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title: "Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management"
description: "Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management published 1 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-28 to 2026-10-27), ranking #284 of 339 journals."
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# Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management

- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- category: Operations Research
- publisher: Elsevier BV
- ISSN 2210-9706

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

## Key findings

- Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management published 1 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-28 to 2026-10-27), ranking #284 of 339 journals.
- Leading institutions: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (1).
- Countries: United States (1).
- From Oct 2023 to Sep 2026, Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management published 121 papers (3 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex).
- Its most frequent keywords over that period were “mixed-integer linear programming” (15), “train scheduling” (12) and “railway capacity” (11).
- Its most-cited paper of the period is “Railroad accident analysis by machine learning and natural language processing” (2023-12-09), with 19 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 |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 42 | 44 | 35 | 121 |

*Most frequent keywords, Oct 2023 to Sep 2026*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [mixed-integer linear programming](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/mixed-integer-linear-programming.md) | 15 |
| 2 | train scheduling | 12 |
| 3 | railway capacity | 11 |
| 4 | rail freight | 9 |
| 5 | railway safety | 9 |
| 6 | high-speed rail | 7 |
| 7 | railway operations | 7 |
| 8 | capacity utilization | 5 |
| 9 | integer linear programming | 5 |
| 10 | train rescheduling | 5 |

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

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 0.5 | [Railroad accident analysis by machine learning and natural language processing](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrtpm.2023.100429) | [Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-rail-transport-planning-management.md) | 2023-12-09 | Raj Bridgelall, Denver Tolliver |
| 2 | 14 | 0.6 | [A reinforcement learning approach to solving very-short term train rescheduling problem for a single-track rail corridor](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrtpm.2024.100483) | [Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-rail-transport-planning-management.md) | 2024-09-25 | Liu Jin, Zhiyuan Lin, Ronghui Liu |
| 3 | 13 | 0.4 | [The impact of railway incidents on train delays: A case of the Swedish Railway Network](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrtpm.2024.100445) | [Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-rail-transport-planning-management.md) | 2024-03-30 | Grace Mukunzi, Carl-William Palmqvist |
| 4 | 13 | 0.4 | [Microscopic railway capacity assessment of heterogeneous traffic under real-life operational conditions](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrtpm.2024.100446) | [Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-rail-transport-planning-management.md) | 2024-04-06 | Jan Lordieck, Michael Nold, Francesco Corman |
| 5 | 11 | 0.4 | [Industry 4.0 for passenger railway companies: A maturity model proposal for technology management](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrtpm.2024.100480) | [Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-rail-transport-planning-management.md) | 2024-09-11 | Michael Luciano Chaves Franz, Néstor Fabián Ayala, Ana Margarita Larrañaga |

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | [Statistical modeling of freight train derailments due to track-geometry defects: National trends and segment-level analysis](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrtpm.2026.100613) | [Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-rail-transport-planning-management.md) | Paula Yaghi, Hao Wang | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Journal of Rail Transport Planning & Management. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-rail-transport-planning-management

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