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title: "Multi-objective optimization: latest research papers"
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# Papers on “multi-objective optimization”

- 4 papers in the last 7 days

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

## Key findings

- The keyword “multi-objective optimization” appeared in 28 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #16 of 18,447 keywords.
- Most of them appeared in Swarm and Evolutionary Computation (6), Expert Systems with Applications (4) and Computational Optimization and Applications (2).
- Leading institutions: National University of Defense Technology (2), Chinese Academy of Sciences (2) and Beijing Institute of Technology (2).
- Countries: China (15), Iran (3) and India (3).
- Often studied together with “evolutionary algorithms” (2), “neural architecture search” (2) and “NSGA-II” (2).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), the keyword “multi-objective optimization” appeared in 3,584 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in operations research (1,961), AI (1,422) and economics (99).
- 463 of them were published in 2025, against 244 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were University of Tehran (33), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (31) and Huazhong University of Science and Technology (23).
- The journals publishing most of them were Expert Systems with Applications (337), Computers & Industrial Engineering (200) and Annals of Operations Research (101).
- The most-cited of them is “Grasshopper optimization algorithm for multi-objective optimization problems” (Applied Intelligence, 2017), with 759 citations.

## 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) | 146 | 162 | 177 | 175 | 203 | 207 | 207 | 252 | 244 | 188 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 87 | 75 | 94 | 98 | 141 | 208 | 199 | 152 | 181 | 187 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 6 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 16 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/tourism-and-hospitality.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All categories | 244 | 253 | 279 | 283 | 370 | 435 | 420 | 429 | 463 | 408 |

## Where the papers come from

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | 337 |
| 2 | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 200 |
| 3 | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | 101 |
| 4 | [IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ieee-transactions-on-evolutionary-computation.md) | 97 |
| 5 | [Computers & Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-operations-research.md) | 69 |
| 6 | [Neural Computing and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/neural-computing-and-applications.md) | 63 |
| 7 | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | 54 |
| 8 | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 50 |
| 9 | [Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-e-logistics-and-transportation-review.md) | 46 |
| 10 | [Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-optimization-theory-and-applications.md) | 36 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [University of Tehran](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-tehran.md) | 33 |
| 2 | [Hong Kong Polytechnic University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/hong-kong-polytechnic-university.md) | 31 |
| 3 | [Huazhong University of Science and Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/huazhong-university-of-science-and-technology.md) | 23 |
| 4 | [Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique.md) | 22 |
| 5 | [Central South University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/central-south-university.md) | 21 |
| 6 | [Xidian University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/xidian-university.md) | 21 |
| 7 | [Wuhan University of Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/wuhan-university-of-technology.md) | 20 |
| 8 | [Chongqing University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/chongqing-university.md) | 19 |
| 9 | Istinye University | 19 |
| 10 | [Macau University of Science and Technology](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/macau-university-of-science-and-technology.md) | 19 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | China | 781 |
| 2 | Iran | 147 |
| 3 | United States | 143 |
| 4 | India | 120 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 115 |
| 6 | Germany | 84 |
| 7 | France | 77 |
| 8 | Turkey | 75 |
| 9 | Spain | 67 |
| 10 | Australia | 58 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | NSGA-II | 190 |
| 2 | Pareto front | 139 |
| 3 | Pareto optimal solutions | 111 |
| 4 | [CO2 emissions](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/co2-emissions.md) | 71 |
| 5 | [makespan minimization](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/makespan-minimization.md) | 66 |
| 6 | [energy consumption](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/energy-consumption.md) | 65 |
| 7 | [mixed-integer linear programming](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/mixed-integer-linear-programming.md) | 62 |
| 8 | [genetic algorithm](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/genetic-algorithm.md) | 53 |
| 9 | [metaheuristic optimization](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/metaheuristic-optimization.md) | 52 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 759 | 6.8 | [Grasshopper optimization algorithm for multi-objective optimization problems](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10489-017-1019-8) | [Applied Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/applied-intelligence.md) | 2017-08-04 | Seyedeh Zahra Mirjalili, Seyedali Mirjalili, Seyedali Mirjalili et al. |
| 2 | 748 | 18.4 | [A comprehensive survey on NSGA-II for multi-objective optimization and applications](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-023-10526-z) | [Artificial Intelligence Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/artificial-intelligence-review.md) | 2023-06-16 | Haiping Ma, Yajing Zhang, Shengyi Sun et al. |
| 3 | 697 | 9.0 | [A mayfly optimization algorithm](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2020.106559) | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 2020-05-25 | Konstantinos Zervoudakis, Stelios Tsafarakis |
| 4 | 514 | 7.2 | [Performance indicators in multiobjective optimization](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.11.016) | [European Journal of Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-journal-of-operational-research.md) | 2020-11-18 | Charles Audet, Jean Bigeon, Dominique Cartier et al. |
| 5 | 486 | 7.2 | [Path planning optimization of indoor mobile robot based on adaptive ant colony algorithm](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2021.107230) | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | 2021-03-12 | Changwei Miao, Guangzhu Chen, Chengliang Yan et al. |

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | [Dynamic stratification with auxiliary objective for evolutionary multi-task multi-objective neural architecture search](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2026.134897) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | Dezheng Zhang, Hao Tang, Yanzhen Duan et al. | Zhengzhou University; Zhongyuan University of Technology |
| 2026-10-31 | [Evolutionary memory-guided co-evolution of search and reasoning for manufacturing value chain scheduling](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.swevo.2026.102590) | [Swarm and Evolutionary Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/swarm-and-evolutionary-computation.md) | Wenjun Xu, Shuang Zheng, Kaipu Wang et al. | Wuhan University of Technology |
| 2026-10-29 | [An online adaptive dual-space prediction strategy for dynamic interval constrained multi-objective optimization problems](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.swevo.2026.102561) | [Swarm and Evolutionary Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/swarm-and-evolutionary-computation.md) | Qihong Chen, Qingsong Zhao, Zhigang Zou et al. | National University of Defense Technology |
| 2026-10-28 | [A multi-objective neural architecture search method based on performance predictors for constructing interpretable cognitive diagnosis models in intelligent education](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10489-026-07565-8) | [Applied Intelligence](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/applied-intelligence.md) | Zenglin Qiao, Ali Asghar Heidari, Xinchao Zhao et al. | Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications; Liaocheng University; University of Tehran; … |
| 2026-10-27 | [A Pareto archive-driven hyper-heuristic for multi-objective cross-regional agricultural machinery scheduling](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2026.134760) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | Wenkang Zhang, Longzhe Quan, Jian Chu | Anhui Agricultural University; Hefei University of Technology |
| 2026-10-27 | [A Q-learning enhanced multi-objective memetic algorithm for vehicle routing with simultaneous pickup-delivery and time windows](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.swevo.2026.102582) | [Swarm and Evolutionary Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/swarm-and-evolutionary-computation.md) | 赖雪瑜, Yalan Zhou | Guangdong University Of Finances and Economics; Guangdong University of Finance |
| 2026-10-27 | [Online dynamic task planning with environment observation for human–robot collaboration](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jii.2026.101227) | [Journal of Industrial Information Integration](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-industrial-information-integration.md) | Fan Kui Zeng, Yusheng Wang, Shinsuke Kondoh et al. | Chinese Academy of Sciences; Institute of Automation; Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering, The University of Tokyo; … |
| 2026-10-25 | [Multi-objective solid transshipment problem with triangular intuitionistic fuzzy coefficients](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10878-026-01481-w) | [Journal of Combinatorial Optimization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-combinatorial-optimization.md) | KARAMPREET KAUR, Sandeep Singh | Akal University |
| 2026-10-25 | [GANCS: GAT-enhanced PPO warm-starting of NSGA-III for energy- and SLA-aware cloud workflow scheduling](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.swevo.2026.102565) | [Swarm and Evolutionary Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/swarm-and-evolutionary-computation.md) | Amine Chraibi | Université Ibn Zohr |
| 2026-10-24 | [Robust Constrained Multimodal Dominance evolution for dynamic weapon–target assignment](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.swevo.2026.102583) | [Swarm and Evolutionary Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/swarm-and-evolutionary-computation.md) | Xingyi Yao, Wenhua Li, Tao Zhang et al. | National University of Defense Technology |
| 2026-10-24 | [Change-aware contrastive learning framework for dynamic multi-objective optimization](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2026.124331) | [Information Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/information-sciences.md) | Hao Lin, Feng Shen, Qingbo Hao et al. | Inner Mongolia University of Technology; Tianjin University of Technology |
| 2026-10-24 | [Instance-adaptive coevolutionary learning of constructive heuristics for multi-objective stochastic resource allocation with preferences](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2026.134636) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | Jingyu Zhang, Bin Xin, Bo Liu et al. | Beijing Institute of Technology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science |
| 2026-10-23 | [Who should pick the meeting point? Efficiency–fairness trade-offs between operator and users in ridepooling](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2026.105326) | [Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/transportation-research-part-a-policy-and-practice.md) | Xinyu Wang, Andrés Fielbaum | The University of Sydney |
| 2026-10-23 | [Thermodynamically governed unified optimisation: Regime dependence across scalar, multimodal, and multiobjective search](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.swevo.2026.102586) | [Swarm and Evolutionary Computation](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/swarm-and-evolutionary-computation.md) | Krishnan Batri, G. Geetha, Lakshmi S | Sharda University |
| 2026-10-23 | [A cubic regularization method for multiobjective optimization](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10589-026-00847-4) | [Computational Optimization and Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computational-optimization-and-applications.md) | Douglas Soares Gonçalves, Max L. N. Gonçalves, Jefferson G. Melo | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina; Universidade Federal de Goiás |
| 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 |
| 2026-10-19 | [Sustainable portfolio optimization with four objectives: Assessing the role of diversification](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orp.2026.100420) | [Operations Research Perspectives](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/operations-research-perspectives.md) | Ana Garcı́a-Bernabeu, Adolfo Hilario-Caballero, Francesca Luciani | Universitat Politècnica de València; Roma Tre University |
| 2026-10-16 | [Multi-objective optimization for emergency primary logistics of refined products under pipeline disruption condition: a case study in China](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12351-026-01119-z) | [Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/operational-research.md) | Xingyuan Zhou, Mengyun Lyu, Bohong Wang et al. | Beijing Wuzi University; China National Offshore Oil Corporation (China); Zhejiang Ocean University; … |
| 2026-10-16 | [Balancing economic and environmental goals in green supply chains through a multi-objective optimization on financing and coordination contract](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12351-026-01118-0) | [Operational Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/operational-research.md) | Shivendra Dwivedi, Vinod Kumar Mishra | Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology |
| 2026-10-15 | [A lexicographic based approach to skin-health diet optimization problem under epistemic uncertainty](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2026.134724) | [Expert Systems with Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/expert-systems-with-applications.md) | Mojtaba Nouri, Mir Saman Pishvaee, Mohammad Reza Rasouli | Iran University of Science and Technology |
| 2026-10-14 | [Correction: MOARO: An improved artificial rabbits optimization using shift-based density estimation for solving multi-objective optimization problems](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-026-07453-x) | [Annals of Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/annals-of-operations-research.md) | Djaafar Zouache, Fouad Ben Abdelaziz, Farid Boumaza et al. | University Mohamed El Bachir El Ibrahimi of Bordj Bou Arreridj; NEOMA Business School; The Higher School of Management and Digital Economy |
| 2026-10-13 | [Optimizing grassland biodiversity and carbon co-benefits under climate change: An integrated climate-ecological-economic modelling framework](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2026.108368) | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | Rong‐Gang Cong, Xin Zhang, Wenying Han et al. | Beijing Institute of Technology; Democritus University of Thrace; Lund University |
| 2026-10-10 | [Optimal driving assignment strategies for plug-in hybrid electric heavy duty trucks](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clscn.2026.100379) | [Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/cleaner-logistics-and-supply-chain.md) | Javier Jareño, Bernabè Dorronsoro, P. Ruiz | Universidad de Cádiz |
| 2026-10-09 | [Improved NSGA-II for the energy-efficient distributed blocking flow shop scheduling problem](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10951-026-00890-3) | [Journal of Scheduling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-scheduling.md) | Haojie Li, Yongquan Zhou, Qifang Luo | Guangxi Minzu University |
| 2026-10-08 | [Decarbonizing oxy-fuel glass furnaces through multi-objective batch and energy planning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2026.110248) | [International Journal of Production Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-production-economics.md) | Hossein Arshad, Chiara Caccamo, Thiago Lima Silva et al. | Norwegian University of Science and Technology; SINTEF; SINTEF Energy Research; … |
| 2026-10-07 | [Human-centric multi-objective optimization of skill-based multi-manned assembly lines using machine learning–guided reinforcement learning](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2026.112442) | [Computers & Industrial Engineering](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/computers-industrial-engineering.md) | Mansoureh Naderipour, Fahimeh Tanhaie | Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman; Kosar University of Bojnord |
| 2026-10-06 | [Trading off privacy, utility, and stability in privacy-preserving K-means clustering using an adaptive multi-objective memetic algorithm](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11280-026-01436-5) | [World Wide Web](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/world-wide-web.md) | Wei Hong, Samsad Jahan, Yong-Feng Ge et al. | Victoria University; University of Southern Queensland; Zhejiang Normal University |
| 2026-10-05 | [Enhancing multimodal multi-objective evolutionary optimisation via time-temporal adaptive graph convolutional networks](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2026.117159) | [Knowledge-Based Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/knowledge-based-systems.md) | Zhenghua Xin, Hongjun Cheng, Liangyi Hu et al. | China University of Mining and Technology; Suzhou University; Suzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences; … |

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