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title: "Nederlandse Spoorwegen: research papers"
description: "From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Nederlandse Spoorwegen took part in 35 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in operations research (33), tourism and hospitality (1) and information systems (1). 3 of them were published in 2025, against 5 in 2017."
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# Nederlandse Spoorwegen

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Papers in the tracked journals with an author at Nederlandse Spoorwegen: 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.

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## Key findings

- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Nederlandse Spoorwegen took part in 35 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in operations research (33), tourism and hospitality (1) and information systems (1).
- 3 of them were published in 2025, against 5 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Erasmus University Rotterdam (7), Delft University of Technology (4) and Beijing Jiaotong University (1).
- The journals publishing most of them were Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management (4), Transportation Research Part B Methodological (2) and Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice (2).
- The most-cited of them is “Passenger oriented railway disruption management by adapting timetables and rolling stock schedules” (Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies, 2017), with 114 citations.
- Since 2023, papers in the tracked journals cited 28 of its papers 176 times; 97% of those links came from papers with a university author and 7% from its own papers.
- Its own papers since 2023 cite archived papers 66 times, 23% of them papers with a company author.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, Nederlandse Spoorwegen has 391 works with 15,313 citations (h-index 67).
- The tracked journals hold 32 of its 174 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (18.4%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency (152), Transportation Planning and Optimization (113) and Railway Engineering and Dynamics (55).

## 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) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All categories | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |

## Where the papers come from

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-rail-transport-planning-management.md) | 4 |
| 2 | [Transportation Research Part B Methodological](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-b-methodological.md) | 2 |
| 3 | [Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice.md) | 2 |
| 4 | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 1 |
| 5 | [Public Transport](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-transport.md) | 1 |
| 6 | [Operations Research Forum](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/operations-research-forum.md) | 1 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Erasmus University Rotterdam](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/erasmus-university-rotterdam.md) | 7 |
| 2 | [Delft University of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/delft-university-of-technology.md) | 4 |
| 3 | [Beijing Jiaotong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/beijing-jiaotong-university.md) | 1 |
| 4 | [Eindhoven University of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/eindhoven-university-of-technology.md) | 1 |
| 5 | [Tilburg University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/tilburg-university.md) | 1 |
| 6 | [Utrecht University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/utrecht-university.md) | 1 |
| 7 | [Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/vrije-universiteit-amsterdam.md) | 1 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Netherlands | 11 |
| 2 | China | 1 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Dutch railway network | 3 |
| 2 | Netherlands Railways | 3 |
| 3 | column generation heuristic | 2 |
| 4 | latent class choice model | 2 |
| 5 | train scheduling | 2 |
| 6 | COVID-19 risk perception | 1 |
| 7 | Dutch railways | 1 |
| 8 | Lagrangian relaxation | 1 |
| 9 | NS | 1 |
| 10 | analytical solution | 1 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 114 | 1.0 | [Passenger oriented railway disruption management by adapting timetables and rolling stock schedules](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2017.04.012) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | 2017-05-05 | Lucas P. Veelenturf, Leo Kroon, Gábor Maróti |
| 2 | 83 | 1.5 | [Teleworking during COVID-19 in the Netherlands: Understanding behaviour, attitudes, and future intentions of train travellers](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2022.03.019) | [Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice.md) | 2022-03-16 | Danique Ton, Koen Arendsen, Menno de Bruyn et al. |
| 3 | 68 | 0.6 | [Three-stage optimization method for the problem of scheduling additional trains on a high-speed rail corridor](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2017.08.018) | [Omega](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/omega.md) | 2017-09-21 | Yuan Gao, Leo Kroon, Lixing Yang et al. |
| 4 | 66 | 0.9 | [Energy-efficient train control using nonlinear bounded regenerative braking](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2020.102852) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | 2020-11-16 | Gerben M. Scheepmaker, Rob M.P. Goverde |
| 5 | 55 | 0.8 | [Pseudospectral optimal train control](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.10.018) | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 2020-10-30 | Rob M.P. Goverde, Gerben M. Scheepmaker, Pengling Wang |
| 6 | 52 | 0.6 | [Does conducting activities while traveling reduce the value of time? Evidence from a within-subjects choice experiment](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2019.10.017) | [Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice.md) | 2019-11-09 | Eric J. E. Molin, Kingsley Adjenughwure, Menno de Bruyn et al. |
| 7 | 49 | 0.7 | [Do you have confidence in how your rolling stock has been maintained? A blockchain-led knowledge-sharing platform for building trust between stakeholders](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102228) | [International Journal of Information Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-information-management.md) | 2020-09-01 | Yawar Abbas, Alberto Martinetti, Jan-jaap Moerman et al. |
| 8 | 46 | 0.5 | [Measuring perceived cleanliness in service environments: Scale development and validation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2019.04.005) | [International Journal of Hospitality Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-hospitality-management.md) | 2019-04-13 | Martijn C. Vos, Mirjam Galetzka, Mark P. Mobach et al. |
| 9 | 41 | 0.5 | [A passenger-pedestrian model to assess platform and train usage from automated data](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2019.12.032) | [Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice.md) | 2020-01-14 | Flurin Hänseler, Jeroen van den Heuvel, Oded Cats et al. |
| 10 | 39 | 0.5 | [Comparing train driving strategies on multiple key performance indicators](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrtpm.2019.100163) | [Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-rail-transport-planning-management.md) | 2019-11-29 | Gerben M. Scheepmaker, Helen Y. Willeboordse, Jan H. Hoogenraad et al. |

## Who cites its research

*Institutions whose papers cite it most, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Kind | Country | Links |
|---:|---|---|---|---:|
| 1 | [Beijing Jiaotong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/beijing-jiaotong-university.md) | University | China | 51 |
| 2 | [Delft University of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/delft-university-of-technology.md) | University | Netherlands | 21 |
| 3 | Roma Tre University | University | Italy | 15 |
| 4 | [ETH Zurich](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/eth-zurich.md) | University | Switzerland | 10 |
| 5 | [Hefei University of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hefei-university-of-technology.md) | University | China | 8 |
| 6 | [Southwest Jiaotong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/southwest-jiaotong-university.md) | University | China | 8 |
| 7 | [Erasmus University Rotterdam](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/erasmus-university-rotterdam.md) | University | Netherlands | 8 |
| 8 | [Hong Kong Polytechnic University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hong-kong-polytechnic-university.md) | University | Hong Kong | 7 |
| 9 | [Dalian University of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/dalian-university-of-technology.md) | University | China | 7 |

## What its papers cite

*Institutions its papers cite most, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Kind | Country | Links |
|---:|---|---|---|---:|
| 1 | [Delft University of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/delft-university-of-technology.md) | University | Netherlands | 14 |
| 2 | [Erasmus University Rotterdam](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/erasmus-university-rotterdam.md) | University | Netherlands | 11 |
| 3 | [Beijing Jiaotong University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/beijing-jiaotong-university.md) | University | China | 6 |
| 4 | Technical University of Denmark | University | Denmark | 6 |
| 5 | Polytechnique Montréal | University | Canada | 5 |
| 6 | [Tilburg University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/tilburg-university.md) | University | Netherlands | 4 |
| 7 | Roma Tre University | University | Italy | 3 |
| 8 | Zuse Institute Berlin | Research facility | Germany | 3 |
| 9 | Group for Research in Decision Analysis | Research facility | Canada | 3 |

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

## In OpenAlex

*Nederlandse Spoorwegen in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Company |
| Location | Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Also known as | NS, Dutch Railways |
| Works in OpenAlex | 391 |
| Citations | 15,313 |
| h-index | 67 |
| i10-index | 234 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 2.59 |
| Website | [www.ns.nl](http://www.ns.nl/) |
| ROR | [ror.org/01024mn06](https://ror.org/01024mn06) |
| Wikidata | [www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23076](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23076) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I2802430469](https://openalex.org/I2802430469) |

*Works and citations per year in OpenAlex, and its papers in the tracked journals*

| Year | Works in OpenAlex | Citations received | In the tracked journals | Share |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2026 (so far) | 9 | 740 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2025 | 20 | 1,044 | 3 | 15.0% |
| 2024 | 14 | 919 | 4 | 28.6% |
| 2023 | 14 | 1,001 | 1 | 7.1% |
| 2022 | 13 | 898 | 4 | 30.8% |
| 2021 | 16 | 920 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 2020 | 26 | 751 | 6 | 23.1% |
| 2019 | 23 | 584 | 4 | 17.4% |
| 2018 | 25 | 530 | 1 | 4.0% |
| 2017 | 23 | 504 | 5 | 21.7% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency | Engineering | 152 |
| 2 | Transportation Planning and Optimization | Social Sciences | 113 |
| 3 | Railway Engineering and Dynamics | Engineering | 55 |
| 4 | Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods | Engineering | 44 |
| 5 | Scheduling and Timetabling Solutions | Decision Sciences | 44 |

From OpenAlex's own record of the institution (CC0), read again monthly. Works and citations count everything OpenAlex indexes, not only the tracked journals; topics are OpenAlex's classification of those works.

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Nederlandse Spoorwegen. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/companies/nederlandse-spoorwegen

```bibtex
@misc{scholar4ai-companies-nederlandse-spoorwegen,
  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {Nederlandse Spoorwegen},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/companies/nederlandse-spoorwegen}},
  urldate = {2026-11-05},
  note = {Journal and Conference Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
```

License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).