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Paul Valckenaers

Paul Valckenaers

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
41
Citations
7716
World Ranking
6896
National Ranking
89

Paul Valckenaers 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 Paul Valckenaers sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 206 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.

Paul Valckenaers 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 Paul Valckenaers sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paul Valckenaers is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium, where they focus their research on topics related to engineering and business management. Their work primarily explores the areas of industrial and manufacturing engineering alongside the management of technology and innovation.

The scientist's recent research contributions include publications in the domain of flexible and reconfigurable manufacturing systems, product development and customization, and scheduling and optimization algorithms. These topics reflect an interdisciplinary approach spanning engineering and business disciplines.

Among recent publications, one notable paper is titled "Perspective on holonic manufacturing systems: PROSA becomes ARTI", published in 2020 in the journal Computers in Industry. This paper has accumulated 48 citations to date, indicating engagement within the field.

Research outputs have been concentrated in the following publication venue:

  • Computers in Industry (1 publication)

Frequent co-authors have not been identified for Paul Valckenaers. However, the collaborative nature of scientific research suggests possible informal or less frequent collaborations not captured here.

The main fields of study addressed in their research are:

  • Engineering
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Within these fields, subfields include:

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Management of Technology and Innovation

The core topics of research focus on:

  • Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms
  • Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems
  • Product Development and Customization

Best Publications

  • Reference architecture for holonic manufacturing systems: PROSA

    Hendrik Van Brussel;Jo Wyns;Paul Valckenaers;Luc Bongaerts

  • Cross-docking: State of the art

    Jan Van Belle;Paul Valckenaers;Dirk Cattrysse

  • Holonic manufacturing systems

    P. Valckenaers;H. Van Brussel;L. Bongaerts;J. Wyns

  • Holonic and multi-agent systems for manufacturing

    Vladimír Mařík;Duncan McFarlane;Paul Valckenaers

  • Holonic Manufacturing Execution Systems

    P. Valckenaers;H. Van Brussel

  • Self-organisation: Paradigms and applications

    Giovanna Di Marzo Serugendo;Noria Foukia;Salima Hassas;Anthony Karageorgos

  • Multi-agent coordination and control using stigmergy

    Hadeli;Paul Valckenaers;Martin Kollingbaum;Hendrik Van Brussel

  • Cooperative and responsive manufacturing enterprises

    J. Vancza;L. Monostori;Diederick Lutters;S.R. Kumara

  • A conceptual framework for holonic manufacturing: Identification of manufacturing holons

    Hendrik Van Brussel;Luc Bongaerts;Jozef Wyns;Paul Valckenaers

  • Results of the holonic control system benchmark at KU Leuven

    P. Valckenaers;F. Bonneville;H. Van Brussel;L. Bongaerts

  • Manufacturing plant control: Challenges and issues

    Gérard Morel;Paul Valckenaers;Jean-Marc Faure;Carlos Eduardo Pereira

  • Cooperative control in production and logistics

    Laszlo Monostori;Paul Valckenaers;Alexandre Dolgui;Herve Panetto

  • Pheromone based emergent shop floor control system for flexible flow shops

    Patrick Peeters;Hendrik Van Brussel;Paul Valckenaers;Jo Wyns

  • Designing Holonic manufacturing systems

    Paul Valckenaers;Hendrik Van Brussel;Jozef Wyns;Luc Bongaerts

  • On the design of emergent systems: an investigation of integration and interoperability issues

    Paul Valckenaers;Hendrik Van Brussel;Hadeli;Olaf Bochmann

  • Design for the Unexpected, From Holonic Manufacturing Systems towards a Humane Mechatronics Society

    Paul Valckenaers;Hendrik Van Brussel

  • Self-organising in multi-agent coordination and control using stigmergy

    Karuna Hadeli;Paul Valckenaers;Constantin Zamfirescu;Hendrik Van Brussel

  • Exploiting the Environment for Coordinating Agent Intentions.

    Tom Holvoet;Paul Valckenaers

  • Multi-agent coordination and control using stigmergy applied to manufacturing control

    Paul Valckenaers;Hendrik Van Brussel;Martin Kollingbaum;Olaf Bochmann

  • Patterns of Delegate MAS

    Tom Holvoet;Danny Weyns;Paul Valckenaers

  • Applications and environments for multi-agent systems

    Paul Valckenaers;John Sauter;Carles Sierra;Juan Antonio Rodriguez-Aguilar

  • Pheromone based emergent shop floor control system for flexible flow shops

    Patrick Peeters;Hendrik Van Brussel;Paul Valckenaers;Jozef Wyns

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom Holvoet
Tom Holvoet KU Leuven
Duncan McFarlane
Duncan McFarlane University of Cambridge
Danny Weyns
Danny Weyns KU Leuven
László Monostori
László Monostori Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Hervé Panetto
Hervé Panetto University of Lorraine
Alexandre Dolgui
Alexandre Dolgui IMT Atlantique

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