Table 4

Twenty most influential articles by citation ranking

TCTitleAuthorsJournalYearCPY
3,695An examination of the nature of trust in buyer–seller relationshipsDoney, P.M.; Cannon, J.P.Journal of Marketing1997131.96
2,683Do formal contracts and relational governance function as substitutes or complements?Poppo, L.; Zenger, T.Strategic Management Journal2002116.65
2,330Between trust and control: developing confidence in partner cooperation in alliancesDas, T.K.; Teng, B.S.Academy of Management Review199886.30
1,686What firms do? Coordination, identity and learningKogut, B.; Zander, U.Organization Science199658.14
1,536A resource-based theory of the firm: knowledge versus opportunismConner, K.R.; Prahalad, C.K.Organization Science199652.97
1,526Strategic alliance structuring – a game theoretic and transaction cost examination of interfirm cooperationParkhe, A.Academy of Management Review199347.69
1,461Structuring cooperative relationships between organizationsRing, P.S.; Van De Ven, A.H.Strategic Management Journal199244.27
1,443Trust, control and risk in strategic alliances: an integrated frameworkDas, T.K.; Teng, B.S.Organization Studies200160.13
1,426Do norms matter in marketing relationships?Heide, J.B.; John, G.Journal of Marketing199243.21
1,321Networking and innovation: a systematic review of the evidencePittaway, L.; Robertson, M.; Munir, K.; Denyer, D.; Neely, A.International Journal of Management Reviews200462.90
1,113Opportunism in interfirm relationships: forms, outcomes and solutionsWathne, K.H.; Heide, J.B.Journal of Marketing200044.52
1,046The role of trustworthiness in reducing transaction costs and improving performance: empirical evidence from the United States, Japan and KoreaDyer, J.H.; Chu, W.J.Organization Science200347.55
1,007Effective interfirm collaboration: How firms minimize transaction costs and maximize transaction value?Dyer, J.H.Strategic Management Journal199735.96
951Supply chain resilience in the global financial crisis: an empirical studyJuttner, U.; Maklan, S.Supply Chain Management - An International Journal201167.93
804The dark side of buyer–supplier relationships: a social capital perspectiveVillena, V.H.; Revilla, E.; Choi, T.Y.Journal of Operations Management201157.43
752The impact of power and relationship commitment on the integration between manufacturers and customers in a supply chainZhao, X.; Huo, B.; Flynn, B.B.; Yeung, J.H.Y.Journal of Operations Management200844.24
744The interorganizational learning dilemma: collective knowledge development in strategic alliancesLarsson, R.; Bengtsson, L.; Henriksson, K.; Sparks, J.Organization Science199827.56
717The role of trust and relationship structure in improving supply chain responsivenessHandfield, R.B.; Bechtel, C.Industrial Marketing Management200231.17
690Consumer perceptions of price (Un)fairnessBolton, L.E.; Warlop, L.; Alba, J.W.Journal of Consumer Research200331.36
676Governing buyer–supplier relationships through transactional and relational mechanisms: evidence from ChinaLiu, Y.; Luo, Y.; Lui, T.Journal of Operations Management200839.76
Note(s):

Results are based on an assessment of 1,351 articles published between 1984 and 10/31/2025. TC = total citations; CPY = average citations per year

Source(s): Authors’ own work

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