Abstract

This paper offers a comprehensive overview of IEEE Transactions in Engineering Management
(IEEE TEM) from 1985 to 2017. The article employs a mixed method examination based on an indepth
interview with the new editor regarding the challenges for the future of IEEE TEM, along with
a bibliometric analysis of the journal. By using Web of Science Core Collection data, the analysis
maps the knowledge produced and disseminated by the IEEE TEM, revealing the most cited papers;
the most frequently occurring keywords and the interconnection between them; the most prolific
authors and their co-authorship network; and the most prolific countries for published articles. The
paper also shows the main avenues of research covered by IEEE TEM and their evolution through
the analysis of the correlation of keywords. This paper offers an example application of a mixed
method bibliometric analysis, seeking to extend the quantitative findings by including other sources
of data.