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OPSEARCH

0030-3887

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/12597

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mathematics 518 12 24 5
Engineering and Technology 787 16 45 11

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 42
Documents by Best Scientists*: 77
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 33
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.409
Impact Factor: 1.8

Overview

Top Research Topics at Opsearch?

Opsearch aims to foster the development of research in Mathematical optimization, Fuzzy logic, Operations research, Applied mathematics and Algorithm. The journal addresses concerns in Mathematical optimization which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Fuzzy number, Queue and Set (abstract data type). Fuzzy number research discussed connects with the study of Fuzzy set operations.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Queue, it also covered topics in Queueing theory and Real-time computing. The Real-time computing study featured in it draws parallels with the field of Service (business).

  • Mathematical optimization (38.62%)
  • Fuzzy logic (9.43%)
  • Operations research (8.77%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Central force optimization: A new deterministic gradient-like optimization metaheuristic (65 citations)
  • A survey on inventory models with positive service time (62 citations)
  • The Inventory Replenishment Policy for Deteriorating Items Under Permissible Delay in Payments (60 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Opsearch:

The most cited papers investigate studies in Mathematical optimization, Operations research, Operations management, Fuzzy logic and Economic shortage. In addition to Mathematical optimization research, the published articles aim to explore topics under Production (economics), Flexibility (engineering) and Benchmark (computing). While the journal articles focused on Operations research, they were also able to explore topics like Production inventory and Markov process.

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 journal primarily focuses on research topics in Mathematical optimization, Operations research, Supply chain, Production (economics) and Ranking. Opsearch tackles studies in Quadratic equation and the interrelated subject of Quadratic growth to gain insights into Mathematical optimization. The concepts on Operations research presented in the journal can also apply to other research fields, including Profit (accounting), Order (business), Product (business) and Product (category theory).

Topics in Order (business) explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Lead time, Queueing theory and Service (business). While it focused on Supply chain, it was also able to explore topics like Profit (economics), Industrial organization and Fuzzy logic. The featured Production (economics) studies mainly concentrate on Investment (macroeconomics) but also cover areas of interest in Econometrics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Prioritization of strategies to overcome the barriers in Industry 4.0: a hybrid MCDM approach (6 citations)
  • Best criteria selection based PROMETHEE II method (6 citations)
  • Inter-dependent lead-time and ordering cost reduction strategy: a supply chain model with quality control, lead-time dependent backorder and price-sensitive stochastic demand (5 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 Opsearch (based on the number of publications) are:

  • S. R. Arora (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Manoranjan Maiti (16 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • P. Vijaya Laxmi (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Shankar Chakraborty (9 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Samarjit Kar (8 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as 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 Opsearch (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Delhi (63 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (36 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Indian Institutes of Technology (24 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (23 papers) published 9 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, 10.75% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 31.33% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 9.64% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 10.84% of all publications and 48.19% 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

  • Prioritization of strategies to overcome the barriers in Industry 4.0: a hybrid MCDM approach

    Veepan Kumar;Prem Vrat;Ravi Shankar

    (2021)
    67 Citations
  • A lean approach to healthcare management using multi criteria decision making

    Ramkrishna S. Bharsakade;Padmanava Acharya;L. Ganapathy;Manoj K. Tiwari

    (2021)
    51 Citations
  • An effective hybrid local search approach for the post enrolment course timetabling problem

    Say Leng Goh;Graham Kendall;Graham Kendall;Graham Kendall;Nasser R. Sabar;Nasser R. Sabar;Salwani Abdullah

    (2020)
    28 Citations
  • A narrative review of multi-objective optimization on the basis of ratio analysis (MOORA) method in decision making

    (2023)
    19 Citations
  • A bi-objective two-echelon pollution routing problem with simultaneous pickup and delivery under multiple time windows constraint

    Arjun Paul;Ravi Shankar Kumar;Chayanika Rout;Adrijit Goswami

    (2021)
    18 Citations
  • Parametric analysis of a green electrical discharge machining process using DEMATEL and SIR methods

    Partha Protim Das;Shankar Chakraborty

    (2020)
    18 Citations
  • An entropic order quantity inventory model for quality assessment considering price sensitive demand

    Sudipta Sinha;Nikunja Mohan Modak;Shib Sankar Sana

    (2020)
    17 Citations
  • An opportunistic group maintenance model for the multi-unit series system employing Jaya algorithm

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • A production-reliability-inventory model for a series-parallel system with mixed strategy considering shortage, warranty period, credit period in crisp and stochastic sense

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • A multi-attributive ideal-real comparative analysis-based approach for piston material selection

    Saikat Chatterjee;Shankar Chakraborty

    (2021)
    14 Citations

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