Etsuko Nishimura

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

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Etsuko Nishimura is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Building and Construction and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Etsuko Nishimura has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 10 papers in Building and Construction and 9 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Etsuko Nishimura's work include Maritime Ports and Logistics (31 papers), Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods (25 papers) and Optimization and Packing Problems (12 papers). Etsuko Nishimura is often cited by papers focused on Maritime Ports and Logistics (31 papers), Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods (25 papers) and Optimization and Packing Problems (12 papers). Etsuko Nishimura collaborates with scholars based in Japan, Greece and Sweden. Etsuko Nishimura's co-authors include Akio Imai, Stratos Papadimitriou, Koichi SHINTANI, Xin Sun, John Current, Kazuya Sasaki, Masahiro Hattori, Jintao Zhang, Gerrit K. Janssens and Rob Konings and has published in prestigious journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, Transportation Research Part B Methodological and Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review.

In The Last Decade

Etsuko Nishimura

27 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The dynamic berth allocation problem for a container port

2001 432 citations Akio Imai, Etsuko Nishimura et al. Transportation Research Part B Methodological profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Etsuko Nishimura Japan	16	2.6k	1.2k	794	356	184	36	2.7k
Yat‐wah Wan Hong Kong	13	1.1k 0.4×	362 0.3×	551 0.7×	160 0.4×	169 0.9×	31	1.4k
Héctor J. Carlo Puerto Rico	15	1.2k 0.5×	289 0.2×	424 0.5×	90 0.3×	108 0.6×	40	1.4k
Daniela Ambrosino Italy	17	814 0.3×	171 0.1×	328 0.4×	99 0.3×	71 0.4×	46	955
Bert Vernimmen Belgium	12	556 0.2×	315 0.3×	165 0.2×	113 0.3×	44 0.2×	16	768
Shahin Gelareh France	16	897 0.3×	259 0.2×	214 0.3×	205 0.6×	16 0.1×	40	1.0k
Raymond K. Cheung Hong Kong	16	802 0.3×	180 0.1×	304 0.4×	283 0.8×	27 0.1×	26	1.0k
Yvonne Bontekoning Netherlands	9	839 0.3×	85 0.1×	527 0.7×	344 1.0×	66 0.4×	13	1.0k
Tingsong Wang China	19	892 0.3×	600 0.5×	130 0.2×	150 0.4×	10 0.1×	51	1.1k
Dung‐Ying Lin Taiwan	19	469 0.2×	153 0.1×	229 0.3×	522 1.5×	19 0.1×	54	1.1k
Xiaoning Zhu China	20	923 0.4×	108 0.1×	332 0.4×	694 1.9×	26 0.1×	85	1.2k

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Nishimura, Etsuko, et al.. (2020). Study on Scheduling Data Analysis and Optimizing Vehicle Arrangement for an Automobile Carrier Terminal. The Journal of Japan Institute of Navigation. 143(0). 9–17.

Imai, Akio, et al.. (2020). The Effect of Geographical Factor on the Use of Combinable Containers. 1261–1265.

Nishimura, Etsuko, et al.. (2020). Vehicle Arrangement Problem for an Automobile Carrier Terminal. 761–765.

Nishimura, Etsuko. (2019). Yard and berth planning efficiency with estimated handling time. Maritime Business Review. 5(1). 5–29. 13 indexed citations

Nishimura, Etsuko. (2017). Path location problem for the marine container terminal with arbitrary configuration. 339–343. 1 indexed citations

Nishimura, Etsuko, et al.. (2013). Optimize the Container Storage Arrangement with Aim to Utilize Yard Space Efficiently. The Journal of Japan Institute of Navigation. 128(0). 101–109. 1 indexed citations

Nishimura, Etsuko, et al.. (2013). Environmental Impact of the Pickup and Delivery Vehicle Routing with Marine Containers. The Journal of Japan Institute of Navigation. 129(0). 125–132.

Nishimura, Etsuko & Liying Chen. (2011). ESTIMATING TIME REQUIRED FOR SHIP BERTHING AND QUAY CRANE WORKING WITH CONSIDERING TYPES OF MACHINE. Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers Ser D3 (Infrastructure Planning and Management). 67(5). 67_I_869–67_I_878.

Nishimura, Etsuko, et al.. (2008). An Investigation into Effectiveness of Container Arrangements on Optimizing a Containership Stowage Plan. The Journal of Japan Institute of Navigation. 119(0). 179–189.

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Imai, Akio, et al.. (2007). The simultaneous berth and quay crane allocation problem. Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review. 44(5). 900–920. 213 indexed citations

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Imai, Akio, Kazuya Sasaki, Etsuko Nishimura, & Stratos Papadimitriou. (2006). O.R. Applications Multi-objective simultaneous stowage and load planning for a container ship with container rehandle in yard stacks. 1 indexed citations

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Imai, Akio, Etsuko Nishimura, Masahiro Hattori, & Stratos Papadimitriou. (2006). Berth allocation at indented berths for mega-containerships. European Journal of Operational Research. 179(2). 579–593. 159 indexed citations

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SHINTANI, Koichi, Akio Imai, Etsuko Nishimura, & Stratos Papadimitriou. (2005). A GENETIC ALGORITHM BASED APPROACH TO CONSTRUCTING CONTAINER SHIPPING NETWORKS WITH EMPTY CONTAINER REPOSITIONING AMONG CALLING PORTS. INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING REVIEW. 22. 451–460. 2 indexed citations

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SHINTANI, Koichi, Akio Imai, Etsuko Nishimura, & Stratos Papadimitriou. (2005). The container shipping network design problem with empty container repositioning. Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review. 43(1). 39–59. 284 indexed citations

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Imai, Akio, Etsuko Nishimura, & John Current. (2005). A Lagrangian relaxation-based heuristic for the vehicle routing with full container load. European Journal of Operational Research. 176(1). 87–105. 129 indexed citations

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SHINTANI, Koichi, Akio Imai, & Etsuko Nishimura. (2004). The Location Routing Problem for Container Shipping Networks with Empty Container Repositioning among Calling Ports. The Journal of Japan Institute of Navigation. 111(0). 273–284. 1 indexed citations

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Imai, Akio, Xin Sun, Etsuko Nishimura, & Stratos Papadimitriou. (2004). Berth allocation in a container port: using a continuous location space approach. Transportation Research Part B Methodological. 39(3). 199–221. 280 indexed citations

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Imai, Akio, Etsuko Nishimura, & Stratos Papadimitriou. (2003). The Dynamic Berth Allocation Problem for a Container Port. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 11. 39–55. 2 indexed citations

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Nishimura, Etsuko, et al.. (2003). ESTIMATING CONTAINERSHIP HANDLING TIMES IN A CONTAINER TERMINAL. INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING REVIEW. 20. 703–710. 2 indexed citations

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Nishimura, Etsuko, Akio Imai, & Stratos Papadimitriou. (2001). Berth allocation planning in the public berth system by genetic algorithms. European Journal of Operational Research. 131(2). 282–292. 275 indexed citations

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