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Mario Vanhoucke

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Business and Management
Belgium
2026
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Engineering and Technology
Belgium
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 57 663 613 8 7 338 12290
Engineering and Technology 58 2483 2372 30 30 354 12843

Mario Vanhoucke publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mario Vanhoucke between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mario Vanhoucke published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2023. 28 of the 406 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2023. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 30 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 16 publications
1987 2025

406 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mario Vanhoucke: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 3
1999 0
2000 3
2001 7
2002 5
2003 6
2004 8
2005 14
2006 18
2007 17
2008 21
2009 20
2010 13
2011 24
2012 24
2013 20
2014 16
2015 27
2016 19
2017 16
2018 9
2019 16
2020 14
2021 14
2022 12
2023 30
2024 12
2025 16
Total 406
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Mario Vanhoucke publications per year - data summary

  • Mario Vanhoucke, a Business and Management scholar from Ghent University, has 406 publications recorded across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1987 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 30 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1987 and 1990, with 1 publication each.
  • 10 of the 39 years in the span carry no publications at all (1988, 1989, 1991, 1992 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 10.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 14.0 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 84 publications, 21% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1987-1999: 5 publications (0.4 per year); 2000-2012: 180 publications (13.8 per year); 2013-2025: 221 publications (17.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Mario Vanhoucke publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mario Vanhoucke sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 35–39 to 436+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 122. Most scientists, 122, have 95–99 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 335–339 publications, is where this scientist sits. 35–39 publications: 2 scientists 40–44 publications: 2 scientists 45–49 publications: 5 scientists 50–54 publications: 20 scientists 55–59 publications: 39 scientists 60–64 publications: 66 scientists 65–69 publications: 52 scientists 70–74 publications: 80 scientists 75–79 publications: 83 scientists 80–84 publications: 116 scientists 85–89 publications: 94 scientists 90–94 publications: 111 scientists 95–99 publications: 122 scientists 100–104 publications: 104 scientists 105–109 publications: 113 scientists 110–114 publications: 96 scientists 115–119 publications: 97 scientists 120–124 publications: 112 scientists 125–129 publications: 93 scientists 130–134 publications: 79 scientists 135–139 publications: 69 scientists 140–144 publications: 80 scientists 145–149 publications: 81 scientists 150–154 publications: 85 scientists 155–159 publications: 50 scientists 160–164 publications: 74 scientists 165–169 publications: 61 scientists 170–174 publications: 40 scientists 175–179 publications: 44 scientists 180–184 publications: 47 scientists 185–189 publications: 59 scientists 190–194 publications: 35 scientists 195–199 publications: 37 scientists 200–204 publications: 49 scientists 205–209 publications: 48 scientists 210–214 publications: 34 scientists 215–219 publications: 31 scientists 220–224 publications: 37 scientists 225–229 publications: 34 scientists 230–234 publications: 25 scientists 235–239 publications: 28 scientists 240–244 publications: 34 scientists 245–249 publications: 28 scientists 250–254 publications: 23 scientists 255–259 publications: 22 scientists 260–264 publications: 11 scientists 265–269 publications: 16 scientists 270–274 publications: 23 scientists 275–279 publications: 12 scientists 280–284 publications: 16 scientists 285–289 publications: 10 scientists 290–294 publications: 12 scientists 295–299 publications: 12 scientists 300–304 publications: 8 scientists 305–309 publications: 13 scientists 310–314 publications: 13 scientists 315–319 publications: 6 scientists 320–324 publications: 10 scientists 325–329 publications: 9 scientists 330–334 publications: 7 scientists 335–339 publications: 10 scientists 340–344 publications: 10 scientists 345–349 publications: 7 scientists 350–354 publications: 4 scientists 355–359 publications: 10 scientists 360–364 publications: 3 scientists 365–369 publications: 7 scientists 370–374 publications: 2 scientists 375–379 publications: 8 scientists 380–384 publications: 4 scientists 385–389 publications: 5 scientists 390–394 publications: 5 scientists 395–399 publications: 2 scientists 400–404 publications: 2 scientists 405–409 publications: 4 scientists 410–414 publications: 3 scientists 415–419 publications: 2 scientists 420–424 publications: 5 scientists 425–429 publications: 3 scientists 430–434 publications: 1 scientist 435 publications: 1 scientist 436+ publications: 100 scientists
35–39 publications 436+

This scientist: 338 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
35–39 2
40–44 2
45–49 5
50–54 20
55–59 39
60–64 66
65–69 52
70–74 80
75–79 83
80–84 116
85–89 94
90–94 111
95–99 122
100–104 104
105–109 113
110–114 96
115–119 97
120–124 112
125–129 93
130–134 79
135–139 69
140–144 80
145–149 81
150–154 85
155–159 50
160–164 74
165–169 61
170–174 40
175–179 44
180–184 47
185–189 59
190–194 35
195–199 37
200–204 49
205–209 48
210–214 34
215–219 31
220–224 37
225–229 34
230–234 25
235–239 28
240–244 34
245–249 28
250–254 23
255–259 22
260–264 11
265–269 16
270–274 23
275–279 12
280–284 16
285–289 10
290–294 12
295–299 12
300–304 8
305–309 13
310–314 13
315–319 6
320–324 10
325–329 9
330–334 7
335–339 10 338
340–344 10
345–349 7
350–354 4
355–359 10
360–364 3
365–369 7
370–374 2
375–379 8
380–384 4
385–389 5
390–394 5
395–399 2
400–404 2
405–409 4
410–414 3
415–419 2
420–424 5
425–429 3
430–434 1
435 1
436+ 100
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Mario Vanhoucke publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 35–39 to 436+ publications.
  • Mario Vanhoucke, a Business and Management scholar from Ghent University, records 338 publications - the 94th percentile of the discipline.
  • 94% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Mario Vanhoucke, and about 6% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and Mario Vanhoucke ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 95–99 publications, holding 122 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 135–139 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 436 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Mario Vanhoucke D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Mario Vanhoucke sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 89+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 171. Most scientists, 171, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 156
31 159
32 171
33 161
34 135
35 124
36 114
37 111
38 103
39 89
40 81
41 97
42 80
43 69
44 68
45 63
46 54
47 69
48 50
49 58
50 54
51 62
52 54
53 43
54 49
55 35
56 40
57 44 57
58 34
59 29
60 48
61 32
62 30
63 22
64 22
65 19
66 20
67 18
68 17
69 21
70 20
71 19
72 14
73 10
74 16
75 24
76 13
77 19
78 8
79 6
80 4
81 12
82 7
83 7
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96
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Mario Vanhoucke D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 30 to 89+ D-Index.
  • Mario Vanhoucke, a Business and Management scholar from Ghent University, records 57 D-Index - the 79th percentile of the discipline.
  • 79% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Mario Vanhoucke, and about 21% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Mario Vanhoucke ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 171 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% 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 89 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (3% of the field).

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
  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Mario Vanhoucke is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on decision sciences and engineering, with significant contributions to management science, operations research, and industrial engineering fields.

The main topics of Mario Vanhoucke's research include:

  • Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling
  • Construction Project Management and Performance
  • Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms
  • BIM and Construction Integration
  • Scheduling and Timetabling Solutions
  • Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization

Vanhoucke has coauthored research with several frequent collaborators:

  • José Coelho
  • Tom Servranckx
  • Jakob Snauwaert
  • Annelies Martens
  • Rob Van Eynde

Their work is regularly published in several specialized academic venues, including:

  • European Journal of Operational Research
  • Computers & Operations Research
  • Annals of Operations Research
  • Computers & Industrial Engineering
  • Engineering Construction & Architectural Management

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Mario Vanhoucke include:

  • A new algorithm for resource-constrained project scheduling with breadth and depth of skills, 2020, European Journal of Operational Research
  • A classification and new benchmark instances for the multi-skilled resource-constrained project scheduling problem, 2022, European Journal of Operational Research
  • Going to the core of hard resource-constrained project scheduling instances, 2020, Computers & Operations Research
  • Practical application of reference class forecasting for cost and time estimations: Identifying the properties of similarity, 2021, European Journal of Operational Research
  • Integrating Corrective Actions in Project Time Forecasting Using Exponential Smoothing, 2020, Journal of Management in Engineering

Mario Vanhoucke has authored a book published by Springer Nature:

  • The Illusion of Control, 2023

Best Publications

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  • A comparison of different project duration forecasting methods using earned value metrics

    Stephan Vandevoorde;Mario Vanhoucke;Mario Vanhoucke

  • A hybrid scatter search/electromagnetism meta-heuristic for project scheduling

    Dieter Debels;Bert De Reyck;Roel Leus;Mario Vanhoucke;Mario Vanhoucke

  • A genetic algorithm for the preemptive and non-preemptive multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem

    Vincent Van Peteghem;Mario Vanhoucke;Mario Vanhoucke

  • RanGen: A Random Network Generator for Activity-on-the-Node Networks

    Erik Demeulemeester;Mario Vanhoucke;Willy Herroelen

  • A Decomposition-Based Genetic Algorithm for the Resource-Constrained Project-Scheduling Problem

    Dieter Debels;Mario Vanhoucke

  • A simulation and evaluation of earned value metrics to forecast the project duration

    Mario Vanhoucke;Mario Vanhoucke;S Vandevoorde

  • An integrated nurse staffing and scheduling analysis for longer-term nursing staff allocation problems

    Broos Maenhout;Mario Vanhoucke;Mario Vanhoucke;Mario Vanhoucke

  • An evaluation of the adequacy of project network generators with systematically sampled networks

    Mario Vanhoucke;Mario Vanhoucke;José Coelho;José Coelho;Dieter Debels;Broos Maenhout

  • An experimental investigation of metaheuristics for the multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem on new dataset instances

    Vincent Van Peteghem;Vincent Van Peteghem;Mario Vanhoucke;Mario Vanhoucke;Mario Vanhoucke

  • Measuring Time: Improving Project Performance Using Earned Value Management

    Mario Vanhoucke

  • On the dynamic use of project performance and schedule risk information during projecttracking

    Mario Vanhoucke;Mario Vanhoucke

  • Measuring the efficiency of project control using fictitious and empirical project data

    Mario Vanhoucke;Mario Vanhoucke;Mario Vanhoucke

  • On Maximizing the Net Present Value of a Project Under Renewable Resource Constraints

    Mario Vanhoucke;Erik Demeulemeester;Willy Herroelen

  • The discrete time/cost trade-off problem: extensions and heuristic procedures

    Mario Vanhoucke;Dieter Debels

  • Multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling using RCPSP and SAT solvers

    José Coelho;José Coelho;Mario Vanhoucke;Mario Vanhoucke;Mario Vanhoucke

  • New computational results on the discrete time/cost trade-off problem in project networks

    Erik Demeulemeester;B De Reyck;B Foubert;Willy Herroelen

  • A comparison of priority rules for the job shop scheduling problem under different flow time- and tardiness-related objective functions

    Veronique Sels;Nele Gheysen;Mario Vanhoucke

  • Ribosomal ribonucleic acid cistron similarities and taxonomic neighborhood of Brucella and CDC group Vd

    J. De Ley;W. Mannheim;P. Segers;A. Lievens

  • Branching strategies in a branch-and-price approach for a multiple objective nurse scheduling problem

    Broos Maenhout;Mario Vanhoucke

  • A hybrid scatter search / Electromagnetism meta-heuristic for project scheduling

    Dieter Debels;B. De Reyck;R. Leus;Mario Vanhoucke

Frequent Co-Authors

Roel Leus
Roel Leus KU Leuven
Ioannis Brilakis
Ioannis Brilakis University of Cambridge
Miroslaw J. Skibniewski
Miroslaw J. Skibniewski University of Maryland, College Park
El-Houssaine Aghezzaf
El-Houssaine Aghezzaf Ghent University
Monique Gillis
Monique Gillis Ghent University
J. De Ley
J. De Ley Ghent University
Magne Bisgaard
Magne Bisgaard Bisgaard Consulting

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