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Optimization Theory

Optimization Theory is a branch of applied mathematics that studies the selection of best elements from a set of feasible alternatives according to a given criterion, distinguished by its focus on modeling and solving problems involving the maximization or minimization of functions subject to constraints within economic and decision-theoretic contexts.

31.8K

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2.3M

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40K

Authors

6.1K

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2017–2026

6.5K

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Mathematical Optimization Theory

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Publications

31.8K

Optimization by Simulated Annealing

Scott Kirkpatrick, C. D. Gelatt, M.P. Vecchi · Science · 1983 · 44.6K citations

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A Simplex Method for Function Minimization

J. A. Nelder, R. Mead · The Computer Journal · 1965 · 28.9K citations

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Hierarchical Grouping to Optimize an Objective Function

Joe H. Ward · Journal of the American Statistical Association · 1963 · 19.2K citations

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A new optimizer using particle swarm theory

R.C. Eberhart, James Kennedy · 2002 · 14.9K citations

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No free lunch theorems for optimization

David H. Wolpert, William G. Macready · IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation · 1997 · 13.9K citations

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Authors

40K

  1. RT
    R. T. Rockafellar

    University of Washington, United States

    55 publications · 11.8K citations

    41

    h-index

  2. BS
    Boris S. Mordukhovich

    Wayne State University, United States

    61 publications · 3.6K citations

    39

    h-index

  3. MF
    Masao Fukushima

    Kyoto University, Japan

    61 publications · 4.7K citations

    37

    h-index

  4. YY
    Yinyu Ye

    Stanford University, United States

    53 publications · 5.7K citations

    36

    h-index

  5. VJ
    V. Jeyakumar

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    91 publications · 3.8K citations

    36

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Institutions

6.1K

  1. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    93 h-index

    489 publications

    55.7K citations

  2. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    89 h-index

    465 publications

    63.7K citations

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    84 h-index

    496 publications

    46.8K citations

  4. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    78 h-index

    454 publications

    42.8K citations

  5. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    75 h-index

    487 publications

    53.7K citations

  6. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    69 h-index

    268 publications

    28.3K citations

  7. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    67 h-index

    323 publications

    33.2K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    66 h-index

    641 publications

    37.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Mathematical Programming

    1.1K publications · 117K citations

    160

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  2. SIAM Journal on Optimization

    936 publications · 94.5K citations

    132

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  3. European Journal of Operational Research

    799 publications · 52.2K citations

    106

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  4. Operations Research

    435 publications · 50K citations

    104

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  5. IEEE Transactions on Power Systems

    296 publications · 34.7K citations

    102

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