Transportation Science

Aims & Scope

Transportation Science, published quarterly by INFORMS, is the flagship journal of the Transportation Science and Logistics Society of INFORMS.

As the foremost scientific journal in the cross-disciplinary operational research field of transportation analysis, Transportation Science publishes high-quality original contributions and surveys on phenomena associated with all modes of transportation, present and prospective, including mainly all levels of planning, design, economic, operational, and social aspects.

Transportation Science focuses primarily on fundamental theories, coupled with observational and experimental studies of transportation and logistics phenomena and processes, mathematical models, advanced methodologies and novel applications in transportation and logistics systems analysis, planning and design.

The journal covers a broad range of topics that include vehicular and human traffic flow theories, models and their application to traffic operations and management, strategic, tactical, and operational planning of transportation and logistics systems; performance analysis methods and system design and optimization; theories and analysis methods for network and spatial activity interaction, equilibrium and dynamics; economics of transportation system supply and evaluation; methodologies for analysis of transportation user behavior and the demand for transportation and logistics services.

Transportation Science is international in scope, with editors from nations around the globe.

The editorial board reflects the diverse interdisciplinary interests of the transportation science and logistics community, with members that hold primary affiliations in engineering (civil, industrial, and aeronautical), physics, economics, applied mathematics, and business.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	4.8

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.324

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	134

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1088

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1410

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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 Engineering and 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.

• An Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search Heuristic for the Pickup and Delivery Problem with Time Windows

  Citation: 1875

  Authors: Stefan, David

• Self-Organized Pedestrian Crowd Dynamics: Experiments, Simulations, and Design Solutions

  Citation: 1191

  Authors: Dirk, Lubos, Anders, Torsten

• The Electric Vehicle-Routing Problem with Time Windows and Recharging Stations

  Citation: 989

  Authors: Michael, Andreas, Dominik

• Network Design and Transportation Planning: Models and Algorithms

  Citation: 932

  Authors: T. L., R. T.

• Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows, Part I: Route Construction and Local Search Algorithms

  Citation: 808

  Authors: Olli, Michel

• Revenue Management: Research Overview and Prospects

  Citation: 792

  Authors: Jeffrey I., Garrett J.

• Optimization Approaches for the Traveling Salesman Problem with Drone

  Citation: 744

  Authors: Niels, Paul, Marie

• Fifty Years of Vehicle Routing

  Citation: 734

  Authors: Gilbert

• Traffic Equilibrium and Variational Inequalities

  Citation: 730

  Authors: Stella

• The General Pickup and Delivery Problem

  Citation: 717

  Authors: M. W. P., M.

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