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D-Index
61
Citations
15821
World Ranking
2017
National Ranking
46

René de Koster publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where René de Koster sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 204 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

René de Koster D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where René de Koster sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

René de Koster is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Engineering, with a focus on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering as a key subfield. The scientist's work covers multiple other subfields including Building and Construction, Automotive Engineering, Management Information Systems, and Computer Networks and Communications.

The main research topics that René de Koster addresses revolve around logistics and optimization, featuring prominently:

  • Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization
  • Urban and Freight Transport Logistics
  • Optimization and Packing Problems
  • Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms
  • Transportation and Mobility Innovations
  • Optimization and Search Problems
  • Assembly Line Balancing Optimization

Their recent publications include a variety of studies published between 2020 and 2023. Notable papers are:

  • "Planning and control of autonomous mobile robots for intralogistics: Literature review and research agenda" (2021) in European Journal of Operational Research
  • "The forgotten sons: Warehousing systems for brick-and-mortar retail chains" (2020) in European Journal of Operational Research
  • "The impact of integrated cluster-based storage allocation on parts-to-picker warehouse performance" (2021) in Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review
  • "In pursuit of humanised order picking planning: methodological review, literature classification and input from practice" (2022) in International Journal of Production Research
  • "Assessing the impact of human-robot collaborative order picking systems on warehouse workers" (2023) in International Journal of Production Research

Frequent co-authors working alongside René de Koster include:

  • Debjit Roy
  • Yugang Yu
  • Yeming Gong
  • Thomas De Lombaert
  • Kris Braekers

The scientist regularly publishes in several venues, with multiple contributions to these journals and conferences:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Production Research
  • European Journal of Operational Research
  • Transportation Science
  • Production and Operations Management

Best Publications

  • Design and control of warehouse order picking: A literature review

    René M. B. M. de Koster;Tho Le-Duc;Kees Jan Roodbergen

  • Transshipment of containers at a container terminal: An overview

    Iris F. A. Vis;René M. B. M. de Koster

  • Warehousing in the e-commerce era: A survey

    Nils Boysen;René de Koster;Felix Weidinger

  • Planning and control of autonomous mobile robots for intralogistics: Literature review and research agenda

    Giuseppe Fragapane;René de Koster;Fabio Sgarbossa;Jan Ola Strandhagen

  • Routing methods for warehouses with multiple cross aisles

    Kees Jan Roodbergen;René De Koster

  • Robotized and Automated Warehouse Systems: Review and Recent Developments

    Kaveh Azadeh;René De Koster;Debjit Roy;Debjit Roy

  • Routing order pickers in a warehouse with a middle aisle

    Kees Jan Roodbergen;René M. B. M. de Koster

  • Designing efficient order picking systems by combining planning problems: State-of-the-art classification and review

    Teun van Gils;Katrien Ramaekers;An Caris;René M. B. M. de Koster

  • Accidents happen: The influence of safety-specific transformational leadership, safety consciousness, and hazard reducing systems on warehouse accidents

    René B.M. de Koster;Daan Stam;Bert M. Balk

  • Linking warehouse complexity to warehouse planning and control structure: An exploratory study of the use of warehouse management information systems

    Nynke Faber;René (Marinus) B.M. de Koster;Steef L. van de Velde

  • Travel time estimation and order batching in a 2-block warehouse

    Tho Le-Duc;René M.B.M. de Koster

  • The impact of order batching and picking area zoning on order picking system performance

    Mengfei Yu;René M. B. M. de Koster

  • Sea container terminals: New technologies and OR models

    Amir Hossein Gharehgozli;Debjit Roy;René de Koster

  • Determination of the number of automated guided vehicles required at a semi-automated container terminal

    I F A Vis;R de Koster;K J Roodbergen;L W P Peeters

  • The distribution-free newsboy problem with resalable returns

    Julien Mostard;René de Koster;Ruud Teunter

  • Optimal Storage Rack Design for a 3-dimensional Compact AS/RS

    Rene B.M. De Koster;Tho Le-Duc;Yugang Yu

  • Minimum Vehicle Fleet Size Under Time-Window Constraints at a Container Terminal

    Iris F. A. Vis;René B. M. de Koster;Martin W. P. Savelsbergh

  • Improving Order-Picking Response Time at Ankor's Warehouse

    R. Dekker;M. B. M. de Koster;K. J. Roodbergen;H. van Kalleveen

  • Travel distance estimation and storage zone optimization in a 2-block class-based storage strategy warehouse

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  • A fast simulated annealing method for batching precedence-constrained customer orders in a warehouse

    Marek Matusiak;René M. B. M. de Koster;Leo G. Kroon;Jari Saarinen

  • Determining the number of zones in a pick-and-sort order picking system

    Nima Zaerpour;Rene B.M. De Koster;Tho Le-Duc

  • Routing orderpickers in a warehouse: a comparison between optimal and heuristic solutions

    RenÉ De Koster;Edo Van Der Poort

Frequent Co-Authors

Yeming Gong
Yeming Gong EMLYON Business School
Rommert Dekker
Rommert Dekker Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ruud H. Teunter
Ruud H. Teunter University of Groningen
An Caris
An Caris Hasselt University
Nils Boysen
Nils Boysen Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Gilbert Laporte
Gilbert Laporte HEC Montréal
Martin W. P. Savelsbergh
Martin W. P. Savelsbergh Georgia Institute of Technology
George Q. Huang
George Q. Huang Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Ale Smidts
Ale Smidts Erasmus University Rotterdam
Fabio Sgarbossa
Fabio Sgarbossa Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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