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Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research

0217-5959

Published by: World Scientific

https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/apjor

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mathematics 417 12 25 7
Business and Management 679 5 6 3
Engineering and Technology 1044 13 17 7

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 57
Documents by Best Scientists*: 76
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 39
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.3
Impact Factor: 1

Overview

Top Research Topics at Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Mathematical optimization, Operations research, Job shop scheduling, Supply chain and Scheduling (computing). While work presented in Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research provided substantial information on Mathematical optimization, it also covered topics in Algorithm and Flow shop scheduling. It connects research in Job shop scheduling with the related topic of Fair-share scheduling.

The work on Fair-share scheduling presented in Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research focuses on Rate-monotonic scheduling in particular. Rate-monotonic scheduling research presented falls under the umbrella topic of Dynamic priority scheduling. The research on Supply chain featured in Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research combines topics in other fields like Microeconomics and Industrial organization.

Profit (economics) is a primary topic of Microeconomics research in Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research. While Scheduling (computing) is the focus of Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research, it also provided insights into the studies of Distributed computing and Competitive analysis. Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research investigates Competitive analysis research which frequently intersects with Online algorithm.

  • Mathematical optimization (41.61%)
  • Operations research (10.46%)
  • Job shop scheduling (9.32%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Simulation Optimization: A Review and Exploration in the New Era of Cloud Computing and Big Data (114 citations)
  • Simulated Annealing Cooling Schedules for the School Timetabling Problem (112 citations)
  • SCHEDULING PROBLEMS WITH THE EFFECTS OF DETERIORATION AND LEARNING (100 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research:

The journal papers mainly deal with areas of study such as Mathematical optimization, Microeconomics, Operations research, Supply chain and Metaheuristic. While Mathematical optimization is the focus of the journal papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Algorithm and Vehicle routing problem. The most cited publications tackle studies in Operations management and the interrelated subject of Reverse logistics to gain insights into Operations research.

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

  • Statistics
  • Mathematical optimization
  • Artificial intelligence

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main points discussed in Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research deals with Mathematical optimization, Supply chain, Operations research, Industrial organization and Scheduling (production processes). Studies on Mathematical optimization discussed in it link to the field of Constraint (information theory). Supply chain research presented in it encompasses a variety of subjects, including Trade credit, Blockchain, Service (business) and Product (category theory).

Topics in Operations research were tackled in line with various other fields like Liner shipping, Decision support system and Flow shop scheduling. Some problems in Industrial organization that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Quality (business), Production (economics) and Game theory. The concepts on Scheduling (production processes) presented in Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research can also apply to other research fields, including Resource allocation and Job shop scheduling.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Development of two highly-efficient and innovative inspection schemes for PSC inspection (3 citations)
  • When and How Should Cross-Border Platforms Manage Blockchain Technology in the Presence of Purchasing Agents? (3 citations)
  • Yard Template Generation in a Container Terminal Considering Time Requirement of Vessel Operation (3 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 Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jinjiang Yuan (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Byung-Cheon Choi (10 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Liwei Zhang (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Myoung-Ju Park (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Ji-Bo Wang (6 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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 Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Dalian University of Technology (28 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Hong Kong Polytechnic University (23 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (22 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Shanghai University (22 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • Zhengzhou University (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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, 8.40% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 23.85% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 15.60% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.35% of all publications and 42.20% 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

  • Flexible and Interactive Tradeoff Elicitation for Multicriteria Sorting Problems

    Takanni Hannaka Abreu Kang;Eduarda Asfora Frej;Adiel Teixeira de Almeida

    (2020)
    50 Citations
  • Data-driven intelligent port management based on blockchain

    Shuaian Wang;Lu Zhen;Liyang Xiao;Maria Attard

    (2021)
    21 Citations
  • Controllable processing time scheduling with total weighted completion time objective and deteriorating jobs

    (2023)
    19 Citations
  • Common Due Window Assignment Scheduling with Proportional Linear Deterioration Effects

    Xue Huang;Na Yin;Wei-Wei Liu;Ji-Bo Wang

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • Study on Resource-Dependent No-Wait Flow Shop Scheduling with Different Due-Window Assignment and Learning Effects

    Dan-Yang Lv;Ji-Bo Wang

    (2021)
    19 Citations
  • Operational Research for Technology-Driven Supply Chains in the Industry 4.0 Era: Recent Development and Future Studies

    Suyuan Luo;Tsan-Ming Choi

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Slack Due-Window Assignment Scheduling Problem with Deterioration Effects and a Deteriorating Maintenance Activity

    (2022)
    16 Citations
  • Development of two highly-efficient and innovative inspection schemes for PSC inspection

    Ran Yan;Dan Zhuge;Shuaian Wang

    (2021)
    15 Citations
  • No-Idle Flow Shop Scheduling with Deteriorating Jobs and Common Due Date Under Dominating Machines

    (2024)
    14 Citations

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