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Mathematics of Operations Research
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Mathematics of Operations Research

0364-765X

Published by: INFORMS

https://pubsonline.informs.org/journal/moor

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mathematics 73 75 114 20
Computer Science 336 66 80 17
Engineering and Technology 570 35 50 15

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 145
Documents by Best Scientists*: 179
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 96
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.349
Impact Factor: 1.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Mathematics of Operations Research?

The main points discussed in Mathematics of Operations Research deals with Mathematical optimization, Combinatorics, Discrete mathematics, Mathematical economics and Applied mathematics. Topics in Mathematical optimization were tackled in line with various other fields like Convergence (routing) and Markov decision process. Algorithm and Upper and lower bounds are some topics wherein Combinatorics research discussed in it have an impact.

It connects the study in Discrete mathematics with the closely related area of Bounded function. Game theory, Repeated game, Stochastic game and Nash equilibrium are all aspects of Mathematical economics discussed in it. Most of the Applied mathematics studies addressed also intersect with Mathematical analysis.

The Mathematical analysis study featured in the journal draws connections with the study of Pure mathematics.

  • Mathematical optimization (37.43%)
  • Combinatorics (23.61%)
  • Discrete mathematics (20.59%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Optimal Auction Design (4498 citations)
  • A Greedy Heuristic for the Set-Covering Problem (2187 citations)
  • Robust Convex Optimization (1973 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Mathematics of Operations Research:

Mathematical optimization, Combinatorics, Discrete mathematics, Mathematical economics and Mathematical analysis are the main subjects of interest in the journal articles. The journal papers explore topics in Mathematical optimization which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Algorithm and Markov decision process. While work presented in the most cited publications provide substantial information on Combinatorics, it also covers topics in Computational complexity theory and Convex hull.

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

  • Statistics
  • Mathematical analysis
  • Mathematical optimization

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Mathematics of Operations Research primarily tackles Applied mathematics, Mathematical optimization, Mathematical economics, Combinatorics and Regular polygon. Issues in Applied mathematics were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Function (mathematics), Class (set theory), Linear programming and Fractional Brownian motion. Discussions in it are anchored in the subject of Mathematical optimization and the similar topic of Queueing theory.

Mathematical economics research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Information asymmetry and If and only if. Combinatorics research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Intersection, Order (group theory) and Matching (graph theory). It explores issues in Regular polygon which can be linked to other research areas like Polyhedron and Cone (topology).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Statistics of Robust Optimization: A Generalized Empirical Likelihood Approach (26 citations)
  • Variational Analysis of Composite Models with Applications to Continuous Optimization (14 citations)
  • A Mean Field Game of Optimal Portfolio Liquidation (12 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 Mathematics of Operations Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Michael J. Todd (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Yinyu Ye (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Jong-Shi Pang (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Wansoo T. Rhee (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Uriel G. Rothblum (14 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 Mathematics of Operations Research (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (96 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology (86 papers) published 8 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Columbia University (62 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Cornell University (62 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 more than at the previous edition,
  • Stanford University (59 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more 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 2021 edition, 5.56% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 29.41% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 12.75% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.53% of all publications and 34.31% 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

  • Statistics of Robust Optimization: A Generalized Empirical Likelihood Approach

    John C. Duchi;Peter W. Glynn;Hongseok Namkoong

    (2021)
    306 Citations
  • A Block Successive Upper-Bound Minimization Method of Multipliers for Linearly Constrained Convex Optimization

    Mingyi Hong;Tsung Hui Chang;Xiangfeng Wang;Meisam Razaviyayn

    (2020)
    114 Citations
  • The Proximal Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers in the Nonconvex Setting: Convergence Analysis and Rates

    Radu Ioan Boţ;Radu Ioan Boţ;Dang-Khoa Nguyen

    (2020)
    84 Citations
  • Closing the Gap for Makespan Scheduling via Sparsification Techniques

    Klaus Jansen;Kim-Manuel Klein;José Verschae

    (2020)
    73 Citations
  • Nonparametric Learning Algorithms for Joint Pricing and Inventory Control with Lost Sales and Censored Demand

    Boxiao Chen;Xiuli Chao;Cong Shi

    (2021)
    65 Citations
  • Competitive Equilibrium with Indivisible Goods and Generic Budgets

    Moshe Babaioff;Noam Nisan;Inbal Talgam-Cohen

    (2021)
    47 Citations

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