---
title: "Flanders Make (Belgium): research papers"
description: "From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Flanders Make (Belgium) took part in 46 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in operations research (34), AI (7) and economics (2). It ranks #49 among the companies publishing in the tracked journals from 2023 to 2025."
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share_text: "From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Flanders Make (Belgium) took part in 46 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in operations research (34), AI (7) and economics (2). (as of 2026-10-31)"
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
updated: 2026-10-31T19:11:11+09:00
window: 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-31
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---

# Flanders Make (Belgium)

Papers in the tracked journals with an author at Flanders Make (Belgium): per year and category, where they are published, the institutions its researchers write with, and its most-cited papers. A paper counts as corporate when at least one of its authors is affiliated with an institution that OpenAlex classifies as a company; it counts once for each company among its authors' affiliations. Universities are the institutions OpenAlex classifies as education.

Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/companies.md

## Key findings

- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Flanders Make (Belgium) took part in 46 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in operations research (34), AI (7) and economics (2).
- It ranks #49 among the companies publishing in the tracked journals from 2023 to 2025.
- 3 of them were published in 2025, against 1 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Ghent University (11), KU Leuven (8) and Vlerick Business School (3).
- The journals publishing most of them were European Journal of Operational Research (7), Operations Research Letters (2) and International Journal of Production Economics (2).
- The most-cited of them is “CasADi: a software framework for nonlinear optimization and optimal control” (Mathematical Programming Computation, 2018), with 3,895 citations.
- Since 2023, papers in the tracked journals cited 27 of its papers 180 times; 96% of those links came from papers with a university author and 4% from its own papers.
- Its own papers since 2023 cite archived papers 184 times, 9% of them papers with a company author.

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All categories | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 6 |

## Where the papers come from

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 7 |
| 2 | [Operations Research Letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/operations-research-letters.md) | 2 |
| 3 | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | 2 |
| 4 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 2 |
| 5 | [IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-pattern-analysis-and-machine-intelligence.md) | 1 |
| 6 | [Computers & Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-operations-research.md) | 1 |
| 7 | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 1 |
| 8 | [Machine Learning](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/machine-learning.md) | 1 |
| 9 | [Ecological Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ecological-economics.md) | 1 |
| 10 | [Applied Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/applied-intelligence.md) | 1 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Ghent University | 11 |
| 2 | KU Leuven | 8 |
| 3 | Vlerick Business School | 3 |
| 4 | Vrije Universiteit Brussel | 3 |
| 5 | University of Amsterdam | 2 |
| 6 | University of Antwerp | 2 |
| 7 | University of Luxembourg | 2 |
| 8 | Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences | 1 |
| 9 | [Chinese Academy of Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/chinese-academy-of-sciences.md) | 1 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Belgium | 23 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 4 |
| 3 | Germany | 3 |
| 4 | Italy | 3 |
| 5 | China | 2 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 2 |
| 7 | Luxembourg | 2 |
| 8 | Brazil | 1 |
| 9 | Greece | 1 |
| 10 | Hungary | 1 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | sports scheduling | 3 |
| 2 | [explainable AI](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/explainable-ai.md) | 2 |
| 3 | selective assembly | 2 |
| 4 | 3D convolutional neural networks | 1 |
| 5 | Grad-CAM | 1 |
| 6 | Internet of Things sensor data | 1 |
| 7 | Lagrangian relaxation | 1 |
| 8 | LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 | 1 |
| 9 | NMC811 | 1 |
| 10 | NP-completeness | 1 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,895 | 39.1 | [CasADi: a software framework for nonlinear optimization and optimal control](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12532-018-0139-4) | [Mathematical Programming Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/mathematical-programming-computation.md) | 2018-07-11 | Joel A.E. Andersson, Joris Gillis, Greg Horn et al. |
| 2 | 110 | 1.9 | [Self-supervised signal representation learning for machinery fault diagnosis under limited annotation data](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2021.107978) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 2021-12-21 | Huan Wang, Zhiliang Liu, Yipei Ge et al. |
| 3 | 71 | 0.6 | [Tactical sales forecasting using a very large set of macroeconomic indicators](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.06.054) | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 2017-06-29 | Yves Sagaert, El‐Houssaine Aghezzaf, Nikolaos Kourentzes et al. |
| 4 | 69 | 2.0 | [Cross-domain transfer learning for weed segmentation and mapping in precision farming using ground and UAV images](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2023.122980) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 2023-12-23 | Junfeng Gao, Wenzhi Liao, David R.E. Nuyttens et al. |
| 5 | 68 | 0.7 | [Optimization of the joint selective maintenance and repairperson assignment problem under imperfect maintenance](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2018.09.012) | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 2018-09-07 | Abdelhakim Khatab, Claver Diallo, Uday Venkatadri et al. |
| 6 | 52 | 0.6 | [A data-driven framework for predicting weather impact on high-volume low-margin retail products](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jretconser.2019.02.019) | [Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-retailing-and-consumer-services.md) | 2019-02-26 | Gylian Verstraete, El‐Houssaine Aghezzaf, Bram Desmet |
| 7 | 46 | 1.2 | [Explainability through uncertainty: Trustworthy decision-making with neural networks](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2023.09.009) | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 2023-09-15 | Arthur Thuy, Dries F. Benoit |
| 8 | 42 | 0.5 | [A leading macroeconomic indicators’ based framework to automatically generate tactical sales forecasts](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2019.106169) | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 2019-11-13 | Gylian Verstraete, El‐Houssaine Aghezzaf, Bram Desmet |
| 9 | 39 | 0.7 | [Why does France not meet its pesticide reduction targets? Farmers' socio-economic trade-offs when adopting agro-ecological practices](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107440) | [Ecological Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ecological-economics.md) | 2022-05-07 | Amalie Bjørnåvold, Maïa David, David Andrew Bohan et al. |
| 10 | 36 | 1.5 | [Tournament design: A review from an operational research perspective](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2024.10.044) | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 2024-11-09 | Karel Devriesere, Łászló Csató, Dries R. Goossens |

## Who cites its research

*Institutions whose papers cite it most, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Kind | Country | Links |
|---:|---|---|---|---:|
| 1 | KU Leuven | University | Belgium | 10 |
| 2 | Dalian University of Technology | University | China | 7 |
| 3 | Ghent University | University | Belgium | 7 |
| 4 | Eindhoven University of Technology | University | Netherlands | 7 |
| 5 | [Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique.md) | Government | France | 6 |
| 6 | [Hong Kong Polytechnic University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hong-kong-polytechnic-university.md) | University | Hong Kong | 6 |
| 7 | Vlerick Business School | University | Belgium | 6 |
| 8 | Cardiff University | University | United Kingdom | 5 |
| 9 | NEOMA Business School | University | France | 4 |

## What its papers cite

*Institutions its papers cite most, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Kind | Country | Links |
|---:|---|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Ghent University | University | Belgium | 29 |
| 2 | KU Leuven | University | Belgium | 22 |
| 3 | Eindhoven University of Technology | University | Netherlands | 19 |
| 4 | Vlerick Business School | University | Belgium | 11 |
| 5 | Corvinus University of Budapest | University | Hungary | 6 |
| 6 | University of Luxembourg | University | Luxembourg | 6 |
| 7 | HUN-REN Institute for Computer Science and Control | Research facility | Hungary | 6 |
| 8 | University of Amsterdam | University | Netherlands | 6 |
| 9 | [Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique.md) | Government | France | 5 |

More: https://scholar4ai.com/corporate-citations.md · https://scholar4ai.com/industry-university.md

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Flanders Make (Belgium). Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/companies/flanders-make-belgium

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  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {Flanders Make (Belgium)},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/companies/flanders-make-belgium}},
  urldate = {2026-10-31},
  note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
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License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).