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European Journal of Operational Research
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European Journal of Operational Research

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mathematics 11 152 360 36
Business and Management 17 102 321 47
Engineering and Technology 60 251 604 55
Computer Science 74 202 448 49

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 646
Documents by Best Scientists*: 1270
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 34
SCIMAGO H-index: 319
SCIMAGO SJR: 2.239
Impact Factor: 6

Overview

Top Research Topics at European Journal of Operational Research?

The objective of the journal is to combine knowledge in the areas of Mathematical optimization, Operations research, Algorithm, Scheduling (computing) and Econometrics. Mathematical optimization and Set (abstract data type) are closely related fields of research discussed in it. In the journal, Production (economics), Decision support system and Operations management are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Operations research research.

It connects the study in Scheduling (computing) with the closely related area of Scheduling (production processes). Most of the Econometrics studies addressed also intersect with Data envelopment analysis. European Journal of Operational Research features Heuristic research that overlaps with concepts in Heuristic (computer science).

  • Mathematical optimization (36.61%)
  • Operations research (18.32%)
  • Algorithm (8.86%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Measuring the efficiency of decision making units (20953 citations)
  • How to make a decision: The analytic hierarchy process (5238 citations)
  • Efficiency of financial institutions: International survey and directions for future research (2864 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at European Journal of Operational Research:

The published articles are organized to reinforce research efforts on Mathematical optimization, Operations research, Algorithm, Scheduling (computing) and Heuristics. The journal papers dive deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Mathematical optimization and Job shop scheduling. In addition to Operations research research, the published articles aim to explore topics under Data envelopment analysis, Decision support system, Supply chain and Operations management.

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

  • World War II
  • Statistics
  • Law

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

European Journal of Operational Research primarily tackles Mathematical optimization, Operations research, Industrial organization, Integer programming and Context (language use). In addition to Mathematical optimization research, the journal aims to explore topics under Set (abstract data type), Job shop scheduling and Integer (computer science). The subject of Data envelopment analysis, which is connected to the field of Production (economics), serves as the foundation of the Integer (computer science) research featured in European Journal of Operational Research.

Concepts in Scheduling (computing), as well as related topics in Task (project management) and Schedule, are covered in the Operations research research presented in the journal. Topics in Industrial organization were tackled in line with various other fields like Stability (learning theory), Competition (economics) and Supply chain management. The studies on Integer programming discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Combinatorial optimization and Heuristic.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Markov decision processes with recursive risk measures (6 citations)
  • Machine Learning at the service of Meta-heuristics for solving Combinatorial Optimization Problems: A state-of-the-art (3 citations)
  • Team of rivals: How should original equipment manufacturers cooperate with independent remanufacturers via authorisation? (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 European Journal of Operational Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Gilbert Laporte (83 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • T.C.E. Cheng (64 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Joe Zhu (61 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Michel Gendreau (47 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andrew Lim (46 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 European Journal of Operational Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Erasmus University Rotterdam (243 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (240 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 14 less than at the previous edition,
  • Lancaster University (218 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 12 less than at the previous edition,
  • College of Business Administration (207 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Eindhoven University of Technology (202 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than 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 2022 edition, 4.04% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.63% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 4.21% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 7.37% of all publications and 75.79% 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

  • Machine learning for combinatorial optimization: A methodological tour d’horizon

    Yoshua Bengio;Andrea Lodi;Antoine Prouvost

    (2021)
    1420 Citations
  • Planning and control of autonomous mobile robots for intralogistics: Literature review and research agenda

    Giuseppe Fragapane;René de Koster;Fabio Sgarbossa;Jan Ola Strandhagen

    (2021)
    550 Citations
  • Performance indicators in multiobjective optimization

    Charles Audet;Jean Bigeon;Dominique Cartier;Sébastien Le Digabel

    (2021)
    388 Citations
  • A concise guide to existing and emerging vehicle routing problem variants

    Thibaut Vidal;Gilbert Laporte;Piotr Matl

    (2020)
    340 Citations
  • Green product development under competition: A study of the fashion apparel industry

    Shu Guo;Tsan-Ming Choi;Bin Shen

    (2020)
    315 Citations
  • Deep learning in business analytics and operations research: Models, applications and managerial implications

    Mathias Kraus;Stefan Feuerriegel;Asil Oztekin

    (2020)
    307 Citations

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