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TOP
H-index 11

TOP

1134-5764

Published by: Springer

https://www.springer.com/journal/11750

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Mathematics 314 23 32 9
Engineering and Technology 935 21 30 8

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 46
Documents by Best Scientists*: 56
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 33
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.657
Impact Factor: 1.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Top?

Top investigates areas of study like Mathematical optimization, Mathematical economics, Operations research, Algorithm and Combinatorics. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Mathematical optimization, apply to Function (mathematics) as well. The studies on Mathematical economics discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Value (mathematics) and Axiom.

The study on Combinatorics presented is investigated in conjunction with research in Discrete mathematics.

  • Mathematical optimization (41.01%)
  • Mathematical economics (14.34%)
  • Operations research (9.52%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Static pickup and delivery problems: a classification scheme and survey (502 citations)
  • A classified bibliography of research on retrial pueues: progress in 1990-1999 (292 citations)
  • Routing problems with loading constraints (173 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Top:

The most cited publications are organized to address concerns in the fields of Mathematical optimization, Operations research, Vehicle routing problem, Routing (electronic design automation) and Queue. Mathematical optimization research in the journal papers connects with the study of Queueing theory. The published papers explore topics in Operations research which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Production (economics), Engineering management, Schedule, Optimization problem and Data envelopment analysis.

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

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Statistics
  • Mathematical optimization

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of Top are Mathematical optimization, Metaheuristic, Tabu search, Graph drawing and Operations research. The Mathematical optimization study featured in it draws connections with the study of Tree (data structure). It focuses on Metaheuristic but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Separation (aeronautics), Randomization techniques, Linear model and Traffic flow.

The research on Tabu search tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Space (commercial competition), Theoretical computer science, World Wide Web and Reading (process). Top explores research in Theoretical computer science alongside concepts in Optimization problem and other areas of study in Focus (optics). Top holds forums on Operations research that merges themes from other disciplines such as Core (game theory), Travelling salesman problem and Heuristic.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Mathematical Optimization in Classification and Regression Trees (11 citations)
  • Maximizing performance with an eye on the finances: a chance-constrained model for football transfer market decisions (7 citations)
  • Sports scheduling and other topics in sports analytics: a survey with special reference to Latin America (4 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 Top (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Laureano F. Escudero (25 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Stef Tijs (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Peter Borm (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Justo Puerto (11 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Gilbert Laporte (10 papers) published 1 paper 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 Top (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Seville (35 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Complutense University of Madrid (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Tilburg University (31 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Polytechnic University of Catalonia (29 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • University of the Basque Country (25 papers) absent 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, 7.41% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.00% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 2.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 18.00% of all publications and 62.00% 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

  • Mathematical Optimization in Classification and Regression Trees

    Emilio Carrizosa;Cristina Molero-Río;Dolores Romero Morales

    (2021)
    131 Citations
  • Shared resources in collaborative vehicle routing

    Margaretha Gansterer;Margaretha Gansterer;Richard F. Hartl

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • Regression markets and application to energy forecasting

    (2021)
    29 Citations
  • Distance geometry and data science

    Leo Liberti

    (2020)
    24 Citations
  • Bilevel optimization to deal with demand response in power grids: models, methods and challenges

    Carlos Henggeler Antunes;Maria João Alves;Billur Ecer

    (2020)
    15 Citations
  • A robust optimization approach for the unrelated parallel machine scheduling problem

    (2022)
    14 Citations
  • Tabu search tutorial. A Graph Drawing Application

    Fred Glover;Vicente Campos;Rafael Martí

    (2021)
    13 Citations
  • A biased-randomized iterated local search for the vehicle routing problem with optional backhauls

    Julio C. Londoño;Rafael D. Tordecilla;Rafael D. Tordecilla;Leandro do C. Martins;Angel A. Juan

    (2021)
    12 Citations

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