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title: "Optimization benchmark instances datasets"
description: "Datasets in the category “Optimization benchmark instances” were mentioned in 113 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #1 of the 58 data categories mentioned."
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# Optimization benchmark instances

Standard problem instances for routing, scheduling and integer programming, and test functions for metaheuristics.

- 18 papers in the last 7 days
- 3 of its 9 datasets mentioned

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

## Key findings

- Datasets in the category “Optimization benchmark instances” were mentioned in 113 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #1 of the 58 data categories mentioned.
- The most-mentioned were OR-Library (109), CEC benchmark functions (4) and PSPLIB (1).
- By journal category: AI (40), Operations Research (24), Management (18), Economics (17) and Finance (14).
- Most of them appeared in Neural Computing and Applications (9), International Journal of Computer Vision (6) and Future Business Journal (5).

## Datasets

*Datasets in this category · 2026-09-27 – 2026-10-26 (30 days)*

| Dataset | Papers | Last 7 days | Names searched for |
|---|---:|---:|---|
| OR-Library | 109 | 17 | OR-Library, OR Library, ORLib |
| CEC benchmark functions | 4 | 1 | CEC benchmark, CEC test suite, CEC 2005, CEC 2013, CEC 2014, CEC 2017, CEC 2019, CEC 2020, CEC 2021, CEC 2022, CEC2005, CEC2013, CEC2014, CEC2017, CEC2019, CEC2020, CEC2021, CEC2022 |
| PSPLIB | 1 | 0 | PSPLIB |
| CVRPLIB | 0 | 0 | CVRPLIB |
| MIPLIB | 0 | 0 | MIPLIB |
| Multi-objective test problems (ZDT, DTLZ, WFG) | 0 | 0 | ZDT, DTLZ, WFG test |
| Solomon VRPTW instances | 0 | 0 | Solomon instances, Solomon benchmark, Solomon's instances, Solomon's benchmark |
| Taillard instances | 0 | 0 | Taillard instances, Taillard benchmark, Taillard's |
| TSPLIB | 0 | 0 | TSPLIB |

## Papers

*Papers mentioning these datasets, newest first. Newest 50 of 113 papers; all of them are in /data/papers.json.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations | Datasets mentioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | [AI vs. AI: An AI-Enabled Conversational Intervention to Inoculate Against AI-Generated Fake News](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10796-026-10827-y) | [Information Systems Frontiers](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-systems-frontiers.md) | Mohammad S. Najjar, Murtaza Nasir | Wichita State University | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-23 | [Dynamic prediction of loss given default in Norwegian retail credit card debt: advanced machine learning versus statistical models](https://doi.org/10.1007/s42521-026-00230-2) | [Digital Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/digital-finance.md) | Cathy Ho, Isabel A. C. Sandersen, Espen Selliken et al. | Norwegian University of Science and Technology | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-23 | [Evaluating machine learning and econometric models for inflation forecasting: evidence from a Sub-Saharan African panel](https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-026-01003-4) | [Future Business Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/future-business-journal.md) | Baffour Osei, Abigail Boatemaa, Isaac Nyame et al. | University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development; University of Bradford; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; … | OR-Library |
| 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 | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-22 | [Survey on intelligent video surveillance](https://doi.org/10.1186/s40537-026-01560-z) | [Journal Of Big Data](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-big-data.md) | Mahmoud Elnady, Hossam E. Abdelmunim, Diaa Abidou et al. | Ain Shams University | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-22 | [Asymmetric decentralization and inequality](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-026-01586-4) | [The Annals of Regional Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-annals-of-regional-science.md) | Melissa Ziegler Rogers, Melissa Ziegler Rogers | Duke University; Claremont Graduate University | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-22 | [Research on the spatiotemporal prediction of supply chain finance risk contagion based on a dynamic graph attention diffusion mechanism](https://doi.org/10.1186/s40854-026-00980-3) | [Financial Innovation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/financial-innovation.md) | Yulong Zhang, Yulong Zhang, Yaqing Zhang et al. | Hengshui University; Columbia University | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-22 | [TTFE: Mining top-k high-threat-and-frequency event sets in IIoT security](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10489-026-07461-1) | [Applied Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/applied-intelligence.md) | Yuer Yang, Yifeng Lin, Siu-Ming Yiu et al. | Jinan University; University of Hong Kong; Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo; … | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-22 | [An adaptive line-search-free multiobjective gradient method and its iteration-complexity analysis](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10589-026-00846-5) | [Computational Optimization and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computational-optimization-and-applications.md) | Max L. N. Gonçalves, Geovani Nunes Grapiglia, Jefferson G. Melo | Universidade Federal de Goiás; UCLouvain | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-22 | [DBCA: A cost-benefit decision-enhanced Besiege and Conquer algorithm for global optimization](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2026.134608) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | Chenxu Guo, Jianhua Jiang, Shuxin Guo et al. | Jilin University of Finance and Economics; Auckland University of Technology | CEC benchmark functions |
| 2026-10-22 | [Beyond the survey: a systematic empirical study of detection and association in visual MOT](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-026-11713-4) | [Artificial Intelligence Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/artificial-intelligence-review.md) | Linh Van Ma, Juhua Hu, Wei Cheng et al. | Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology; University of Washington Tacoma | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-22 | [Measuring the state of open science in transportation using large language models](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2026.106024) | [Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-c-emerging-technologies.md) | Junyi Ji, Ruth Lu, Linda Belkessa et al. | Vanderbilt University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Université Gustave Eiffel; … | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-21 | [Identifying and managing milestones in consumers’ goal journeys](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-026-01216-7) | [Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-the-academy-of-marketing-science.md) | Amanda Ann Garrison, Linda Price | Northern State University; University of Wyoming | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-21 | [Leveraging Machine Learning for Profit Forecasting and Cost Optimization Using Public Financial Data](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10614-026-11455-z) | [Computational Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computational-economics.md) | Bilal Ahmad, Abdu Salam, Mian Abdulbasit et al. | University of Peshawar; Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan; Yeungnam University; … | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-21 | [The economic geography of Churches: housing market effects in Stockholm](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10824-026-09609-w) | [Journal of Cultural Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-cultural-economics.md) | Mats Wilhelmsson | KTH Royal Institute of Technology | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-20 | [Consumer innovativeness and purchase behaviour in AI-enabled voice commerce: parallel mediation by attitude and trust](https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-026-01027-w) | [Future Business Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/future-business-journal.md) | Jyoti Sharma, Shabnam Gulati, Jamal Akhtar Khan et al. | Lovely Professional University; Chandigarh University; Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-20 | [Weighted UnLearning from Experience for Improved Spurious Correlation Robustness](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10994-026-07164-1) | [Machine Learning](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/machine-learning.md) | Jeff Mitchell, Jesus; id_orcid 0000-0002-9574-4138 Martinez-del-Rincon, Niall McLaughlin | Queen's University Belfast | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-20 | [Test-Time Computing for Referring Multimodal Large Language Models](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11263-026-03100-x) | [International Journal of Computer Vision](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-computer-vision.md) | Mingrui Wu, Hao Chen, Jiayi Ji et al. | Xiamen University; Tsinghua University; Nankai University | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-18 | [LLM-Powered Query Expansion for Enhancing Boundary Prediction in Language-Driven Action Localization](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11263-026-03083-9) | [International Journal of Computer Vision](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-computer-vision.md) | Zirui Shang, Xinxiao Wu, Shuo Yang | Beijing Institute of Technology; Shenzhen MSU-BIT University | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-17 | [CorrCLIPv2: Harnessing Unlabeled Images for Open-Vocabulary Semantic Segmentation](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11263-026-03027-3) | [International Journal of Computer Vision](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-computer-vision.md) | D H Zhang, Fagui Liu, Quan Tang et al. | South China University of Technology; Peng Cheng Laboratory | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-17 | [Decentralized Conjugate Gradient and Memoryless BFGS Methods](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03112-0) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Liping Wang, Hao Wu, Hongchao Zhang | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Louisiana State University | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-16 | [Public technical disclosure of AI implementation in finance: Python-framed evidence from 253 NYSE-listed financial companies](https://doi.org/10.1186/s40854-026-00979-w) | [Financial Innovation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/financial-innovation.md) | Veliota Drakopoulou | Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-15 | [A Cognitive, Quantum-Inspired Learning Framework for Energy-Efficient and Reliable Routing in Wireless Body Area Networks](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12559-026-10665-9) | [Cognitive Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/cognitive-computation.md) | Soufiane Ben Othman, Naima Saeed | King Faisal University; University of Aden | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-15 | [Interior-Point Methods for Optimal Power Flow with Scheduled Topological Changes under Uncertain Demand](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-026-07454-w) | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | S. M. S. Carvalho, Demacio Costa de Oliveira, AURELIO RIBEIRO LEITE OLIVEIRA et al. | Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco; Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-15 | [Quantile Affine Geometry: Exact linearization of 1D Wasserstein primitives for scalable machine learning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2026.117208) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | Mohamad Hasan Bahari, Mohammad Parsa Etemadheravi |  | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-14 | [A newly improved heuristic algorithm: the CTHBA algorithm for UAV route planning](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11590-026-02337-2) | [Optimization Letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/optimization-letters.md) | Yixin Zhao, Wencong She, Shenglong Duan et al. | Nanjing University of Science and Technology; University of Florida | CEC benchmark functions |
| 2026-10-14 | [Government-sourced categorical economic policy uncertainty](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.105966) | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | Khanh Cong Gia Hoang, Linh Pham, Thanh Ngo et al. |  | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-14 | [Modeling and simulating human behavior in large-scale emergency evacuations: A comprehensive review](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2026.103611) | [Transportation Research Part B Methodological](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-b-methodological.md) | Shiva Moslemi, Ada Arıkanoğlu, Vedat Bayram et al. |  | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-13 | [NoDE: noise-decorrelation embedding for robust long-term multivariate time series forecasting](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10618-026-01281-0) | [Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/data-mining-and-knowledge-discovery.md) | Minhyuk Lee, Hyekyung Yoon, Imseong Park et al. | Seoul National University; Mathematical Sciences Research Institute | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-13 | [Implied temperature rise metrics: a compass without direction?](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11408-026-00502-2) | [Financial markets and portfolio management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/financial-markets-and-portfolio-management.md) | Manuel C. Kathan, Moritz Reisser, Sebastian Utz | University of Augsburg; University of St.Gallen; Center for Climate and Resilience Research; … | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-13 | [Hungry \[f\]or public Goods? What the Scottish public Demand from an agricultural support scheme](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2026.103210) | [Food Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/food-policy.md) | Jay G. Burns, Anastasio J. Villanueva, Jacqueline M. Potts et al. | University of Edinburgh; Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training; Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland; … | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-13 | [AIRIME: a scalable adaptive RIME algorithm for feature optimization and data-driven monkeypox disease prediction](https://doi.org/10.1186/s40537-026-01482-w) | [Journal Of Big Data](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-big-data.md) | Mohamed Elhosseny, Mahmoud Abdel-Salam, Doaa Sami Khafaga et al. | Mansoura University; University of Sharjah; Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University; … | CEC benchmark functions |
| 2026-10-13 | [CAMF-Det: Closure-aware multimodal fusion for LiDAR-camera 3D object detection on UAV platforms](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inffus.2026.104870) | [Information Fusion](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-fusion.md) | Yanze Jiang, Yanfeng Gu, Xian Li | Harbin Institute of Technology | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-12 | [Gaussian Splatting for real-time scene reconstruction: Methods, systems, and trade-offs](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2026.115120) | [Pattern Recognition](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/pattern-recognition.md) | Ashim Dahal, Rabab Abdelfattah, Nick Rahimi | University of Southern Mississippi | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-12 | [Complexity guarantees and polling strategies for Riemannian direct-search methods](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10589-026-00841-w) | [Computational Optimization and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computational-optimization-and-applications.md) | Bastien Cavarretta, Florentin Goyens, Clément W. Royer et al. | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Lamsade; Université Paris Dauphine-PSL; … | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-12 | [Enhancing large language model-based systems for end-to-end circuit analysis problem solving](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2026.117171) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | Liang‐Liang Chen, Weiyu Sun, Huiru Xie et al. | Georgia Institute of Technology | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-10 | [Does social media deployment by local governments raise voters’ offline engagement – Evidence from the German state of Hesse](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.qref.2026.102247) | [The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-quarterly-review-of-economics-and-finance.md) | Abeer Ibtisam Aziz, Ivo Bischoff | University of Kassel | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-10 | [Promotion and prevention regulatory focus in equity crowdfunding reinvestment decisions](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2026.116570) | [Journal of Business Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-business-research.md) | Camilla Civardi, Andrea Moro | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; Lund University | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-10 | [Productivity and employment adjustments in regional economic resilience](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-026-01576-6) | [The Annals of Regional Science](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-annals-of-regional-science.md) | Giulia Iannone, Ascani Andrea, Alessandra Faggian et al. | Gran Sasso Science Institute; West Virginia University | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-09 | [Product market competition and target difficulty: The role of innovation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2026.105958) | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | Seul Gi Oh |  | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-09 | [Test-time optimization for domain adaptive open vocabulary segmentation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2026.109689) | [Neural Networks](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-networks.md) | Ulindu De Silva, Didula Samaraweera, Sasini Wanigathunga et al. | University of Moratuwa; Stony Brook University; Khalifa University of Science and Technology | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-08 | [A novel graph-based patient embedding method for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease from microRNA expression data](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10618-026-01275-y) | [Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/data-mining-and-knowledge-discovery.md) | Veronica Buttaro, Antonio Pellicani, Gianvito Pio et al. | University of Bari Aldo Moro; Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per l'Informatica; National Research Council; … | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-08 | [Budgeted evidence set construction for cross-library compliance RAG: Beyond relevance ranking truncation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2026.134640) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | Zhenpeng Li | Guangzhou Health Science College | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-08 | [Behavioral drivers of cryptocurrency markets: A systematic review](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbef.2026.101265) | [Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-behavioral-and-experimental-finance.md) | Sebastian Steindl, Hans Rüdiger Kaufmann, Bernd Britzelmaier | University of Nicosia; Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-07 | [Artificial intelligence technologies, skills demand and employment: Evidence from linked job ads](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2026.102974) | [Labour Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/labour-economics.md) | Lennert Peede, Michael Stops | Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und Berufsforschung | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-07 | [The politicization of AI semiconductor discourse: A longitudinal analysis of Korean media coverage (2023–2025)](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2026.124903) | [Technological Forecasting and Social Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/technological-forecasting-and-social-change.md) | JongHwi Song, Sooyeun Yoo, Erdenebayar Urtnasan | Yonsei University; Yonsei University Mirae Campus | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-07 | [Temporary internal displacement and receiving communities’ voting behavior](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-026-01476-5) | [Public Choice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/public-choice.md) | Salvatore Carrozzo | Parthenope University of Naples | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-07 | [Redefining fuel poverty: Introducing the temporal equity framework (TEF)](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115630) | [Energy Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-policy.md) | Torran Semple, J. Harvey, Grazziela Patrocinio Figueredo et al. | University of Oxford; University of Nottingham; Queen's Medical Centre | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-06 | [Is bitcoin a hedge against central banking? Evidence from AI-driven monetary policy expectations](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2026.103683) | [Journal of International Money and Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-money-and-finance.md) | Maxime L. D. Nicolas, François Sicard, Marion Labouré et al. | University College London; Deutsche Bank (United Kingdom) | OR-Library |
| 2026-10-06 | [Challenges in the decarbonization of the UK electrical power system by 2030: A techno-economic analysis of current and alternative policies](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115633) | [Energy Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-policy.md) | Hui Yau Or, Salvador Acha, Nilay Shah et al. | Imperial College London; National Grid (United Kingdom) | OR-Library |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Optimization benchmark instances. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/optimization-benchmark-instances

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