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Hanif D. Sherali

Hanif D. Sherali

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Mathematics
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mathematics 79 163 133 98 76 421 26137
Engineering and Technology 85 383 361 129 118 469 29981

Hanif D. Sherali publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Hanif D. Sherali between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Hanif D. Sherali published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 9.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2005. 2 of the 475 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2005. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 2 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 12 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 7 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 9 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 8 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 12 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 31 publications 2006: 30 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 23 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 29 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1976 2025

475 publications in total across all disciplines

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Hanif D. Sherali: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 2
1978 1
1979 1
1980 12
1981 5
1982 7
1983 3
1984 5
1985 9
1986 9
1987 7
1988 7
1989 3
1990 9
1991 9
1992 7
1993 6
1994 8
1995 5
1996 6
1997 12
1998 12
1999 16
2000 12
2001 9
2002 11
2003 7
2004 8
2005 31
2006 30
2007 21
2008 21
2009 23
2010 14
2011 29
2012 21
2013 17
2014 29
2015 9
2016 9
2017 4
2018 3
2019 1
2020 1
2021 0
2022 1
2023 0
2024 1
2025 1
Total 475
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Hanif D. Sherali publications per year - data summary

  • Hanif D. Sherali, a Mathematics scholar from Virginia Tech, has 475 publications recorded across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1976 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2005, with 31 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1976, 1978, 1979, 2019 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 50 years in the span carry no publications at all (2021 and 2023).
  • The rate of publication averages 9.5 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.9 per year counting only the 48 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 3 publications, <1% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1976-1992: 97 publications (5.7 per year); 1993-2009: 238 publications (14.0 per year); 2010-2025: 140 publications (8.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Hanif D. Sherali 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 Hanif D. Sherali 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, 417–421 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: 421 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 9 421
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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Hanif D. Sherali 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.
  • Hanif D. Sherali, a Mathematics scholar from Virginia Tech, records 421 publications - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Mathematics scientists score the same or lower than Hanif D. Sherali, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 172–176 publications range, and Hanif D. Sherali 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).

Hanif D. Sherali 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 Hanif D. Sherali 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, 79 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: 79 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
72 14
73 13
74 18
75 9
76 11
77 10
78 9
79 16 79
80 12
81 10
82 5
83 5
84 13
85 6
86+ 99
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Hanif D. Sherali 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.
  • Hanif D. Sherali, a Mathematics scholar from Virginia Tech, records 79 D-Index - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Mathematics scientists score the same or lower than Hanif D. Sherali, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Hanif D. Sherali 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Mathematics in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mathematics in United States Leader Award
  • 2002 - Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
  • 2000 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For engineering system design based on optimization theory.

Overview

Hanif D. Sherali is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with specific contributions to several subfields including Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Building and Construction, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their main research topics cover a range of areas in optimization and systems design, notably:

  • Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods
  • Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
  • Facility Location and Emergency Management
  • Advanced Graph Theory Research
  • VLSI and FPGA Design Techniques
  • Logic, Programming, and Type Systems
  • Formal Methods in Verification

Sherali has published papers in the journal Informatica, a venue where they have at least two publications. Their recent papers include:

  • "A Complementary Column Generation Approach for the Graph Equipartition Problem," published in 2020 in Informatica
  • "A Two-Index Formulation for the Fixed-Destination Multi-Depot Asymmetric Travelling Salesman Problem and Some Extensions," published in 2022 in Informatica

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Maichel M. Aguayo, Francisco N. Avilés, Subhash C. Sarin, and Salem M. Al-Ykoob.

Sherali has received recognition in their field, including the distinction of Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) awarded in 2002. Additionally, they were elected a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2000 for contributions related to engineering system design based on optimization theory.

Best Publications

  • Linear Programming and Network Flows

    Mokhtar S. Bazaraa;John J. Jarvis;Hanif D. Sherali

  • A hierarchy of relaxation between the continuous and convex hull representations

    Hanif D. Sherali;Warren P. Adams

  • A Reformulation-Linearization Technique for Solving Discrete and Continuous Nonconvex Problems

    Hanif D. Sherali;Warren P. Adams

  • A new reformulation-linearization technique for bilinear programming problems

    Hanif D. Sherali;Amine Alameddine

  • On energy provisioning and relay node placement for wireless sensor networks

    Y.T. Hou;Yi Shi;H.D. Sherali;S.F. Midkiff

  • Making sensor networks immortal: an energy-renewal approach with wireless power transfer

    Liguang Xie;Yi Shi;Y. Thomas Hou;Hanif D. Sherali

  • On renewable sensor networks with wireless energy transfer

    Yi Shi;Liguang Xie;Y. Thomas Hou;Hanif D. Sherali

  • A global optimization algorithm for polynomial programming problems using a Reformulation-Linearization Technique

    Hanif D. Sherali;Cihan H. Tuncbilek

  • A hierarchy of relaxations and convex hull characterizations for mixed-integer zero-one programming problems

    Hanif D. Sherali;Warren P. Adams

  • Linear programming and network flows (2nd ed.)

    Mokhtar S. Bazaraa;John J. Jarvis;Hanif D. Sherali

  • A LOCATION-ALLOCATION MODEL AND ALGORITHM FOR EVACUATION PLANNING UNDER HURRICANE/FLOOD CONDITIONS

    Hanif D. Sherali;Todd B. Carter;Antoine G. Hobeika

  • A Tight Linearization and an Algorithm for Zero-One Quadratic Programming Problems

    Warren P. Adams;Hanif D. Sherali

  • Disjunctive Programming

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  • Spectrum Sharing for Multi-Hop Networking with Cognitive Radios

    Y.T. Hou;Yi Shi;H.D. Sherali

  • Stackelberg-Nash-Cournot Equilibria: Characterizations and Computations

    Hanif D. Sherali;Allen L. Soyster;Frederic H. Murphy

  • A mathematical programming approach for determining oligopolistic market equilibrium

    Frederic H. Murphy;Hanif D. Sherali;Allen L. Soyster

  • Improving Discrete Model Representations via Symmetry Considerations

    Hanif D. Sherali;J. Cole Smith

  • Optimal location of transmitters for micro-cellular radio communication system design

    H.D. Sherali;C.M. Pendyala;T.S. Rappaport

  • Linear Programming and Network Flows: Bazaraa/Linear

    Mokhtar S. Bazaraa;John J. Jarvis;Hanif D. Sherali

  • Airline fleet assignment concepts, models, and algorithms

    Hanif D. Sherali;Ebru K. Bish;Xiaomei Zhu

  • Decomposition with branch-and-cut approaches for two-stage stochastic mixed-integer programming

    Suvrajeet Sen;Hanif D. Sherali

  • Benders' partitioning scheme applied to a new formulation of the quadratic assignment problem

    Mokhtar S. Bazaraa;Hanif D. Sherali

  • Enhanced Model Formulations for Optimal Facility Layout

    Hanif D. Sherali;Barbara M. P. Fraticelli;Russell D. Meller

  • A reformulation-convexification approach for solving nonconvex quadratic programming problems

    Hanif D. Sherali;Cihan H. Tuncbilek

  • A linear programming approach for designing a herbaceous biomass delivery system

    John S. Cundiff;Neil Dias;Hanif D. Sherali

  • Methods of Feasible Directions

    Mokhtar S. Bazaraa;Hanif D. Sherali;C. M. Shetty

Frequent Co-Authors

Yi Shi
Yi Shi Virginia Tech
Y. Thomas Hou
Y. Thomas Hou Virginia Tech
Sastry Kompella
Sastry Kompella United States Naval Research Laboratory
Scott F. Midkiff
Scott F. Midkiff Virginia Tech
Shiwen Mao
Shiwen Mao Auburn University
Mohamed Haouari
Mohamed Haouari Qatar University
Wenjing Lou
Wenjing Lou Virginia Tech
Fred Glover
Fred Glover University of Colorado Boulder
David Yang Gao
David Yang Gao Federation University Australia
Ness B. Shroff
Ness B. Shroff The Ohio State University

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