Tina Comes - Publications#

Tina Comes' work on decisions and the role of information in time-compressed situations with strategic implications is situated in an emerging and interdisciplinary field that connects the decision and information sciences with the literature on (humanitarian) logistics, risk and resilience. She therefore publishes in a mix of high-impact factor journals related to decision support, operations management and information sciences and top domain-related journals. This has been recognized by being among the top ten researchers in Humanitarian Logistics worldwide in a recent bibliometric review (Wamba, 2020)*. In total, she published more than 100 articles in scientific journals and academic conferences. Citation indices by March 10, 2021: Google Scholar 2190 citations, h-index: 23, i10-index: 42 Scopus 1106 citations, h-index: 17. While in her role as supervisor and mentor for PhD students, she acts as a multiplier and mentor,she regularly publishes her own research as a first author.

1. Comes, T., Van de Walle, B., & Van Wassenhove, L. (2020). The coordination‐information bubble in humanitarian response: theoretical foundations and empirical investigations. Production and Operations Management. 29(11), 2484-2507. Journal Impact Factor 3.84, flagship research journal in operations management, SJR top 10 in Operations Management and top journal for humanitarian operations. Paper develops the theoretical foundations from my work in decision-making from empirical field research.

2. Comes, T., Warnier, M., Feil, W., & Van de Walle, B. (2020). Critical airport infrastructure disaster resilience: A framework and simulation model for rapid adaptation. Journal of Management in Engineering, 36(5), 04020059. Journal Impact Factor 3.76. Translates empirical insights into a novel concept to measure disaster resilience, then uses a simulation model to apply the concept to airports as a critical infrastructure.

3. Copeland, S., Comes, T., Bach, S., Nagenborg, M., Schulte, Y., & Doorn, N. (2020). Measuring social resilience: Trade-offs, challenges and opportunities for indicator models in transforming societies. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 51, 101799. Impact Factor 3.62. Review paper discussing the challenges in using social resilience indicators especially in volatile and dynamic situations.

4. Warnier, M., Alkema, V., Comes, T. & Van de Walle, B. (2020) Humanitarian access, interrupted: dynamic near real-time network analytics and mapping for reaching communities in disaster-affected countries. OR Spektrum, SI on AI & ICT for humanitarian operations, 42, 815–834. Journal Impact Factor 2.1. Innovative methods for real-time network analysis to assess access and accessibility to affected communities.

5. Baharmand, H., Comes, T. & Lauras, M. (2019) Empirically grounded bi-objective location-allocation model to support decision-makers in the immediate aftermath of sudden-onset disasters. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review. 127, 86-110. Impact Factor 3.3. Developing a new facility location method based on results and insights from field research, thereby connecting empirical and analytical research paradigms. Model provides basis for case study on sequential facility locations. Jose Maria Sarriegi Award by the Spanish Red Cross.
6. Laguna, L., Lauras, M & Comes, T. (2018): A multicriteria Master Planning DSS for a sustainable humanitarian supply chain, 1-41. Annals of Operations Research, SI on Humanitarian Operations Management. Journal Impact Factor 2.53. Paper breaking new ground in defining sustainability in humanitarian operations. 40+ citations.

7. Comes, T., Van de Walle, B, & Sandvik K. (2018): Cold chains, interrupted: the use of technology and information for decisions that keep humanitarian vaccines cool. Journal for Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management. 8(1), 49-69. Journal Impact Factor: 2.2. Emerald Literati Award.

8. Baharmand, H., Lauras, M. & Comes, T. (2017): Mitigating transportation risks in humanitarian supply chains by using logistics service providers: Insights from the 2015 Nepal earthquake. 24, 549-559, International Journal for Disaster Risk Reduction. Impact Factor 3.62, top ten percent safety & security journals.

9. Van de Walle, B., Brugghemans, B. & Comes, T. (2016) Improving Situation Awareness in Crisis Response Teams: the Effect of Enriched and Centralized Coordination. International Journal of Human Computer Studies. 95, 66-79. Impact Factor 3.16. Empirical research & theory building on the interplay of information, coordination and decision-making.
10. Heckmann, I., Comes, T. & Nickel, S. (2015) A Critical Review on Supply Chain Risk – Definition, Measure and Modeling. Omega. 52, 119-132. Most downloaded paper in Omega since April 2015, almost 600 citations by Nov 2020. Journal Impact Factor 5.32. SJR #3 in Information Systems and Management. Fundamental insights into the role of risk in complex (supply) networks.

* Wamba, S. F. (2020). Humanitarian supply chain: A bibliometric analysis and future research directions. Annals of Operations Research, 1-27.