Annals of Operations Research

Aims & Scope

The Annals of Operations Research publishes peer-reviewed original articles dealing with some aspects of operations research, including theory, practice, and computation.

Submissions may include full-length research articles, short notes, expositions and surveys, reports on computational studies, and case studies of new or innovative practical applications.

The Annals of Operations Research also publishes special volumes focusing on well-defined fields of operations research, ranging from the highly theoretical to the algorithmic and the very applied.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.5
2024	4.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.092

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4179

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	10098

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Decision Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A Tutorial on the Cross-Entropy Method

  Citation: 2278

  Authors: Pieter-Tjerk, Dirk P., Shie, Reuven Y.

• An overview of bilevel optimization

  Citation: 1068

  Authors: Benoît, Patrice, Gilles

• Multiobjective evolutionary algorithms to identify highly autocorrelated areas: the case of spatial distribution in financially compromised farms

  Citation: 1042

  Authors: Carlos R., Leonor M., Juan C.

• Routing and scheduling in a flexible job shop by tabu search

  Citation: 967

  Authors: Paolo

• Industry 4.0 and the circular economy: a proposed research agenda and original roadmap for sustainable operations

  Citation: 767

  Authors: Ana Beatriz, Charbel Jose Chiappetta, Moacir, David

• Viable supply chain model: integrating agility, resilience and sustainability perspectives—lessons from and thinking beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

  Citation: 709

  Authors: Dmitry

• Metastrategy simulated annealing and tabu search algorithms for the vehicle routing problem

  Citation: 698

  Authors: Ibrahim Hassan

• Variable neighbourhood search: methods and applications

  Citation: 682

  Authors: Pierre, Nenad, José A.

• The dial-a-ride problem: models and algorithms

  Citation: 681

  Authors: Jean-François, Gilbert

• NLPQL: A fortran subroutine solving constrained nonlinear programming problems

  Citation: 679

  Authors: K.

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