---
title: "Operations Research rankings and trends"
description: "In the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), 447 papers were published in the 27 tracked operations research journals (as indexed by OpenAlex). The most frequent keywords were “mixed-integer linear programming” (18), “supply chain resilience” (13) and “last-mile delivery” (12)."
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share_text: "In the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), 447 papers were published in the 27 tracked operations research journals (as indexed by OpenAlex)."
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
updated: 2026-10-26T14:52:47+09:00
window: 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26
source: OpenAlex (CC0)
---

# Operations Research rankings

Papers in the 27 tracked operations research journals, window 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days). Keywords, institutions, web domains and countries are ranked by paper count.

Latest monthly report: https://scholar4ai.com/reports/2026-09.md (all months: https://scholar4ai.com/reports.md)

- Papers (30 days): 447
- Papers (last 7 days): 36
- Journals: 27
- Institutions: 582
- Countries: 55
- Web domains: 565

## Key findings

- In the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), 447 papers were published in the 27 tracked operations research journals (as indexed by OpenAlex).
- The most frequent keywords were “mixed-integer linear programming” (18), “supply chain resilience” (13) and “last-mile delivery” (12).
- The institutions with the most papers were Beihang University (13), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (10) and Hong Kong Polytechnic University (9).
- China was involved in 42% of the papers (187), followed by United States (59) and France (26).
- Among institution web domains, .edu.cn appeared on 42% of the papers.
- The most-mentioned equations and models were Linear and integer programming (100), Logistic regression (logit) (17) and Gradient descent (14).
- The most-mentioned kinds of data were Optimization benchmark instances (24), Stock market indices (6) and Social media data (4); the most-mentioned datasets were OR-Library (22), S&P 500 (4) and International Energy Agency (IEA) (3).

## Papers per day

*Papers per publication date*

| Date | Papers |
|---|---:|
| 2026-09-27 | 6 |
| 2026-09-28 | 18 |
| 2026-09-29 | 22 |
| 2026-09-30 | 22 |
| 2026-10-01 | 153 |
| 2026-10-02 | 5 |
| 2026-10-03 | 12 |
| 2026-10-04 | 2 |
| 2026-10-05 | 9 |
| 2026-10-06 | 8 |
| 2026-10-07 | 16 |
| 2026-10-08 | 13 |
| 2026-10-09 | 12 |
| 2026-10-10 | 18 |
| 2026-10-11 | 3 |
| 2026-10-12 | 11 |
| 2026-10-13 | 9 |
| 2026-10-14 | 10 |
| 2026-10-15 | 13 |
| 2026-10-16 | 30 |
| 2026-10-17 | 12 |
| 2026-10-18 | 2 |
| 2026-10-19 | 5 |
| 2026-10-20 | 13 |
| 2026-10-21 | 4 |
| 2026-10-22 | 8 |
| 2026-10-23 | 7 |
| 2026-10-24 | 4 |
| 2026-10-25 | 0 |
| 2026-10-26 | 0 |

## Growing lately (Jul 2026–Sep 2026 vs Oct 2023–Jun 2026)

*Papers in Jul 2026–Sep 2026 beyond what the keyword's share in Oct 2023–Jun 2026 predicts*

| Keyword | Papers per month, Oct 23 – Oct 26* | Papers Jul 2026–Sep 2026 | vs. earlier share |
|---|---|---:|---:|
| [large language models](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/large-language-models.md) | 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 2, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 2, 0, 1, 2, 2, 1, 4, 2, 5, 8, 5, 3, 10, 11, 7, 8, 8, 13, 14, 12, 11, 5 | 37 | +27 |
| drone delivery | 3, 1, 2, 0, 3, 2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 0, 1, 7, 2, 1, 5, 2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 2, 3, 6, 2, 0, 5, 3, 1, 3, 4, 9, 11, 6, 2 | 26 | +18 |
| last-mile delivery | 3, 2, 12, 3, 8, 5, 7, 10, 3, 4, 2, 6, 8, 5, 5, 8, 9, 7, 5, 5, 10, 7, 10, 3, 7, 10, 7, 4, 5, 8, 11, 8, 8, 13, 12, 10, 10 | 35 | +14 |
| distributionally robust optimization | 6, 1, 3, 1, 6, 5, 4, 7, 3, 8, 1, 5, 6, 5, 5, 3, 3, 3, 11, 4, 4, 7, 8, 4, 13, 8, 5, 6, 5, 7, 7, 7, 8, 9, 12, 8, 7 | 29 | +12 |
| digital twin | 0, 5, 2, 1, 0, 4, 3, 3, 4, 2, 5, 3, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 3, 2, 4, 3, 0, 5, 1, 3, 2, 4, 5, 1, 5, 5, 10, 4, 5, 3 | 19 | +10 |

More: https://scholar4ai.com/trends.md

## Most-cited papers of the past three years

*Most-cited papers published since 2023-10-26 (citations counted by OpenAlex)*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 109 | 6.1 | [Generative AI: Opportunities, challenges, and research directions for supply chain resilience](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2025.104135) | [Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review.md) | 2025-04-28 | Tonya Boone, Behnam Fahimnia, Ram Ganeshan et al. |
| 2 | 92 | 4.8 | [Greenwashing and market value of firms: An empirical study](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109606) | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | 2025-03-21 | Mao Xu, Ying Kei Tse, Ruoqi Geng et al. |
| 3 | 55 | 2.8 | [Human-artificial intelligence collaboration in supply chain outcomes: the mediating role of responsible artificial intelligence](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-025-06534-7) | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | 2025-02-28 | Emilia Vann Yaroson, Amélie Abadie, Mélanie Roux |
| 4 | 54 | 3.0 | [Conceptual and formal models for design, adaptation, and control of digital twins in supply chain ecosystems](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2025.103356) | [Omega](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/omega.md) | 2025-05-03 | Dmitry Ivanov |
| 5 | 53 | 3.3 | [MFMDepth: MetaFormer-based monocular metric depth estimation for distance measurement in ports](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2025.111325) | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 2025-06-18 | Xinqiang Chen, Fei Ma, Yuzheng Wu et al. |

More: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/cited.md



## Top research keywords (top 20)

*Top 20 · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| # | Keyword | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | mixed-integer linear programming | 18 | 1 |
| 2 | supply chain resilience | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | last-mile delivery | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | multi-objective optimization | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | supply chain coordination | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | vehicle routing | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | two-stage stochastic programming | 9 | 1 |
| 8 | autonomous vehicles | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | carbon emission reduction | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | demand uncertainty | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | facility location | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | non-convex optimization | 8 | 3 |
| 13 | adaptive large neighborhood search | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | bi-level optimization | 7 | 1 |
| 13 | convergence analysis | 7 | 1 |
| 13 | convergence rate | 7 | 1 |
| 13 | distributionally robust optimization | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | robust optimization | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | supply chain disruption | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | Industry 5.0 | 6 | 1 |

## Top universities and research institutions (top 20)

*Top 20 · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| # | Institution | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | [Beihang University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/beihang-university.md) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | [Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique.md) | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | [Hong Kong Polytechnic University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hong-kong-polytechnic-university.md) | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | [Beijing Jiaotong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/beijing-jiaotong-university.md) | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Southwest Jiaotong University | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | [Xi'an Jiaotong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xi-an-jiaotong-university.md) | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Dalian University of Technology | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | [Tongji University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/tongji-university.md) | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | [Tianjin University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/tianjin-university.md) | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 6 | 2 |
| 11 | University of Science and Technology of China | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Hefei University of Technology | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Northwestern Polytechnical University | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Nanyang Technological University | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Fuzhou University | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | University of Hong Kong | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | [Tsinghua University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/tsinghua-university.md) | 5 | 1 |
| 19 | Qingdao University | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | University of Minnesota | 4 | 0 |

## Top institution web domains (top 20)

*Top 20 · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| # | Web domain | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | [buaa.edu.cn](https://scholar4ai.com/domains/buaa.edu.cn.md) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | [cnrs.fr](https://scholar4ai.com/domains/cnrs.fr.md) | 10 | 1 |
| 3 | [njtu.edu.cn](https://scholar4ai.com/domains/njtu.edu.cn.md) | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | [polyu.edu.hk](https://scholar4ai.com/domains/polyu.edu.hk.md) | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | swjtu.edu.cn | 9 | 1 |
| 3 | [xjtu.edu.cn](https://scholar4ai.com/domains/xjtu.edu.cn.md) | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | dlut.edu.cn | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | mit.edu | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | [tju.edu.cn](https://scholar4ai.com/domains/tju.edu.cn.md) | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | [tongji.edu.cn](https://scholar4ai.com/domains/tongji.edu.cn.md) | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | fzu.edu.cn | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | hfut.edu.cn | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | hku.hk | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | ntu.edu.sg | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | nwpu.edu.cn | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | [tsinghua.edu.cn](https://scholar4ai.com/domains/tsinghua.edu.cn.md) | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | ustc.edu.cn | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | wisc.edu | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | buct.edu.cn | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | cqu.edu.cn | 4 | 1 |

## Top countries (top 20)

*Top 20 · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| # | Country | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | China (CN) | 187 | 12 |
| 2 | United States (US) | 59 | 5 |
| 3 | France (FR) | 26 | 3 |
| 4 | India (IN) | 21 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy (IT) | 21 | 2 |
| 6 | United Kingdom (GB) | 20 | 1 |
| 6 | Turkey (TR) | 20 | 2 |
| 8 | Hong Kong (HK) | 19 | 0 |
| 9 | Canada (CA) | 16 | 1 |
| 10 | Germany (DE) | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | Australia (AU) | 13 | 1 |
| 12 | South Korea (KR) | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | Singapore (SG) | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Brazil (BR) | 8 | 4 |
| 14 | Iran (IR) | 8 | 2 |
| 16 | Belgium (BE) | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | Netherlands (NL) | 7 | 1 |
| 16 | Vietnam (VN) | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | Chile (CL) | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | Spain (ES) | 6 | 0 |

## Research fields (top 16)

*Top 16 · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| # | Field | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | Engineering | 163 | 13 |
| 2 | Business, Management and Accounting | 98 | 4 |
| 3 | Computer Science | 68 | 11 |
| 4 | Decision Sciences | 43 | 5 |
| 5 | Social Sciences | 17 | 0 |
| 6 | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | Mathematics | 14 | 1 |
| 8 | Health Professions | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Psychology | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Medicine | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Environmental Science | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Physics and Astronomy | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Energy | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Nursing | 1 | 0 |

## Papers per journal (top 20)

*Top 20 · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| # | Journal | Papers | Last 7 days |
|---:|---|---:|---:|
| 1 | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 69 | 3 |
| 2 | [Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review.md) | 52 | 0 |
| 3 | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | 44 | 7 |
| 4 | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 35 | 0 |
| 5 | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | 29 | 5 |
| 5 | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | 29 | 6 |
| 7 | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | 25 | 1 |
| 8 | [Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/operational-research.md) | 22 | 0 |
| 9 | [Computers & Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-operations-research.md) | 19 | 0 |
| 10 | [Socio-Economic Planning Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/socio-economic-planning-sciences.md) | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | [Computational Optimization and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computational-optimization-and-applications.md) | 15 | 4 |
| 12 | [Operations Research Letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/operations-research-letters.md) | 13 | 0 |
| 13 | [Omega](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/omega.md) | 12 | 1 |
| 14 | [Decision Support Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/decision-support-systems.md) | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | [Journal of Scheduling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-scheduling.md) | 9 | 2 |
| 14 | [Transportation Research Part B Methodological](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-b-methodological.md) | 9 | 1 |
| 17 | [Journal of Combinatorial Optimization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-combinatorial-optimization.md) | 8 | 1 |
| 18 | [Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/flexible-services-and-manufacturing-journal.md) | 5 | 2 |
| 18 | [Mathematical Programming](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mathematical-programming.md) | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | [Journal of Global Optimization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-global-optimization.md) | 4 | 1 |

## Most-used equations and models (top 10)

*Top 10 · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| # | Equation or model | Formula | Papers |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | [Linear and integer programming](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/linear-and-integer-programming.md) | $\min_{x}\ c^\top x\ \ \text{s.t.}\ \ A x \le b,\ x \ge 0,\ x_j \in \mathbb{Z}\ (j \in I)$ | 100 |
| 2 | [Logistic regression (logit)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/logistic-regression-logit.md) | $\Pr(y = 1 \mid x) = \frac{1}{1 + e^{-x^\top\beta}}$ | 17 |
| 3 | [Gradient descent](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/gradient-descent.md) | $\theta_{t+1} = \theta_t - \eta\, \nabla_\theta \mathcal{L}(\theta_t)$ | 14 |
| 3 | [Stackelberg game](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/stackelberg-game.md) | $\max_{x_L}\ \pi_L\big(x_L, x_F^{*}(x_L)\big),\quad x_F^{*}(x_L) = \operatorname*{arg\,max}_{x_F}\ \pi_F(x_L, x_F)$ | 14 |
| 5 | [Scaled dot-product attention (Transformer)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/scaled-dot-product-attention-transformer.md) | $\mathrm{Attention}(Q, K, V) = \mathrm{softmax}\Big(\frac{Q K^\top}{\sqrt{d_k}}\Big) V$ | 11 |
| 6 | [Data envelopment analysis (DEA)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/data-envelopment-analysis-dea.md) | $\max_{u, v}\ \frac{\sum_r u_r\, y_{r0}}{\sum_i v_i\, x_{i0}}\ \ \text{s.t.}\ \ \frac{\sum_r u_r\, y_{rj}}{\sum_i v_i\, x_{ij}} \le 1\ \ \forall j$ | 10 |
| 7 | [Expected shortfall (CVaR)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/expected-shortfall-cvar.md) | $\mathrm{ES}_\alpha(L) = \frac{1}{1 - \alpha}\int_\alpha^{1} \mathrm{VaR}_u(L)\,du$ | 8 |
| 7 | [Long short-term memory (LSTM)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/long-short-term-memory-lstm.md) | $c_t = f_t \odot c_{t-1} + i_t \odot \tilde c_t,\quad h_t = o_t \odot \tanh(c_t)$ | 8 |
| 7 | [Q-learning](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/q-learning.md) | $Q(s, a) \leftarrow Q(s, a) + \alpha\big[r + \gamma \max_{a'} Q(s', a') - Q(s, a)\big]$ | 8 |
| 7 | [Shapley value (SHAP)](https://scholar4ai.com/equations/shapley-value-shap.md) | $\phi_i(v) = \sum_{S \subseteq N \setminus \{i\}} \frac{\lvert S \rvert!\,(n - \lvert S \rvert - 1)!}{n!}\big[v(S \cup \{i\}) - v(S)\big]$ | 8 |

## Most-used data (top 10)

*Top 10 · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| # | Data category | Most-mentioned datasets | Papers |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | [Optimization benchmark instances](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/optimization-benchmark-instances.md) | OR-Library (22), PSPLIB (1), CEC benchmark functions (1) | 24 |
| 2 | [Stock market indices](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/stock-market-indices.md) | S&P 500 (4), Euro Stoxx / DAX (2), FTSE indices (1) | 6 |
| 3 | [Social media data](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/social-media-data.md) | YouTube / TikTok (3), Twitter / X (2), Facebook (2) | 4 |
| 4 | [Energy and emissions data](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/energy-and-emissions-data.md) | International Energy Agency (IEA) (3), US Energy Information Administration (EIA) (1) | 3 |
| 4 | [Satellite and geospatial data](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/satellite-and-geospatial-data.md) | OpenStreetMap (2), MODIS (1) | 3 |
| 6 | [ESG and sustainability ratings](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/esg-and-sustainability-ratings.md) | Refinitiv ESG (ASSET4) (2) | 2 |
| 6 | [Macroeconomic and development indicators](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/macroeconomic-and-development-indicators.md) | Eurostat (2) | 2 |
| 6 | [Object detection and segmentation benchmarks](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/object-detection-and-segmentation-benchmarks.md) | nuScenes / Waymo Open / Argoverse (2) | 2 |
| 6 | [Public machine learning repositories](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/public-machine-learning-repositories.md) | UCI Machine Learning Repository (2) | 2 |
| 6 | [Search, news and web data](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/search-news-and-web-data.md) | RavenPack (1), Wikipedia (1) | 2 |


## Latest operations research papers

*Latest operations research papers*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | [Near-optimal universal scheduling for moldable tasks: the Fair algorithm](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10951-026-00897-w) | [Journal of Scheduling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-scheduling.md) | Lucas Perotin, Thomas Verrecchia, Padma Raghavan | Vanderbilt University |
| 2026-10-24 | [Genetic algorithm based approaches for solving hybrid flowshop scheduling problem under production leveling based lot streaming strategy](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10696-026-09690-5) | [Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/flexible-services-and-manufacturing-journal.md) | Murat ÇOLAK, Gülşen Aydın Keskin | Kocaeli Üniversitesi; Balıkesir University |
| 2026-10-24 | [Impact of pre-sale and fairness concerns on green supply chain decisions under different contract strategies](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10696-026-09688-z) | [Flexible Services and Manufacturing Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/flexible-services-and-manufacturing-journal.md) | Shivendra Dwivedi, Vinod Kumar Mishra | Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology |
| 2026-10-24 | [Pedestrians as obstacles in dense crowds: Local encounters and collective motion](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106094) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Wenfeng Yi, Wenhan Wu | China University of Petroleum, Beijing; Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2026-10-23 | [Sustainable development goals and waste management in the wheat supply chain under uncertain conditions: implications from an emerging economy](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-026-07452-y) | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | Mahsa Rezaee Shirsavar, Misagh Rahbari, Mohammad Mohammadi | Kharazmi University; Islamic Azad University, Tehran; Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch |
| 2026-10-23 | [A matheuristic method for a time-dependent heterogeneous vehicle routing problem with delivery options](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2026.103623) | [Transportation Research Part B Methodological](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-b-methodological.md) | Youxuan Pan, Jingyi Zhao, Haoxiang Yang et al. |  |
| 2026-10-23 | [Optimal weighted reinsurance contract in a Stackelberg-Nash differential game with negotiation](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00186-026-00945-3) | [Mathematical Methods of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mathematical-methods-of-operations-research.md) | Qingqing Zhang (458374), Zhibin Liang | Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; Shanghai University of International Business and Economics; Nanjing Normal University |
| 2026-10-23 | [An approximation algorithm for solving the many-visits prize-collecting path traveling salesman problem](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10878-026-01484-7) | [Journal of Combinatorial Optimization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-combinatorial-optimization.md) | Jianping Li, Hong Li, Wei Li et al. | Yunnan University |
| 2026-10-23 | [Extended Reality as a cognitive infrastructure for human workforce-centric intelligent industrial ecosystems: A systematic review](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2026.112458) | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | Mouleshvar B., Lakshaya Raja, N. Pradeep et al. | Vellore Institute of Technology University |
| 2026-10-23 | [Learning Dominant States in Elementary Resource Constrained Shortest Path Problems](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-026-07457-7) | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | Saverio Basso, Alessandro Minoli, Matteo Salani | Dalle Molle Institute for Artificial Intelligence Research |
| 2026-10-23 | [A cubic regularization method for multiobjective optimization](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10589-026-00847-4) | [Computational Optimization and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computational-optimization-and-applications.md) | Douglas Soares Gonçalves, Max L. N. Gonçalves, Jefferson G. Melo | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Universidade Federal de Goiás |
| 2026-10-22 | [Unveiling Asymmetric competition in EV charging via Residual-Coupled Graph learning and impulse response analysis](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106097) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Jia He, Yanlei Hu, Qing-Yu Liu et al. |  |
| 2026-10-22 | [Residual scenario generation for stochastic planning: An emergency medical services application](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106096) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Paulo Abreu, Daniel Santos, Maximilian Schiffer et al. |  |
| 2026-10-22 | [Learning-based bi-level optimization algorithm for collaborative scheduling of production and transportation in a reconfigurable assembly job shop](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2026.112473) | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | Lixin Cheng, Chao Wu, Yu Zhang et al. | Wuhan University of Science and Technology; Wuhan Ship Development & Design Institute |
| 2026-10-22 | [Cut the chit-chat: a new framework for the application of generative language models for portfolio construction](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-026-07418-0) | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | Francesco A. Fabozzi, Ionuţ Florescu | Stevens Institute of Technology |

## Questions this page answers

### What are the most common topics in recent operations research?

In the last 30 days, the most frequent OpenAlex keywords in papers from the tracked operations research journals were “mixed-integer linear programming” (18), “supply chain resilience” (13), “last-mile delivery” (12), “multi-objective optimization” (12) and “supply chain coordination” (12).

### Which universities and institutions publish the most operations research?

In the last 30 days, the institutions with the most papers in the tracked operations research journals were Beihang University (13), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (10), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (9), Beijing Jiaotong University (9) and Southwest Jiaotong University (9).

### Which countries publish the most operations research?

Counting papers with at least one author at an institution in the country, the leaders over the last 30 days were China (187), United States (59), France (26), India (21) and Italy (21).

### Which equations and models do recent operations research papers use most?

Counting papers that mention them by name in the title, abstract, keywords or full text, the most frequent in the tracked operations research journals over the last 30 days were Linear and integer programming (100), Logistic regression (logit) (17), Gradient descent (14), Stackelberg game (14) and Scaled dot-product attention (Transformer) (11).

### What data do recent operations research papers use?

Counting papers that mention a dataset by name, the kinds of data used most over the last 30 days were Optimization benchmark instances (24), Stock market indices (6), Social media data (4), Energy and emissions data (3) and Satellite and geospatial data (3); the most-mentioned datasets were OR-Library (22), S&P 500 (4), International Energy Agency (IEA) (3), YouTube / TikTok (3) and Euro Stoxx / DAX (2).

### How current is this data?

It is rebuilt from OpenAlex 4 times a day (00:00, 06:00, 12:00, 18:00, UTC+09:00); the last update was 2026-10-26 14:52 UTC+09:00. OpenAlex usually indexes new papers within a few days of publication.

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Operations Research rankings. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research

```bibtex
@misc{scholar4ai-categories-operations-research,
  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {Operations Research rankings},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research}},
  urldate = {2026-10-26},
  note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
```

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