Military Operations Research (United States)

Aims & Scope

Military Operations Research is a peer-reviewed journal of high academic quality.

The Journal publishes articles that describe operations research (OR) methodologies and theories used in key military and national security applications.

Of particular interest are papers that present: -Case studies showing innovative OR applications -Apply OR to major policy issues -Introduce interesting new problems areas -Highlight education issues -Document the history of military and national security OR

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.150

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	4

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24571

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	19

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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 Social 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.

• Probabilistic Modeling of Terrorist Threats: A Systems Analysis Approach to Setting Priorities Among Countermeasures

  Citation: 176

  Authors: Elisabeth, Seth

• Mission Oriented Risk and Design Analysis of Critical Information Systems

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Donald L., Gregory S., Willard L., Donald L., James M., O. Sami

• Sometimes There Is No ''Most-Vital'' Arc: Assessing and Improving the Operational Resilience of Systems

  Citation: 41

  Authors: David L., Gerald G., Matthew W., Louis

• Dynamic Routing of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Reactive Tabu Search

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Kevin P., William B., T. Glenn, Raymond R.

• <I>I</I>rreducible <I>S</I>emi-<I>A</I>utonomous <I>A</I>daptive <I>C</I>ombat (ISAAC): An Artificial-Life Approach to Land Combat

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Andy

• Routing Military Aircraft With A Constrained Shortest-Path Algorithm

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Johannes

• Bayesian Stockpile Reliability Methodology for Complex Systems

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Christine M., Todd, Michael, Nicholas, Valen E., C. Shane, Alyson G.

• A Genetic Algorithm Applied to Planning Search Paths in Complicated Environments

  Citation: 30

  Authors: David P., Donald R.

• Technology Adoption, Accumulation, and Competition in Multiperiod Attacker-Defender Games

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Victor Richmond R., Jun

• Applying Value-Focused Thinking

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Ralph L.

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