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1619-4500

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/10288

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mathematics 276 26 28 10
Computer Science 626 17 23 9
Engineering and Technology 1019 16 20 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 41
Documents by Best Scientists*: 48
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 6
SCIMAGO H-index: 48
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.749
Impact Factor: 2.6

Overview

Top Research Topics at A Quarterly Journal of Operations Research?

The topics of Mathematical optimization, Operations research, Integer programming, Optimization problem and Algorithm are the focal point of discussions in the journal. In addition to Mathematical optimization research, it aims to explore topics under Scheduling (computing), Job shop scheduling and Set (abstract data type).

  • Mathematical optimization (24.12%)
  • Operations research (10.95%)
  • Integer programming (4.49%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Portfolio Selection: Efficient Diversification of Investments (4975 citations)
  • Studies in the Economics of Transportation. (1561 citations)
  • Generalized Nash Equilibrium Problems (420 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at A Quarterly Journal of Operations Research:

The most cited articles focus largely on the fields of Mathematical optimization, Operations research, Algorithm, Set (abstract data type) and Combinatorial optimization. Aside from discussions in Mathematical optimization, the published articles also deal with the subject of Vehicle routing problem which intersects with TRIPS architecture disciplines. The most cited articles facilitate discussions on Set (abstract data type) that incorporate concepts from other fields like Discrete mathematics and Combinatorics.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • Statistics
  • Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

A Quarterly Journal of Operations Research facilitates discussions on Mathematical optimization, Ophthalmology, Applied mathematics, Waste management and Simple (abstract algebra). While Mathematical optimization is the focus of it, it also provided insights into the studies of Quality (business), Set (abstract data type) and Dual (category theory). The journal centers on topics in Ophthalmology, with a focus on Intraocular pressure.

Studies on Applied mathematics discussed in the journal link to the field of Convergence (routing).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A comparison of penalty shootout designs in soccer (9 citations)
  • Modified forward–backward splitting method for variational inclusions (5 citations)
  • A note: flowshop scheduling with linear deterioration and job-rejection (4 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in A Quarterly Journal of Operations Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Rec «Mekhanobr-Tekhnika» (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Thomas Spengler (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Ralf Borndörfer (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Brigitte Werners (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Armin Fügenschuh (15 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in A Quarterly Journal of Operations Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Dresden University of Technology (50 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Zuse Institute Berlin (44 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (36 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Bremen (32 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Bologna (31 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 36.46% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 8.20% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.84% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 11.48% of all publications and 70.49% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Publications

  • Vehicle routing problems over time: a survey

    Andrea Mor;Maria Grazia Speranza

    (2020)
    83 Citations
  • Matheuristics: using mathematics for heuristic design

    (2022)
    43 Citations
  • Challenges and opportunities in crowdsourced delivery planning and operations

    (2022)
    40 Citations
  • Home health care routing and scheduling problems: a literature review

    (2022)
    35 Citations
  • Mathematical programming formulations for the alternating current optimal power flow problem

    Dan Bienstock;Mauro Escobar;Claudio Gentile;Leo Liberti

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Frank–Wolfe and friends: a journey into projection-free first-order optimization methods

    Immanuel M. Bomze;Francesco Rinaldi;Damiano Zeffiro

    (2021)
    27 Citations

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