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2023-

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219

Publications in DEA:

206

OA:

101

Date range:

2005-2026

2026

Maró, Z. M., Jámbor, A., Kovács, S., Török, Á.: A bibliometric analysis of the trends and topics in global value chain participation research between 2006 and 2024.
Qual Quant. [Epub ahead of print], 2026.

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Journal metrics:

Q1 Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q2 Statistics and Probability (2025)

Czine, P., Kovács, S.: A bibliometric analytics study of hybrid choice modeling evolution and decision-making trends from 2010 to 2026.
Decis. Anal. J. 21, 1-14, (article identifier: 100752), 2026.

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D1 Analysis (2025)

D1 Applied Mathematics (2025)

Q1 Decision Sciences (miscellaneous) (2025)

D1 Modeling and Simulation (2025)

Zha, L., Kovács, S., Erdey, L., Rabbi, M. F.: Agricultural Sustainable Development Goals in the EU: The Role of Global Value Chains.
Global Transitions. [Epub ahead of print], 2026.

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Nádasi, L., Kovács, S.: Balancing Sustainability and Well-Being: A Multivariate Analysis of European Pension Regimes.
Admin. Sci. 16 (3), 1-24, (article identifier: 157), 2026.

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Q2 Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) (2025)

Kovács, S., Csáki-Darabos, R., Fenyves, V.: Digital maturity and financial balance: a deep analysis of performance management in Hungarian E-commerce enterprises from 2019 to 2023.
Cogent Bus. Manag. 13 (1), 1-19, (article identifier: 2715152), 2026.

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Q2 Accounting (2025)

Q2 Business and International Management (2025)

Q2 Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q2 Management Science and Operations Research (2025)

Q2 Marketing (2025)

Q2 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (2025)

Q2 Strategy and Management (2025)

Müller, A. É., Bács, Z., Fenyves, V., Kovács, S., Bácsné Bába, É., Popovicsné Szilágyi, Z., Lengyel, A.: Exploring gender differences in vacation preferences: a mixed-methods analysis.
Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality "Accepted by Publisher", 2026.

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Q2 Geography, Planning and Development (2025)

Q2 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management (2025)

Nádasi, L., Petneházi, G., Kovács, S., Aradi, B.: Factors influencing global life expectancy across different income levels using Shapley value decomposition.
Soc. Sci. Human. Open. 14, 1-15, (article identifier: 103704), 2026.

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Q2 Decision Sciences (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q2 Psychology (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q1 Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (2025)

Kristia, K., Kovács, S., Nádasi, L.: From Baseline Expectations to High-Barrier Signals: Mapping Indonesian Generation Z's Sustainable Food Consumption through Item Response Theory and Motive-Based Segmentation.
Clean Responsible Consum. 20, 1-16, (article identifier: 100369), 2026.

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Q1 Economics and Econometrics (2025)

Q1 Environmental Engineering (2025)

Q1 Environmental Science (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q1 Geography, Planning and Development (2025)

Q1 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law (2025)

Q2 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment (2025)

D1 Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (2025)

Buglyó-Nyakas, E. T., Kovács, S., Gál, T.: Health, image, and influence: how social media influencers shape consumer behavior in Hungary.
Humanit. Soc. Sci. Commun. [Epub ahead of print], 2026.

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D1 Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q1 Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q1 Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q1 Psychology (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q1 Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (2025)

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Jin, W., Kovács, S., Deng, H., Erdey, L.: Mitigating the bullwhip effect: the role of ESG performance in Chinese enterprises.
Humanit Soc Sci Commun. [Epub ahead of print], 2026.

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D1 Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q1 Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q1 Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q1 Psychology (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q1 Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (2025)

11.

Kolozsi, P., Nagy, K., Felföldi, T., Varga, Z. J., Kovács, S., Kovács, D. Á., Tóth, D.: Primary closure versus the "Volcano" technique (PRIVEVO): a prospective observational study of purse-string wound closure for stoma reversal.
BMC Surg. 26 (1), 1-6, (article identifier: 144), 2026.

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Q2 Medicine (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q2 Surgery (2025)

12.

Csernoch, M., Máté, D., Kovács, S.: Ranking cognitive processes for eliminating waste in digital text management.
Humanit Soc Sci Commun. 13, 1-35, (article identifier: 952), 2026.

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D1 Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q1 Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q1 Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q1 Psychology (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q1 Social Sciences (miscellaneous) (2025)

13.

Nádasi, L., Kovács, S., Petneházi, G., Trón, Z.: The analysis of stability in the EU convergence clubs by using Poincaré plot features.
Reg. Stat. 16 (2), 318-342, 2026.

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Q1 Cultural Studies (2025)

Q3 Economics and Econometrics (2025)

Q3 Geography, Planning and Development (2025)

Q3 Public Administration (2025)

Q3 Statistics and Probability (2025)

14.

Gregán, O., Kovács, S., Gabnai, Z.: The anchor trap and the absorptive capacity: Divergent paths of university-induced economic growth in core and peripheral European regions by PLS-SEM analysis.
Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity. 12 (3), 22, (article identifier: 100865), 2026.

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D1 Development (2025)

D1 Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) (2025)

D1 Sociology and Political Science (2025)

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Nagy-Kercsó, K., Kovács, S., Zha, L., Kontor, E.: The Greenwashing Paradox: Signal Degradation and the Rise of Heuristic Substitution.
Admin. Sci. 16 (5), 1-24, (article identifier: 223), 2026.

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Q2 Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) (2025)

16.

Kobeissy, F., Kovács, S., Nádasi, L.: The Impact of Exchange Rate Volatility on Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging European Economies: Empirical Evidence from Hungary, Poland, and Romania.
Economies. 14 (8), 1-28, (article identifier: 341), 2026.

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Q2 Development (2025)

Q2 Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) (2025)

17.

Belás, J., Hlawiczka, R., Huzevka, M., Kovács, S.: What is the relationship between business ethics and the perceived implementation of ESG elements in SMEs in Poland and Hungary?.
Ethics & Bioethics 16 (1-2), 15-28, 2026.

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Q3 Education (2025)

Q2 Philosophy (2025)

Q3 Health Policy (2025)

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Alkhalaileh, M. Y. M., Kovács, S., Gál, T.: When background matters: how gender and family business background shape students' digital entrepreneurial intentions in Jordan.
Cogent Business & Management. 13 (1), 1-18, (article identifier: 2644661), 2026.

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Q2 Accounting (2025)

Q2 Business and International Management (2025)

Q2 Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) (2025)

Q2 Management Science and Operations Research (2025)

Q2 Marketing (2025)

Q2 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (2025)

Q2 Strategy and Management (2025)

2025

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Gál, T., Kovács, S., Buglyó-Nyakas, E. T.: A comprehensive analysis of food waste through historical context: A bibliometric study from 2019 to 2024.
Cleaner Waste Systems. 11, 1-13, (article identifier: 100318), 2025.

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Q2 Environmental Science (miscellaneous)

Q2 Waste Management and Disposal

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Kovács, T., Kovács, S., Várallyai, L.: Adapting to the digital age: Gamification's role in revolutionizing education for youth students.
Human Technology 21 (2), 339-359, 2025.

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Q2 Communication

Q3 Human-Computer Interaction

Q2 Social Psychology

21.

Alzubi Rama, M. O., Kontor, E., Kovács, S.: A qualitative study of using green marketing practices within Jordanian food companies: a content analysis approach.
Discov Sustain. 6 (1), 14, (article identifier: 430), 2025.

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Q2 Energy (miscellaneous)

Q2 Environmental Science (miscellaneous)

Q1 Geography, Planning and Development

Q2 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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Rabbi, M. F., Kovács, S., Popp, J., Fenyves, V.: Assessing positive and negative factors as catalysts for enhancing European food security amidst threats to SDG 2.
Sustain. Futures. 10, 1-20, (article identifier: 101000), 2025.

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Q1 Management of Technology and Innovation

Q1 Management Science and Operations Research

Q1 Sociology and Political Science

23.

Remeikiene, R., Gaspareniene, L., Fedajev, A., Hotkova, A., Kovács, S.: A study of platform workers' attitudes towards social security, legal regulation and job satisfaction: age and status differences.
Transformations in Business and Economics. 24 (1), 316-338, 2025.

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Q3 Economics and Econometrics

Q3 Marketing

Q2 Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Q2 Political Science and International Relations

Q3 Business and International Management

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Bittner, B., Vida, V., Szakos, D., Kasza, G., Kovács, S., Nagy, A. S.: A study of the behavioral and environmental factors influencing food waste in higher education.
Cleaner Waste Systems. 11, 11, (article identifier: 100256), 2025.

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Q2 Environmental Science (miscellaneous)

Q2 Waste Management and Disposal

25.

Zaouali, A., Bouabid, A., Kovács, S., Szabados, G., Mathlouthi, N., Al-Daaja, Y. O. S.: Comparison of statistical models for analysing the spatial determinants of human capital concentration in Tunisian local labour markets.
Reg. Stat. 15 (6), 1045-1072, 2025.

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Q1 Cultural Studies

Q3 Economics and Econometrics

Q3 Geography, Planning and Development

Q3 Public Administration

Q3 Statistics and Probability