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James B. Orlin

James B. Orlin

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mathematics 66 349 291 190 148 190 29763
Computer Science 68 2017 1954 1019 980 202 47049

James B. Orlin publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by James B. Orlin between 1977 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. James B. Orlin published across 50 years, from 1977 to 2026, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2011. 3 of the 209 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2011. 1977: 3 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 8 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 4 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 8 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 1 publication 2016: 3 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 7 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 3 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 2 publications 2026: 1 publication
1977 2026

209 publications in total across all disciplines

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James B. Orlin: publications per year, 1977 to 2026
Year Publications
1977 3
1978 1
1979 0
1980 1
1981 3
1982 4
1983 5
1984 1
1985 8
1986 2
1987 0
1988 1
1989 2
1990 1
1991 4
1992 4
1993 8
1994 5
1995 2
1996 3
1997 9
1998 2
1999 4
2000 9
2001 4
2002 11
2003 6
2004 8
2005 4
2006 12
2007 11
2008 10
2009 11
2010 5
2011 15
2012 2
2013 5
2014 1
2015 1
2016 3
2017 1
2018 7
2019 1
2020 1
2021 3
2022 0
2023 1
2024 1
2025 2
2026 1
Total 209
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James B. Orlin publications per year - data summary

  • James B. Orlin, a Mathematics scholar from MIT, has 209 publications recorded across 50 years, from 1977 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1977 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2011, with 15 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1978, 1980, 1984, 1988 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 50 years in the span carry no publications at all (1979, 1987 and 2022).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.4 per year counting only the 47 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 5 publications, 2% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1977-1993: 48 publications (2.8 per year); 1994-2010: 116 publications (6.8 per year); 2011-2026: 45 publications (2.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

James B. Orlin 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 James B. Orlin 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, 187–191 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: 190 publications — 58th percentile

58% 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 71 190
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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James B. Orlin 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.
  • James B. Orlin, a Mathematics scholar from MIT, records 190 publications - the 58th percentile of the discipline.
  • 58% of ranked Mathematics scientists score the same or lower than James B. Orlin, and about 42% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 172–176 publications range, and James B. Orlin 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).

James B. Orlin 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 James B. Orlin 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, 66 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: 66 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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 66
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
80 12
81 10
82 5
83 5
84 13
85 6
86+ 99
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James B. Orlin 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.
  • James B. Orlin, a Mathematics scholar from MIT, records 66 D-Index - the 90th percentile of the discipline.
  • 90% of ranked Mathematics scientists score the same or lower than James B. Orlin, and about 10% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and James B. Orlin 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

  • 2020 - Khachiyan Prize of the INFORMS Optimization Society
  • 2006 - Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

Overview

James B. Orlin is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Computer Science, with specific focus on Computational Theory and Mathematics, Computer Networks and Communications, Management Science and Operations Research, Signal Processing, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Their recent papers include:

  • A fast maximum flow algorithm, 2020, Networks
  • Diverse Data Selection under Fairness Constraints, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Directed Shortest Paths via Approximate Cost Balancing, 2022, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics eBooks

James B. Orlin has coauthored with several researchers, among whom the most frequent collaborators are:

  • X Gong
  • Scott Ganz
  • Dorit S. Hochbaum
  • László A. Végh
  • Eranda Çela

Their work has been published in the following frequent venues:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Networks
  • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics eBooks
  • INFORMS Journal on Optimization

James B. Orlin's main areas of work encompass:

  • Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs
  • Advanced Graph Theory Research
  • Optimization and Search Problems
  • Multi-Criteria Decision Making
  • Data Management and Algorithms
  • Optimization and Packing Problems
  • Constraint Satisfaction and Optimization

Throughout their career, James B. Orlin has received recognition including the Khachiyan Prize of the INFORMS Optimization Society in 2020 and being named a Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in 2006.

Best Publications

  • Network Flows

    R. K. Ahuja;T. L. Magnanti;J. B. Orlin

  • Network Flows: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications

    Ravindra K. Ahuja;Thomas L. Magnanti;James B. Orlin

  • A Faster Strongly Polynomial Minimum Cost Flow Algorithm

    James B. Orlin

  • Faster Algorithms for the Shortest Path Problem

    Ravindra K. Ahuja;Kurt Mehlhorn;James Orlin;Robert E. Tarjan

  • A survey of very large-scale neighborhood search techniques

    Ravindra K. Ahuja;Özlem Ergun;James B. Orlin;Abraham P. Punnen

  • Inverse Optimization

    Ravindra K. Ahuja;James B. Orlin

  • A faster strongly polynomial time algorithm for submodular function minimization

    James B. Orlin

  • A greedy genetic algorithm for the quadratic assignment problem

    Ravindra K. Ahuja;James B. Orlin;Ashish Tiwari

  • Max flows in O(nm) time, or better

    James B. Orlin

  • Single Transferable Vote Resists Strategic Voting

    John J. Bartholdi;James B. Orlin

  • Contentment in graph theory: Covering graphs with cliques

    James Orlin

  • Exact and Heuristic Algorithms for the Weapon-Target Assignment Problem

    Ravindra K. Ahuja;Arvind Kumar;Krishna C. Jha;James B. Orlin

  • A polynomial time primal network simplex algorithm for minimum cost flows

    James B. Orlin

  • A faster algorithm for finding the minimum cut in a directed graph

    Jianxiu Hao;James B. Orlin

  • Multi-Exchange Neighborhood Structures for the Capacitated Minimum Spanning Tree Problem

    Ravindra K. Ahuja;James B. Orlin;Dushyant Sharma

  • A Fast and Simple Algorithm for the Maximum Flow Problem

    R. K. Ahuja;James B. Orlin

  • Cyclic scheduling via integer programs with circular ones.

    John J. Bartholdi;James B. Orlin;H. Donald Ratliff

  • Faster Parametric Shortest Path and Minimum Balance Algorithms

    Neal E. Young;Robert E. Tarjant;James B. Orlin

  • Improved Algorithms for Bipartite Network Flow

    Ravindra K. Ahuja;James B. Orlin;Clifford Stein

  • Greedoid-Based Noncompensatory Inference

    Michael Yee;Ely Dahan;John R. Hauser;James Orlin

Frequent Co-Authors

Ravindra K. Ahuja
Ravindra K. Ahuja University of Florida
Sudipta Sengupta
Sudipta Sengupta Amazon (United States)
Andreas S. Schulz
Andreas S. Schulz Technical University of Munich
Murali Kodialam
Murali Kodialam Nokia (United States)
Moshe Dror
Moshe Dror University of Arizona
Dorit S. Hochbaum
Dorit S. Hochbaum University of California, Berkeley
Robert E. Tarjan
Robert E. Tarjan Princeton University

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