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Robert E. Bixby

Robert E. Bixby

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 31 9656 9276 2752 2532 63 5609

Robert E. Bixby publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert E. Bixby between 1971 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert E. Bixby published across 50 years, from 1971 to 2020, averaging 1.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 5 publications in 1987. 1 of the 69 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
1 2 3 4 5
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 5. Peak 5 publications in 1987. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 0 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 1 publication 2016: 0 publications 2017: 0 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 0 publications 2020: 1 publication
1971 2020

69 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert E. Bixby: publications per year, 1971 to 2020
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 0
1973 2
1974 3
1975 1
1976 2
1977 2
1978 2
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 1
1983 1
1984 2
1985 1
1986 2
1987 5
1988 4
1989 1
1990 0
1991 2
1992 3
1993 0
1994 5
1995 1
1996 2
1997 0
1998 2
1999 3
2000 4
2001 0
2002 2
2003 1
2004 2
2005 0
2006 1
2007 2
2008 1
2009 1
2010 0
2011 2
2012 0
2013 0
2014 0
2015 1
2016 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 0
2020 1
Total 69
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Robert E. Bixby 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 Robert E. Bixby sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 58–67 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 63 publications — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96 63
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Robert E. Bixby 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 Robert E. Bixby sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 31 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114 31
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
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53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to combinatorial optimization and the development and commercialization of high-performance optimization software.

Overview

Robert E. Bixby is affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their work spans various areas within the broad scope of academic research, with frequent collaborations noted with several researchers.

Co-authors who have collaborated with Robert E. Bixby include:

  • Ingrid Daubechies
  • Jan Karel Lenstra
  • Sergey Haddad
  • Matrix Nersesov
  • Luca Zaccarian

Throughout their career, Robert E. Bixby has received notable recognition in the field of operations research and optimization. The honors include:

  • Fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), awarded in 2002
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, awarded in 1997 for contributions to combinatorial optimization and the development and commercialization of high-performance optimization software

The available data on their recent works does not list specific paper titles or publication venues. There are also no records of main fields of study, subfields, or main topics provided.

The scientist's contributions have been connected with high-performance optimization software and combinatorial optimization, reflecting a focus on improving computational tools and methodologies relevant to operations research.

Best Publications

  • The Traveling Salesman Problem: A Computational Study (Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics)

    David L. Applegate;Robert E. Bixby;Vasek Chvatal;William J. Cook

  • Solving Real-World Linear Programs: A Decade and More of Progress

    Robert E. Bixby

  • MIPLIB 2010 - Mixed Integer Programming Library version 5

    Thorsten Koch;Tobias Achterberg;Erling Andersen;Oliver Bastert

  • MIP: Theory and Practice - Closing the Gap

    Robert E. Bixby;Robert E. Bixby;Mary Fenelon;Zonghao Gu;Edward Rothberg

  • Finding Cuts in the TSP (A preliminary report)

    D. Applegate;R. Bixby;V. Chvatal;B. Cook

  • Progress in computational mixed integer programming—A look back from the other side of the tipping point

    Unknown

  • Certification of an optimal TSP tour through 85,900 cities

    David L. Applegate;Robert E. Bixby;VašEk ChváTal;William Cook

  • Implementing the Dantzig-Fulkerson-Johnson algorithm for large traveling salesman problems

    David L. Applegate;Robert E. Bixby;Vasek Chvátal;William J. Cook

  • Implementing the Simplex Method: The Initial Basis

    Robert E. Bixby

  • Very large-scale linear programming: a case study in combining interior point and simplex methods

    Robert E. Bixby;John W. Gregory;Irvin J. Lustig;Roy E. Marsten

  • TSP Cuts Which Do Not Conform to the Template Paradigm

    David Applegate;Robert E. Bixby;Vasek Chvátal;William Cook

  • Presolve Reductions in Mixed Integer Programming

    Tobias Achterberg;Robert E. Bixby;Zonghao Gu;Edward Rothberg

  • Mixed-Integer Programming: A Progress Report.

    Robert E. Bixby;Mary Fenelon;Zonghao Gu;Edward Rothberg

  • Automatic Data Layout Using 0-1 Integer Programming

    Robert E. Bixby;Ken Kennedy;Ulrich Kremer

  • Converting Linear Programs to Network Problems

    Unknown

  • Market Split and Basis Reduction: Towards a Solution of the Cornuéjols-Dawande Instances

    K. Aardal;R. E. Bixby;C. A. J. Hurkens;A. K. Lenstra

  • A simple theorem on 3-connectivity

    Unknown

  • Recovering an optimal LP basis from an interior point solution

    Robert E. Bixby;Matthew J. Saltzman

  • Commentary—Progress in Linear Programming

    Robert E. Bixby

  • On Reid's characterization of the ternary matroids

    Unknown

  • A Composition for Perfect Graphs

    Robert E. Bixby

  • A note on detecting simple redundancies in linear systems

    R. E. Bixby;D. K. Wagner

  • Mixed Integer Programming Library version 5

    Thorsten Koch;Tobias Achterberg;Erling Andersen;Oliver Bastert

  • Solving a Truck Dispatching Scheduling Problem Using Branch-And-Cut

    Robert E. Bixby;Eva K. Lee

  • Finding Embedded Network Rows in Linear Programs I. Extraction Heuristics

    Robert E. Bixby;Robert Fourer

Frequent Co-Authors

Vasek Chvátal
Vasek Chvátal Concordia University
William J. Cook
William J. Cook University of Waterloo
Andrea Lodi
Andrea Lodi Cornell University
Arjen K. Lenstra
Arjen K. Lenstra École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Thorsten Koch
Thorsten Koch Zuse Institute Berlin
Benjamin F. Hobbs
Benjamin F. Hobbs Johns Hopkins University
Ken Kennedy
Ken Kennedy Rice University
Alan L. Cox
Alan L. Cox Rice University
Michael H. Rothkopf
Michael H. Rothkopf Pennsylvania State University

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