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Mathematics

D-Index
53
Citations
12685
World Ranking
893
National Ranking
43

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
56
Citations
14093
World Ranking
2774
National Ranking
85

Stefan Nickel 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 Stefan Nickel sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 537+

This scientist: 184 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 537 publications or more.

Stefan Nickel 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 Stefan Nickel sits on this spectrum.

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: 53 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Stefan Nickel is affiliated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Their research is concentrated on several key areas within engineering and business, management and accounting. The primary fields of study include:

  • Engineering
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Their subfields of study are focused on:

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Management Information Systems
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Management Science and Operations Research
  • Emergency Medical Services

Stefan Nickel's research topics cover a broad spectrum related to operations and optimization, including:

  • Facility Location and Emergency Management
  • Supply Chain and Inventory Management
  • Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods
  • Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization
  • Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms

Several recent papers illustrate the range of their research interests:

  • "Modeling a pre-hospital emergency medical service using hybrid simulation and a machine learning approach", 2021, published in Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory
  • "A two-phase sequential approach to design bioenergy supply chains under uncertainty and social concerns", 2020, published in Computers & Chemical Engineering
  • "Facility Location and Supply Chain Management - A comprehensive review", 2022, published in Publication Server of Kaiserslautern University of Technology
  • "A multi-method approach to scheduling and efficiency analysis in dual-resource constrained job shops with processing time uncertainty", 2022, published in Computers & Industrial Engineering
  • "Towards a stochastic programming modeling framework for districting", 2020, published in Annals of Operations Research

Frequent collaborators who have co-authored multiple publications with Stefan Nickel include:

  • Claudius Steinhardt
  • Hans Schlenker
  • Wolfgang R. Burkart
  • Fabian Dunke
  • Francisco Saldanha-da-Gama

Their work has appeared frequently in specific publication venues, notable for multiple papers:

  • Publication Server of Kaiserslautern University of Technology (12 publications)
  • Annals of Operations Research (5 publications)
  • Computers & Operations Research (3 publications)
  • European Journal of Operational Research (3 publications)
  • IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science (3 publications)

Stefan Nickel has also contributed to book publications through Springer International Publishing, including:

  • "Decision Optimization with IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio" (2022)
  • "Operations Research Proceedings 2022" (2023)

Best Publications

  • Facility location and supply chain management - A review

    M.T. Melo;S. Nickel;S. Nickel;F. Saldanha-da-Gama

  • A critical review on supply chain risk – Definition, measure and modeling ☆

    Iris Heckmann;Tina Comes;Stefan Nickel;Stefan Nickel

  • Dynamic multi-commodity capacitated facility location: a mathematical modeling framework for strategic supply chain planning

    M. T. Melo;S. Nickel;F. Saldanha da Gama

  • Location Theory: A Unified Approach

    Stefan Nickel;Justo Puerto

  • Multi-period reverse logistics network design

    Sibel A. Alumur;Stefan Nickel;Stefan Nickel;Francisco Saldanha-da-Gama;Vedat Verter

  • Dynamic transportation of patients in hospitals

    Alexandre Beaudry;Gilbert Laporte;M. Teresa Melo;Stefan Nickel

  • Hub location under uncertainty

    Sibel A. Alumur;Stefan Nickel;Stefan Nickel;Francisco Saldanha-da-Gama

  • Mid-term and short-term planning support for home health care services

    Stefan Nickel;Stefan Nickel;Michael Schröder;Jörg Steeg

  • Introduction to Location Science

    Gilbert Laporte;Stefan Nickel;Stefan Nickel;Francisco Saldanha da Gama

  • Towards a Unified Territorial Design Approach: Applications, Algorithms and GIS Integration

    Jörg Kalcsics;Stefan Nickel;Michael Schröder

  • Liner shipping hub network design in a competitive environment

    Shahin Gelareh;Stefan Nickel;David Pisinger

  • A multi-stage stochastic supply network design problem with financial decisions and risk management

    Stefan Nickel;Stefan Nickel;Francisco Saldanha-da-Gama;Hans-Peter Ziegler

  • Classification of location models

    Horst W. Hamacher;Stefan Nickel

  • Hub location problems in transportation networks

    Shahin Gelareh;Stefan Nickel;Stefan Nickel

  • Dynamic supply chain design with inventory

    Y. Hinojosa;J. Kalcsics;S. Nickel;J. Puerto

  • Adapting polyhedral properties from facility to hub location problems

    Horst W. Hamacher;Martine Labbé;Stefan Nickel;Tim Sonneborn

  • IBM ILOG CPLEX Optimization Studio

    Stefan Nickel;Claudius Steinhardt;Hans Schlenker;Wolfgang Burkart

  • Bringing robustness to patient flow management through optimized patient transports in hospitals

    Thomas Hanne;M. Teresa Melo;Stefan Nickel

  • Single-assignment hub location problems with multiple capacity levels

    Isabel Correia;Stefan Nickel;Stefan Nickel;Francisco Saldanha-da-Gama

  • Hub Location Problems in Urban Traffic Networks

    Stefan Nickel;Anita Schöbel;Tim Sonneborn

Frequent Co-Authors

Francisco Saldanha-da-Gama
Francisco Saldanha-da-Gama University of Sheffield
Justo Puerto
Justo Puerto University of Seville
Horst W. Hamacher
Horst W. Hamacher Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Martine Labbé
Martine Labbé Université Libre de Bruxelles
Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa
Ana Paula Barbosa-Póvoa Instituto Superior Técnico
Matthias Ehrgott
Matthias Ehrgott Lancaster University
Elena Fernández
Elena Fernández Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Jürgen Münch
Jürgen Münch Reutlingen University
Wolf Fichtner
Wolf Fichtner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Anita Schöbel
Anita Schöbel Technical University of Kaiserslautern

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