MSA).

For geographic distribution calculations, each editor is counted once according to the country of the primary (first-listed) institutional affiliation. Additional affiliations do not increase the total number of editors.