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Mathematics

D-Index
57
Citations
13114
World Ranking
688
National Ranking
348

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
58
Citations
13808
World Ranking
2461
National Ranking
755

Michael C. Ferris 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 Michael C. Ferris sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 537+

This scientist: 191 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.

Michael C. Ferris 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 Michael C. Ferris sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 86+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - SIAM Fellow For contributions to mathematical programming algorithms, computation, and theory, particularly in the area of complementarity.
  • 2001 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Michael C. Ferris is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering and medicine, with notable contributions in both fields.

Their research topics include:

  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Electric Power System Optimization
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Integrated Energy Systems Optimization
  • Renal cell carcinoma treatment
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Energy Load and Power Forecasting

Michael C. Ferris has published extensively in various venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Regular and Young Investigator Award Abstracts
  • Journal of Dairy Science
  • Operations Research

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael C. Ferris include:

  • Symposium review: Dairy Brain-Informing decisions on dairy farms using data analytics, 2020, Journal of Dairy Science
  • Dynamic Risked Equilibrium, 2021, Operations Research
  • Renewable electricity capacity planning with uncertainty at multiple scales, 2023, Computational Management Science

Michael C. Ferris has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Andy Philpott
  • Kristin Schmiedehausen
  • Ian A. Wilson
  • Sumanta K. Pal
  • Delphine L. Chen

Their scholarly output demonstrates interdisciplinary engagement spanning electrical and electronic engineering, oncology, radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, economics, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

Michael C. Ferris has been recognized by professional organizations with awards such as:

  • SIAM Fellow (2013) for contributions to mathematical programming algorithms, computation, and theory, particularly in complementarity
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (2001)

Best Publications

  • Engineering and Economic Applications of Complementarity Problems

    M. C. Ferris;J. S. Pang

  • The path solver: a nommonotone stabilization scheme for mixed complementarity problems

    Steven P. Dirkse;Michael C. Ferris

  • Optimal transmission switching

    Emily Fisher;Richard O'Neill;Michael Ferris

  • Complementarity Problems in GAMS and the PATH Solver

    Michael C. Ferris;Todd S. Munson

  • Co-Optimization of Generation Unit Commitment and Transmission Switching With N-1 Reliability

    Kory W Hedman;Michael C Ferris;Richard P O'Neill;Emily Bartholomew Fisher

  • Weak sharp minima in mathematical programming

    J. V. Burke;M. C. Ferris

  • Mcplib: a collection of nonlinear mixed complementarity problems

    Steven P. Dirkse;Michael C. Ferris

  • Optimizing the Delivery of Radiation Therapy to Cancer Patients

    David M. Shepard;Michael C. Ferris;Gustavo H. Olivera;T. Rockwell Mackie

  • Limit Analysis of Frictional Block Assemblies as a Mathematical Program With Complementarity Constraints

    M.C. Ferris;F. Tin-Loi

  • Interior-Point Methods for Massive Support Vector Machines

    Michael C. Ferris;Todd S. Munson

  • Genetic Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization: The Assemble Line Balancing Problem

    Edward J. Anderson;Michael C. Ferris

  • The Power Grid Library for Benchmarking AC Optimal Power Flow Algorithms

    Sogol Babaeinejadsarookolaee;Adam B. Birchfield;Richard D. Christie;Carleton Coffrin

  • Complementarity and variational problems : state of the art

    Michael C. Ferris;Jong-Shi Pang

  • A Comparison of Large Scale Mixed Complementarity Problem Solvers

    Stephen C. Billups;Steven P. Dirkse;Michael C. Ferris

  • Enhancing ecosystem restoration efficiency through spatial and temporal coordination.

    Thomas M. Neeson;Michael C. Ferris;Matthew W. Diebel;Patrick J. Doran

  • Interfaces to PATH 3.0: Design, Implementation and Usage

    Michael C. Ferris;Todd S. Munson

  • A Genetic Algorithm for Database Query Optimization

    Kristin P. Bennett;Michael C. Ferris;Yannis E. Ioannidis

  • MATLAB and GAMS: Interfacing Optimization and Visualization Software

    Michael Ferris

  • Finite termination of the proximal point algorithm

    Michael C. Ferris

  • A Gauss-Newton method for convex composite optimization

    J. V. Burke;M. C. Ferris

  • Co-optimization of generation unit commitment and transmission switching with N-1 reliability

    Kory Hedman;Michael Ferris;Richard O'Neill;Emily Fisher

Frequent Co-Authors

Olvi L. Mangasarian
Olvi L. Mangasarian University of Wisconsin–Madison
Stephen J. Wright
Stephen J. Wright University of Wisconsin–Madison
Peter B. McIntyre
Peter B. McIntyre Cornell University
Henry X. Liu
Henry X. Liu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Andy Philpott
Andy Philpott University of Auckland
Thomas F. Rutherford
Thomas F. Rutherford University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jong-Shi Pang
Jong-Shi Pang University of Southern California
James V. Burke
James V. Burke University of Washington
Paul Ahlquist
Paul Ahlquist University of Wisconsin–Madison
Bernard C. Lesieutre
Bernard C. Lesieutre University of Wisconsin–Madison

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