---
title: "Little's law: formula and 1 recent papers"
description: "Little's law was mentioned in 1 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #99 of the 104 equations and models mentioned."
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share_text: "Little's law was mentioned in 1 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #99 of the 104 equations and models mentioned."
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# Little's law

$$
L = \lambda W
$$

Average number in a queueing system equals the arrival rate times the average time spent in it.

- area: Efficiency and operations
- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- Names searched for: Little's law, Little's formula

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

## Key findings

- Little's law was mentioned in 1 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #99 of the 104 equations and models mentioned.
- By journal category: Operations Research (1).
- Most of them appeared in Journal of Scheduling (1).
- Often mentioned together with Linear and integer programming (1).
- From Oct 2023 to Sep 2026, 1 archived papers mentioned Little's law in their title, abstract or keywords, most of them in Apr 2026 (1).

## Mentions over 36 months

*Papers mentioning it by publication month, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026 (titles, abstracts and keywords)*

| Trend | Oct 23–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 36 months |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
|  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

*Papers mentioning Little's law, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | [The automated valet parking problem for parking garage service provision](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10951-026-00894-z) | [Journal of Scheduling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-scheduling.md) | Marc Schmidt, Philipp Staudt | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Little's law. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/equations/little-s-law

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  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {Little's law},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/equations/little-s-law}},
  urldate = {2026-10-26},
  note = {Journal 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/).