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Business and Management
Belgium
2026

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Business and Management

D-Index
62
Citations
14417
World Ranking
475
National Ranking
4

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
58
Citations
14026
World Ranking
2459
National Ranking
29

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Business and Management in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Cathy Macharis is affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. Their research focuses on the intersection of engineering and social sciences, with a particular emphasis on transportation and logistics.

The main fields of study for Macharis include:

  • Engineering
  • Social Sciences

The subfields of study cover specific areas such as:

  • Transportation
  • Building and Construction
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Management Science and Operations Research

Key topics in Macharis's research include:

  • Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
  • Transportation and Mobility Innovations
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Transportation Planning and Optimization
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Maritime Ports and Logistics
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on sustainable transport solutions and participatory evaluation within transport and urban logistics systems. Notable recent papers are:

  • "Who is interested in a crowdsourced last mile? A segmentation of attitudinal profiles," 2020, Travel Behaviour and Society
  • "Sharing is caring: How non-financial incentives drive sustainable e-commerce delivery," 2021, Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment
  • "Stakeholders' preferences for the future of transport in Europe: Participatory evaluation of scenarios combining scenario planning and the multi-actor multi-criteria analysis," 2020, Futures
  • "Delivery to homes or collection points? A sustainability analysis for urban, urbanised and rural areas in Belgium," 2021, Journal of Transport Geography
  • "Designing successful energy communities: A comparison of seven pilots in Europe applying the Multi-Actor Multi-Criteria Analysis," 2022, Energy Research & Social Science

Macharis frequently publishes in venues that include:

  • Brussels Studies
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Transportation Research Part D Transport and Environment
  • Transportation Research Procedia
  • Sustainability

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Macharis's work. Frequent co-authors are:

  • Imre Keserü
  • Koen Mommens
  • He Huang
  • Geert te Boveldt
  • Sara Verlinde

The combination of engineering approaches with social science perspectives characterizes their multidisciplinary approach to transport-related challenges.

Best Publications

  • PROMETHEE and AHP: The design of operational synergies in multicriteria analysis.: Strengthening PROMETHEE with ideas of AHP

    Cathy Macharis;Johan Springael;Klaas De Brucker;Alain Verbeke

  • Opportunities for OR in intermodal freight transport research: A review

    Cathy Macharis;Y. M. Bontekoning

  • IS A NEW APPLIED TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH FIELD EMERGING? A REVIEW OF INTERMODAL RAIL-TRUCK FREIGHT TRANSPORT LITERATURE

    Y. Bontekoning;Cathy Macharis;J.j. Trip

  • Reviewing the Use of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for the Evaluation of Transport Projects: Time for a Multi-Actor Approach

    Cathy Macharis;Annalia Bernardini

  • Planning Problems in Intermodal Freight Transport: Accomplishments and Prospects

    An Caris;Cathy Macharis;Gerrit K. Janssens

  • Multi actor multi criteria analysis (MAMCA) as a tool to support sustainable decisions: State of use

    Cathy Macharis;Laurence Turcksin;Kenneth Lebeau

  • Linking modal choice to motility: a comprehensive review

    Astrid De Witte;Joachim Hollevoet;Frédéric Dobruszkes;Michel Hubert

  • Crowd logistics: an opportunity for more sustainable urban freight transport?

    Heleen Buldeo Rai;Sara Verlinde;Jan Merckx;Cathy Macharis

  • The multi-actor, multi-criteria analysis methodology (MAMCA) for the evaluation of transport projects: Theory and practice

    Cathy Macharis;Astrid de Witte;Jeroen Ampe

  • The GDSS PROMETHEE procedure: a PROMETHEE-GAIA based procedure for group decision support

    Cathy Macharis;Jean-Pierre Brans;B. Mareschal

  • Decision support in intermodal transport: A new research agenda

    An Caris;Cathy Macharis;Gerrit K. Janssens

  • A Combined AHP-PROMETHEE Approach for Selecting the Most Appropriate Policy Scenario to Stimulate a Clean Vehicle Fleet

    Laurence Turcksin;Annalia Bernardini;Cathy Macharis

  • Multi-criteria analysis and the resolution of sustainable development dilemmas: A stakeholder management approach

    Klaas De Brucker;Cathy Macharis;Alain Verbeke;Alain Verbeke

  • A Range-Based Vehicle Life Cycle Assessment Incorporating Variability in the Environmental Assessment of Different Vehicle Technologies and Fuels

    Maarten Messagie;Faycal-Siddikou Boureima;Thierry Clement Coosemans;Cathy Macharis

  • Combining multicriteria decision aid and system dynamics for the control of socio-economic processes. An iterative real-time procedure

    Jean Pierre Brans;Cathy Macharis;Pierre Louis Kunsch;Anne Chevalier

  • City Distribution and Urban Freight Transport: Multiple Perspectives

    Cathy Macharis;Sandra Melo

  • The Multi-Actor Multi-Criteria Analysis (MAMCA) application in the Flemish long-term decision making process on mobility and logistics

    Cathy Macharis;Astrid De Witte;Laurence Turcksin

  • A decision analysis framework for intermodal transport: Comparing fuel price increases and the internalisation of external costs

    Cathy Macharis;Ellen Van Hoeck;Ethem Pekin;Tom van Lier

  • The market potential for plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles in Flanders: A choice-based conjoint analysis

    Kenneth Lebeau;Joeri Van Mierlo;Philippe Lebeau;Olivier Mairesse

  • The importance of stakeholder analysis in freight transport

    Cathy Macharis

  • The GDSS PROMETHEE procedure: a PROMETHEE-GAIA based procedure for group decision support

    Bertrand Mareschal;Jean Pierre Brans;Cathy Macharis

Frequent Co-Authors

Joeri Van Mierlo
Joeri Van Mierlo Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Alain Verbeke
Alain Verbeke University of Calgary
An Caris
An Caris Hasselt University
Peter Nijkamp
Peter Nijkamp Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Karel Brookhuis
Karel Brookhuis University of Groningen
Dick de Waard
Dick de Waard University of Groningen
Frank Witlox
Frank Witlox Ghent University
Luc Int Panis
Luc Int Panis Hasselt University
Peter Van den Bossche
Peter Van den Bossche Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Edoardo Marcucci
Edoardo Marcucci Roma Tre University

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