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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mathematics 71 254 214 142 113 182 33056
Computer Science 73 1545 1498 802 772 198 33499

David B. Shmoys publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David B. Shmoys between 1984 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David B. Shmoys published across 43 years, from 1984 to 2026, averaging 5.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2011. 7 of the 227 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2011. 1984: 3 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 5 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 7 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 1 publication
1984 2026

227 publications in total across all disciplines

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David B. Shmoys: publications per year, 1984 to 2026
Year Publications
1984 3
1985 8
1986 7
1987 3
1988 1
1989 5
1990 4
1991 2
1992 4
1993 8
1994 4
1995 3
1996 7
1997 9
1998 3
1999 9
2000 2
2001 1
2002 4
2003 1
2004 7
2005 6
2006 4
2007 4
2008 7
2009 3
2010 5
2011 27
2012 5
2013 1
2014 3
2015 5
2016 2
2017 3
2018 4
2019 10
2020 4
2021 10
2022 9
2023 8
2024 5
2025 6
2026 1
Total 227
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David B. Shmoys publications per year - data summary

  • David B. Shmoys, a Mathematics scholar from Cornell University, has 227 publications recorded across 43 years, from 1984 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1984 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2011, with 27 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1988, 2001, 2003, 2013 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 5.3 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.3 per year counting only the 43 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 29 publications, 13% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1984-1998: 71 publications (4.7 per year); 1999-2013: 86 publications (5.7 per year); 2014-2026: 70 publications (5.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

David B. Shmoys publication distribution in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mathematics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David B. Shmoys sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 100 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 537+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 112. Most scientists, 112, have 142–146 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 182–186 publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 3 scientists 47–51 publications: 5 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 20 scientists 62–66 publications: 14 scientists 67–71 publications: 25 scientists 72–76 publications: 19 scientists 77–81 publications: 35 scientists 82–86 publications: 50 scientists 87–91 publications: 60 scientists 92–96 publications: 86 scientists 97–101 publications: 84 scientists 102–106 publications: 83 scientists 107–111 publications: 90 scientists 112–116 publications: 99 scientists 117–121 publications: 90 scientists 122–126 publications: 91 scientists 127–131 publications: 109 scientists 132–136 publications: 110 scientists 137–141 publications: 98 scientists 142–146 publications: 112 scientists 147–151 publications: 102 scientists 152–156 publications: 88 scientists 157–161 publications: 106 scientists 162–166 publications: 83 scientists 167–171 publications: 102 scientists 172–176 publications: 77 scientists 177–181 publications: 81 scientists 182–186 publications: 78 scientists 187–191 publications: 71 scientists 192–196 publications: 92 scientists 197–201 publications: 64 scientists 202–206 publications: 69 scientists 207–211 publications: 64 scientists 212–216 publications: 62 scientists 217–221 publications: 58 scientists 222–226 publications: 53 scientists 227–231 publications: 50 scientists 232–236 publications: 46 scientists 237–241 publications: 46 scientists 242–246 publications: 46 scientists 247–251 publications: 43 scientists 252–256 publications: 29 scientists 257–261 publications: 45 scientists 262–266 publications: 30 scientists 267–271 publications: 33 scientists 272–276 publications: 34 scientists 277–281 publications: 30 scientists 282–286 publications: 31 scientists 287–291 publications: 21 scientists 292–296 publications: 34 scientists 297–301 publications: 26 scientists 302–306 publications: 10 scientists 307–311 publications: 17 scientists 312–316 publications: 23 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 16 scientists 327–331 publications: 26 scientists 332–336 publications: 13 scientists 337–341 publications: 13 scientists 342–346 publications: 16 scientists 347–351 publications: 17 scientists 352–356 publications: 12 scientists 357–361 publications: 18 scientists 362–366 publications: 18 scientists 367–371 publications: 9 scientists 372–376 publications: 11 scientists 377–381 publications: 8 scientists 382–386 publications: 8 scientists 387–391 publications: 9 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 8 scientists 402–406 publications: 11 scientists 407–411 publications: 6 scientists 412–416 publications: 6 scientists 417–421 publications: 9 scientists 422–426 publications: 8 scientists 427–431 publications: 5 scientists 432–436 publications: 8 scientists 437–441 publications: 8 scientists 442–446 publications: 4 scientists 447–451 publications: 4 scientists 452–456 publications: 4 scientists 457–461 publications: 2 scientists 462–466 publications: 2 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 3 scientists 477–481 publications: 3 scientists 482–486 publications: 6 scientists 487–491 publications: 3 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 5 scientists 502–506 publications: 1 scientist 507–511 publications: 6 scientists 512–516 publications: 4 scientists 517–521 publications: 1 scientist 522–526 publications: 3 scientists 527–531 publications: 1 scientist 532–536 publications: 4 scientists 537+ publications: 100 scientists
42–46 publications 537+

This scientist: 182 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more.

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Number of Mathematics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,584 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 3
47–51 5
52–56 7
57–61 20
62–66 14
67–71 25
72–76 19
77–81 35
82–86 50
87–91 60
92–96 86
97–101 84
102–106 83
107–111 90
112–116 99
117–121 90
122–126 91
127–131 109
132–136 110
137–141 98
142–146 112
147–151 102
152–156 88
157–161 106
162–166 83
167–171 102
172–176 77
177–181 81
182–186 78 182
187–191 71
192–196 92
197–201 64
202–206 69
207–211 64
212–216 62
217–221 58
222–226 53
227–231 50
232–236 46
237–241 46
242–246 46
247–251 43
252–256 29
257–261 45
262–266 30
267–271 33
272–276 34
277–281 30
282–286 31
287–291 21
292–296 34
297–301 26
302–306 10
307–311 17
312–316 23
317–321 13
322–326 16
327–331 26
332–336 13
337–341 13
342–346 16
347–351 17
352–356 12
357–361 18
362–366 18
367–371 9
372–376 11
377–381 8
382–386 8
387–391 9
392–396 9
397–401 8
402–406 11
407–411 6
412–416 6
417–421 9
422–426 8
427–431 5
432–436 8
437–441 8
442–446 4
447–451 4
452–456 4
457–461 2
462–466 2
467–471 4
472–476 3
477–481 3
482–486 6
487–491 3
492–496 5
497–501 5
502–506 1
507–511 6
512–516 4
517–521 1
522–526 3
527–531 1
532–536 4
537+ 100
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David B. Shmoys publication distribution in Mathematics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,584 Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 100 ranges running from 42–46 to 537+ publications.
  • David B. Shmoys, a Mathematics scholar from Cornell University, records 182 publications - the 54th percentile of the discipline.
  • 54% of ranked Mathematics scientists score the same or lower than David B. Shmoys, and about 46% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 172–176 publications range, and David B. Shmoys ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 142–146 publications, holding 112 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 47% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 162–166 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 537 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

David B. Shmoys D-index placement in Mathematics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David B. Shmoys sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 86+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 174. Most scientists, 174, have 30 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 71 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 174 scientists 31 D-Index: 151 scientists 32 D-Index: 174 scientists 33 D-Index: 117 scientists 34 D-Index: 136 scientists 35 D-Index: 127 scientists 36 D-Index: 145 scientists 37 D-Index: 153 scientists 38 D-Index: 150 scientists 39 D-Index: 150 scientists 40 D-Index: 138 scientists 41 D-Index: 136 scientists 42 D-Index: 93 scientists 43 D-Index: 108 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 112 scientists 46 D-Index: 103 scientists 47 D-Index: 75 scientists 48 D-Index: 59 scientists 49 D-Index: 67 scientists 50 D-Index: 60 scientists 51 D-Index: 57 scientists 52 D-Index: 59 scientists 53 D-Index: 62 scientists 54 D-Index: 60 scientists 55 D-Index: 50 scientists 56 D-Index: 42 scientists 57 D-Index: 54 scientists 58 D-Index: 50 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 41 scientists 61 D-Index: 35 scientists 62 D-Index: 40 scientists 63 D-Index: 21 scientists 64 D-Index: 31 scientists 65 D-Index: 27 scientists 66 D-Index: 29 scientists 67 D-Index: 19 scientists 68 D-Index: 25 scientists 69 D-Index: 17 scientists 70 D-Index: 18 scientists 71 D-Index: 12 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 13 scientists 74 D-Index: 18 scientists 75 D-Index: 9 scientists 76 D-Index: 11 scientists 77 D-Index: 10 scientists 78 D-Index: 9 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 10 scientists 82 D-Index: 5 scientists 83 D-Index: 5 scientists 84 D-Index: 13 scientists 85 D-Index: 6 scientists 86+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 86+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mathematics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,584 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 174
31 151
32 174
33 117
34 136
35 127
36 145
37 153
38 150
39 150
40 138
41 136
42 93
43 108
44 115
45 112
46 103
47 75
48 59
49 67
50 60
51 57
52 59
53 62
54 60
55 50
56 42
57 54
58 50
59 42
60 41
61 35
62 40
63 21
64 31
65 27
66 29
67 19
68 25
69 17
70 18
71 12 71
72 14
73 13
74 18
75 9
76 11
77 10
78 9
79 16
80 12
81 10
82 5
83 5
84 13
85 6
86+ 99
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David B. Shmoys D-index placement in Mathematics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,584 Mathematics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 30 to 86+ D-Index.
  • David B. Shmoys, a Mathematics scholar from Cornell University, records 71 D-Index - the 93rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 93% of ranked Mathematics scientists score the same or lower than David B. Shmoys, and about 7% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and David B. Shmoys ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 30 D-Index, holding 174 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 58% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 44 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 86 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
  • 2012 - SIAM Fellow For contributions to the design, analysis, and application of efficient discrete optimization algorithms in scheduling, facility location, networks, and sustainability.
  • 2001 - ACM Fellow For fundamental achievements in the design and analysis of algorithms for discrete optimization problems.

Overview

David B. Shmoys is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering and computer science, with a focus on optimization, algorithms, and operations research.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Modeling for COVID-19 college reopening decisions: Cornell, a case study, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Minimizing Multimodular Functions and Allocating Capacity in Bike-Sharing Systems, 2022, Operations Research
  • Booster vaccination protection against SARS-CoV-2 infections in young adults during an Omicron BA.1-predominant period: A retrospective cohort study, 2023, PLoS Medicine
  • Approximation Algorithms for the Bottleneck Asymmetric Traveling Salesman Problem, 2021, ACM Transactions on Algorithms
  • Approximation Algorithms for the Bottleneck Asymmetric Traveling Salesman Problem, 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Shane G. Henderson
  • Wes Gurnee
  • Peter I. Frazier
  • Manxi Wu
  • Sander Aarts

David B. Shmoys has published prominently in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (Schloss Dagstuhl)
  • Operations Research Letters
  • INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The main fields of study for their research are:

  • Engineering
  • Computer Science

Subfields include:

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Political Science and International Relations

The research topics addressed cover:

  • Optimization and Search Problems
  • Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs
  • Transportation and Mobility Innovations
  • Game Theory and Voting Systems
  • Facility Location and Emergency Management
  • Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods
  • Optimization and Packing Problems

Shmoys has been recognized with several awards, including:

  • Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), 2014
  • SIAM Fellow, 2012, for contributions to the design, analysis, and application of efficient discrete optimization algorithms in scheduling, facility location, networks, and sustainability
  • ACM Fellow, 2001, for fundamental achievements in the design and analysis of algorithms for discrete optimization problems

Best Publications

  • The Traveling Salesman Problem: A Guided Tour of Combinatorial Optimization

    E.L. Lawler;Jan Karel Lenstra;A.H.G. Rinnooy Kan;D.B. Shmoys

  • The traveling salesman problem

    Eugene L. Lawler;Jan Karel Lenstra;Alexander H. G. Rinnooy Kan;David Shmoys

  • Sequencing and scheduling : algorithms and complexity

    EL Lawler;JK Jan Karel Lenstra;Ahg Alexander Rinnooy Kan;DB David Shmoys

  • The Design of Approximation Algorithms

    David P. Williamson;David B. Shmoys

  • Approximation algorithms for scheduling unrelated parallel machines

    J. K. Lenstra;D. B. Shmoys;É. Tardos

  • A Best Possible Heuristic for the k-Center Problem

    Dorit S. Hochbaum;David B. Shmoys

  • Using dual approximation algorithms for scheduling problems theoretical and practical results

    Dorit S. Hochbaum;David B. Shmoys

  • An approximation algorithm for the generalized assignment problem

    David B. Shmoys;Éva Tardos

  • Sequencing and scheduling : algorithms and complexity

    E.L. Lawler;J.K. Lenstra;A.H.G. Rinnooy Kan;D.B. Shmoys

  • Fast approximation algorithms for fractional packing and covering problems

    Serge A. Plotkin;David B. Shmoys;Éva Tardos

  • A constant-factor approximation algorithm for the k -median problem

    Moses Charikar;Sudipto Guha;Éva Tardos;David B. Shmoys

  • Chapter 9 Sequencing and scheduling: Algorithms and complexity

    Eugene L. Lawler;Jan Karel Lenstra;Alexander H.G. Rinnooy Kan;David B. Shmoys

  • Approximation algorithms for facility location problems

    D.B. Shmoys;É. Tardos;K.I. Aardal

  • Approximation algorithms for facility location problems (extended abstract)

    David B. Shmoys;Éva Tardos;Karen Aardal

  • Scheduling to minimize average completion time: off-line and on-line approximation algorithms

    Leslie A. Hall;Andreas S. Schulz;David B. Shmoys;Joel Wein

  • Dynamic Assortment Optimization with a Multinomial Logit Choice Model and Capacity Constraint

    Paat Rusmevichientong;Zuo-Jun Max Shen;David B. Shmoys

  • Scheduling Parallel Machines On-line

    David B. Shmoys;Joel Wein;David P. Williamson

  • A unified approach to approximation algorithms for bottleneck problems

    Dorit S. Hochbaum;David B. Shmoys

  • A polynomial approximation scheme for scheduling on uniform processors: Using the dual approximation approach

    Dorit s. Hochbaum;David B. Shmoys

  • Improved Approximation Algorithms for the Uncapacitated Facility Location Problem

    Fabián A. Chudak;David B. Shmoys

  • A constant-factor approximation algorithm for the k-median problem (extended abstract)

    Moses Charikar;Sudipto Guha;Éva Tardos;David B. Shmoys

  • The Design of Approximation Algorithms: Further Uses of Random Sampling and Randomized Rounding of Linear Programs

    David P. Williamson;David B. Shmoys

  • The Design of Approximation Algorithms: Random Sampling and Randomized Rounding of Linear Programs

    David P. Williamson;David B. Shmoys

Frequent Co-Authors

David P. Williamson
David P. Williamson Cornell University
Jan Karel Lenstra
Jan Karel Lenstra Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
Éva Tardos
Éva Tardos Cornell University
Chaitanya Swamy
Chaitanya Swamy University of Waterloo
Dorit S. Hochbaum
Dorit S. Hochbaum University of California, Berkeley
Eugene L. Lawler
Eugene L. Lawler University of California, Berkeley
Shane G. Henderson
Shane G. Henderson Cornell University
Carla P. Gomes
Carla P. Gomes Cornell University
Andreas S. Schulz
Andreas S. Schulz Technical University of Munich
Robert Kleinberg
Robert Kleinberg Cornell University

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