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# Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications

- 6 papers in the last 7 days
- category: Operations Research
- publisher: Springer Science+Business Media
- ISSN 0022-3239

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

## Key findings

- Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications published 29 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #25 of 239 journals.
- Leading institutions: Wayne State University (3), Qingdao University (2) and Guangxi University (1).
- Countries: China (11), United States (5) and Vietnam (3).
- From Oct 2023 to Sep 2026, Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications published 787 papers (22 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex).
- Its most frequent keywords over that period were “convergence analysis” (71), “non-convex optimization” (60) and “global convergence” (55).
- Its most-cited paper of the period is “Convergence of Descent Optimization Algorithms under Polyak-Łojasiewicz-Kurdyka Conditions” (2025-08-11), with 15 citations.

## The last 36 months

*Papers by publication date, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| Oct 23–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 36 months |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 223 | 315 | 249 | 787 |

*Most frequent keywords, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | convergence analysis | 71 |
| 2 | non-convex optimization | 60 |
| 3 | global convergence | 55 |
| 4 | optimal control | 48 |
| 5 | convergence rate | 42 |
| 6 | multi-objective optimization | 29 |
| 7 | optimality conditions | 28 |
| 8 | convex optimization | 27 |
| 9 | linear convergence | 27 |
| 10 | existence of solutions | 26 |

*Most-cited papers published Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 1.0 | [Convergence of Descent Optimization Algorithms under Polyak-Łojasiewicz-Kurdyka Conditions](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-025-02816-z) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | 2025-08-11 | G. C. Bento, Boris S. Mordukhovich, Tiago Mota et al. |
| 2 | 10 | 0.6 | [A Strongly Convergent Alternated Inertial Algorithm for Solving Equilibrium Problems](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-025-02720-6) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | 2025-05-26 | Shanshan Xu, Songxiao Li |
| 3 | 9 | 0.7 | [Solvability and Optimal Feedback Control Results for Higher Order Fractional Differential Systems](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-025-02862-7) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | 2025-10-15 | A. Dhanush, Velusamy Vijayakumar |
| 4 | 8 | 0.5 | [A PINN Approach for the Online Identification and Control of Unknown PDEs](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-025-02686-5) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | 2025-05-08 | Alessandro Alla, Giulia Bertaglia, Elisa Calzola |
| 5 | 7 | 0.4 | [A Jacobian-Free Method for the Nearest Doubly Stochastic Matrix Problem](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-025-02656-x) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | 2025-03-26 | Jianghua Yin, Yaobiao Li, Chunming Tang |

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | [The Shapley-solidarity Value Revisited](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03129-5) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Xun-Feng Hu | Guangxi University |
| 2026-10-20 | [Generalized Interval Variational Inequalities and Interval Optimization Problems on Hadamard Manifolds](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03134-8) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Shenglan Chen, Song Wang | Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications; Curtin University |
| 2026-10-20 | [Correction: Second-Order Characterizations of Tilt Stability in Composite Optimization](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03128-6) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | B.Sh. Mordukhovich, Peipei Tang, Chengjing Wang | Wayne State University; Hangzhou City University; Southwest Jiaotong University |
| 2026-10-20 | [Admissible and Time-Optimal Control onto a Surface for Arbitrary Linear Systems](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03133-9) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | V. I. Korobov, Oleh Vozniak | V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University |
| 2026-10-20 | [$$\\sigma $$-Angle Boundedness and p-Cyclic Monotonicity for Affine Subspaces](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03137-5) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Jean-Pierre Crouzeix, Ernesto Oré, Eladio Ocaña | University of Clermont Auvergne; Clermont Université; National University of Engineering |
| 2026-10-20 | [Convergence Analysis of Stochastic Accelerated Gradient Methods for Generalized Smooth Optimizations](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03102-2) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Chenhao Yu, Yusu Hong, Junhong Lin | Zhejiang University |
| 2026-10-17 | [Optimization Problems with Nearly Convex Objective Functions and Nearly Convex Constraint Sets](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03122-y) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Nguyen Nang Thieu, Nguyen Dong Yen | Institute of Mathematics; Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology |
| 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 |
| 2026-10-01 | [A Dinkelbach-Type Approach to a Disjunctive Two-Criteria Nash Equilibrium Problem](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03114-y) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Alexandru Orzan, Radu Precup, Andrei Stan | Technical University of Cluj-Napoca; Babeș-Bolyai University; Romanian Academy |
| 2026-10-01 | [On Tikhonov-Regularized Doubly Nonlinear Dynamics with Dry Friction for Maximal Comonotone Inclusions](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03113-z) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Yan Li Tang, Jun Dong, Yeol Je Cho | Chongqing Technology and Business University; China Medical University; Gyeongsang National University |
| 2026-10-01 | [Approximate State-Feedback Solution of a Nash Differential Game: Artificial Parameter Approach](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03117-9) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Vladimir Turetsky, Valery Y. Glizer | Braude College of Engineering Karmiel |
| 2026-10-01 | [Second-Order Inertial Dynamics with Viscous and Hessian-Driven Damping for Linearly Constrained Convex Optimization](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03124-w) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Chuanlong Xu, Shouqiang Du, Cheng Xu et al. | Qingdao University |
| 2026-10-01 | [First-Order Algorithms for Min–Max Problems with Non-linear Coupled Constraints](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03098-9) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Ioannis Tsaknakis, Prashant Khanduri, Mingyi Hong et al. | University of Minnesota; Wayne State University |
| 2026-10-01 | [Relaxed Optimal Control for History-Dependent Evolution Hemivariational Inequalities with Composed Unbounded Perturbations](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03115-x) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Shengda Zeng, Ze Yuan, Sergey A. Timoshin | Chongqing Normal University; Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University |
| 2026-10-01 | [Robust Enterprise Agreement with Ex-post Observation and Subsidy](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03107-x) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Xindi Bai, Genjiu Xu, Wenzhong Li | Northwestern Polytechnical University |
| 2026-10-01 | [Fractional Optimal Control of TikTok Addiction Dynamics: Modeling, Analysis, and Numerical Simulation](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03095-y) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Gaber M. Bahaa, Ahlam Hasan Qamlo | Beni-Suef University; Umm al-Qura University |
| 2026-10-01 | [A Simultaneous Identification Problem for Bi-Parabolic Equation](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03109-9) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Subhankar Mondal | National Institute of Technology Warangal |
| 2026-10-01 | [Sparse Solutions to Stochastic Tensor Complementarity Problem](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03105-z) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Guangxuan Lin, Shouqiang Du | Qingdao University |
| 2026-10-01 | [Efficiency-Preserving Transformations in Multiobjective Optimization: Characterizations and Effect on Trade-Off Bounds](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03103-1) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Felix Neussel, Oliver T. Stein | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
| 2026-10-01 | [Discrete-Time Partially Observed Linear Quadratic Stochastic Optimal Control and Games](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03106-y) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Zhen Wu, Tingting Yu, Feng Zhang | Shandong University; Shandong University of Finance and Economics |
| 2026-10-01 | [Inexact Proximal Point and Tseng Algorithms with Nonsummable Errors to Solve Monotone Inclusions](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03116-w) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Ba Khiet Le, B.Sh. Mordukhovich, Michel A. Théra | Ton Duc Thang University; Wayne State University; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; … |
| 2026-10-01 | [An Adaptive Framework for Robust Structural Shape Optimization Under Uncertainty](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03108-w) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | OĞUZ HAN ALTINTAŞ, Hamdullah Yücel | Middle East Technical University; Aselsan (Turkey) |
| 2026-10-01 | [Classical Optimal Designs for Stationary Diffusion with Multiple Phases](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03110-2) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Matko Grbac, Ivan Ivec, Marko Vrdoljak | University of Zagreb |
| 2026-10-01 | [Tilt Stability for Nonlinear Programs under Relaxed Constant Rank Constraint Qualification](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03104-0) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Nguyễn Huy Chiêu, Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh Trang, Nguyen Thi Hai Yen | Vinh University; University of Science and Technology - The University of Da Nang |
| 2026-10-01 | [Disciplined Biconvex Programming](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03125-9) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Hao Zhu, Joschka Boedecker | Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Freiburg |
| 2026-10-01 | [Monotone and Nonmonotone Linearized Block Coordinate Descent Methods for Nonsmooth Composite Optimization Problems](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03120-0) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Yassine Nabou, Lahcen El Bourkhissi, Sebastian U. Stich et al. | University of Helsinki; Universitatea Națională de Știință și Tehnologie Politehnica București; Helmholtz Center for Information Security |
| 2026-10-01 | [Frictionless Hamiltonian Descent and Coordinate Hamiltonian Descent for Strongly Convex Quadratic Problems](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03123-x) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Jun-Kun Wang | University of California San Diego |
| 2026-10-01 | [Frank–Wolfe Algorithms for Piecewise Star-Convex Functions with a Nonsmooth Difference-of-Convex Structure](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03119-7) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | R. Díaz Millán, O. P. Ferreira, Julien Ugon | Deakin University; Universidade Federal de Goiás |
| 2026-09-29 | [MAdam: MLMC Adam under Markovian Noise with Application to Average-Reward Policy Optimization](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10957-026-03084-1) | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | Andrey Veprikov, Vladimir Solodkin, Alexander Chernyavskiy et al. | Innopolis University |

## Cite this page

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