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Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering
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Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering

1004-3756

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11518

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Engineering and Technology 1310 9 9 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 25
Documents by Best Scientists*: 35
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 36
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.41
Impact Factor: 2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering?

The journal investigates studies in Mathematical optimization, Operations research, Supply chain, Microeconomics and Artificial intelligence. Mathematical optimization research is concerned with Integer programming in particular. While work presented in it provided substantial information on Supply chain, it also covered topics in Stackelberg competition, Industrial organization and Product (business).

Profit (economics) is a key component of Microeconomics research discussed in the journal. Artificial intelligence research discussed connects with the study of Machine learning.

  • Mathematical optimization (14.45%)
  • Operations research (14.29%)
  • Supply chain (9.42%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Decision making — the Analytic Hierarchy and Network Processes (AHP/ANP) (733 citations)
  • Fundamentals of the analytic network process — Dependence and feedback in decision-making with a single network (346 citations)
  • A CASE FOR SERVICE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (202 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering:

The published articles focus on Operations research, Mathematical optimization, Marketing, Knowledge management and Management science. Analytic hierarchy process is a major topic of Operations research research in the journal publications. The published papers explore research in Management science alongside concepts in Decision analysis and other areas of study in Stakeholder.

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

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Statistics
  • Operating system

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering mainly cover the fields of Service (business), Industrial organization, Supply chain, Microeconomics and Data science. The research on Service (business) featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Software, Empirical research and Knowledge management. Topics in Supply chain were tackled in line with various other fields like Bargaining power, Remanufacturing, Stackelberg competition, Product (business) and Original equipment manufacturer.

Leverage (negotiation) and Evolution strategy are some topics wherein Microeconomics research discussed in it have an impact. The concepts on Dual (category theory) presented in Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering can also apply to other research fields, including Mathematical optimization and Communication channel. The Mathematical optimization works featured in it incorporate elements from Hypercube, Location model and Idle.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Dry Port-Seaport Logistics Network Construction under the Belt and Road Initiative: A Case of Shandong Province in China (2 citations)
  • On Learning Adaptive Service Compositions (1 citations)
  • Integration of Facility Location and Hypercube Queuing Models in Emergency Medical Systems (1 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 Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Keith W. Hipel (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yoshiteru Nakamori (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jian Chen (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • James M. Tien (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Xijin Tang (12 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 Journal of Systems Science and Systems Engineering (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Tsinghua University (35 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences (34 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (24 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Waterloo (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dalian University of Technology (17 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, 2.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 17.95% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.26% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.95% of all publications and 53.85% 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

  • A Two-Level Hierarchical Graph Model for Conflict Resolution with Application to International Climate Change Negotiations

    Shawei He;Keith W. Hipel;Keith W. Hipel;Keith W. Hipel;Haiyan Xu;Ye Chen

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Item-level Forecasting for E-commerce Demand with High-dimensional Data Using a Two-stage Feature Selection Algorithm

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Integration of Facility Location and Hypercube Queuing Models in Emergency Medical Systems

    Maryam Ghobadi;Jamal Arkat;Hiwa Farughi;Reza Tavakkoli-Moghaddam

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Seru Scheduling Problems with Multiple Due-Windows Assignment and Learning Effect

    (2022)
    6 Citations
  • Contextual Relevance of Sustainable Supply Chain: Recycling, Philanthropy, or Both?

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Cooperation and Contract Design in Project Management with Outsourcing

    (2023)
    2 Citations
  • Strategic Response to a Powerful Downstream Retailer: Difference-Setting Wholesale Pricing Contract and Partial Forward Integration

    (2021)
    1 Citations
  • Formulation and Solution Approach for Uncertain Multi-Objective Material Requirement Planning Problem with Multi-Mode Demand, Overtime Production, and Outsourcing Possibilities

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • On the Quasi-Concavity of Equipment Sharing Games with Perishable Raw Materials

    Jun Li;Xiaoqiang Cai;Yinlian Zeng;Hairong Feng

    (2021)
    0 Citations

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