Operations Research: Topics, Impact, and Trends from 1952–2019
- 1 September 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) in Operations Research
- Vol. 69 (5) , 1487-1508
Abstract
In “Operations Research: Topics, Impact and Trends from 1952–2019,” A. Calma, W. Ho, L. Shao, and H. Li retrospectively look at 68 years of publication of the Operations Research. Using 5,440 journal articles, they highlight the top contributing countries and authors and top research methods and problems investigated. Mathematical programming is the most common research method, whereas inventory is the most investigated problem. Investigations related to pricing are growing significantly. The United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom publish the most papers, with the United States and Canada having similar publication profiles per capita. Inventory is the most popular research problem studied by North American, Asian, and Middle Eastern countries, whereas European countries focus on scheduling problems. Network visualizations of the journal’s last 10 years show dynamic programming as the most used method and pricing as the most studied problem. Coauthor networks on collaborations on both dynamic programming and pricing are also shown.Keywords
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