Gerhard Wäscher

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Gerhard Wäscher is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and Building and Construction. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerhard Wäscher has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 8 papers in Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design and 5 papers in Building and Construction. Recurrent topics in Gerhard Wäscher's work include Optimization and Packing Problems (32 papers), Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization (31 papers) and Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods (9 papers). Gerhard Wäscher is often cited by papers focused on Optimization and Packing Problems (32 papers), Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization (31 papers) and Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods (9 papers). Gerhard Wäscher collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and Portugal. Gerhard Wäscher's co-authors include Holger Schumann, Andreas Bortfeldt, Sebastian Henn, André Scholz, Peiqi Wang, Daniel Schubert, Sören Koch, José Fernando Oliveira, M. Grazia Speranza and Elsa Silva and has published in prestigious journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, International Journal of Production Economics and International Journal of Production Research.

In The Last Decade

Gerhard Wäscher

40 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

An improved typology of cutting and packing problems 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2012 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. An improved typology of cutting and packing problems
    2006 1.0k citations Gerhard Wäscher, Holger Schumann et al. European Journal of Operational Research profile →
  2. Constraints in container loading – A state-of-the-art review
    2012 238 citations Andreas Bortfeldt, Gerhard Wäscher European Journal of Operational Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gerhard Wäscher Germany 23 2.6k 656 359 151 102 41 2.7k
Andreas Bortfeldt Germany 22 2.1k 0.8× 459 0.7× 177 0.5× 112 0.7× 94 0.9× 39 2.2k
Hermann Gehring Germany 17 1.6k 0.6× 300 0.5× 155 0.4× 91 0.6× 320 3.1× 34 1.7k
José Valério de Carvalho Portugal 20 1.4k 0.6× 257 0.4× 83 0.2× 199 1.3× 81 0.8× 65 1.5k
Mhand Hifi France 24 1.4k 0.5× 509 0.8× 26 0.1× 324 2.1× 38 0.4× 132 1.6k
Tom M. Cavalier United States 15 581 0.2× 69 0.1× 142 0.4× 60 0.4× 115 1.1× 46 869
Shinji Imahori Japan 13 485 0.2× 83 0.1× 97 0.3× 98 0.6× 175 1.7× 44 633
Franklina M. B. Toledo Brazil 19 756 0.3× 163 0.2× 45 0.1× 40 0.3× 38 0.4× 48 938
Martti Mäntylä Finland 14 373 0.1× 171 0.3× 92 0.3× 46 0.3× 68 0.7× 45 730
Pedro Munari Brazil 19 661 0.3× 46 0.1× 139 0.4× 62 0.4× 240 2.4× 54 882
Ángel Corberán Spain 22 1.6k 0.6× 22 0.0× 528 1.5× 117 0.8× 548 5.4× 65 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Gerhard Wäscher

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerhard Wäscher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerhard Wäscher

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ostermeier, Manuel, et al.. (2020). Multi-compartment vehicle routing problems: State-of-the-art, modeling framework and future directions. European Journal of Operational Research. 292(3). 799–817. 51 indexed citations
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Schubert, Daniel, André Scholz, & Gerhard Wäscher. (2018). Integrated order picking and vehicle routing with due dates. OR Spectrum. 40(4). 1109–1139. 21 indexed citations
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Scholz, André, Daniel Schubert, & Gerhard Wäscher. (2017). Order picking with multiple pickers and due dates – Simultaneous solution of Order Batching, Batch Assignment and Sequencing, and Picker Routing Problems. European Journal of Operational Research. 263(2). 461–478. 129 indexed citations
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Koch, Sören & Gerhard Wäscher. (2016). A grouping genetic algorithm for the Order Batching Problem in distribution warehouses. Journal of Business Economics. 86(1-2). 131–153. 38 indexed citations
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Speranza, M. Grazia, et al.. (2015). The multi-compartment vehicle routing problem with flexible compartment sizes. European Journal of Operational Research. 246(3). 730–743. 74 indexed citations
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Afsharian, Mohsen, et al.. (2014). A heuristic, dynamic programming-based approach for a two-dimensional cutting problem with defects. OR Spectrum. 36(4). 971–999. 24 indexed citations
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Scholz, André, et al.. (2014). SLOPPGEN: a problem generator for the two‐dimensional rectangular single large object placement problem with defects. International Transactions in Operational Research. 23(1-2). 173–186. 5 indexed citations
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Silva, Elsa, José Fernando Oliveira, & Gerhard Wäscher. (2014). 2DCPackGen: A problem generator for two-dimensional rectangular cutting and packing problems. European Journal of Operational Research. 237(3). 846–856. 38 indexed citations
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Silva, Elsa, José Fernando Oliveira, & Gerhard Wäscher. (2014). The pallet loading problem: a review of solution methods and computational experiments. International Transactions in Operational Research. 23(1-2). 147–172. 39 indexed citations
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Bennell, Julia A., José Fernando Oliveira, & Gerhard Wäscher. (2013). Cutting and packing. International Journal of Production Economics. 145(2). 449–450. 6 indexed citations
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Henn, Sebastian & Gerhard Wäscher. (2013). Extensions of cutting problems: setups. Pesquisa Operacional. 33(2). 133–162. 17 indexed citations
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Bortfeldt, Andreas & Gerhard Wäscher. (2012). Container Loading Problems - A State-of-the-Art Review. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 11 indexed citations
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Koch, Sören, Sebastian König, & Gerhard Wäscher. (2009). Integer linear programming for a cutting problem in the wood‐processing industry: a case study. International Transactions in Operational Research. 16(6). 715–726. 16 indexed citations
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Wäscher, Gerhard, et al.. (2006). An improved typology of cutting and packing problems. European Journal of Operational Research. 183(3). 1109–1130. 1040 indexed citations breakdown →
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Strauß, Christine, et al.. (2004). Evaluation von Artikelanordnungsmustern in der Mann-zur-Ware-Kommissionierung. 1 indexed citations
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Wäscher, Gerhard, et al.. (2000). Pattern reduction in one-dimensional cutting stock problems. International Journal of Production Research. 38(7). 1657–1676. 67 indexed citations
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Wäscher, Gerhard, et al.. (1997). Two new heuristic algorithms for the maximal planar layout problem. OR Spectrum. 19(2). 131–131.
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Wäscher, Gerhard, et al.. (1997). The Bin‐Packing Problem: A Problem Generator and Some Numerical Experiments with FFD Packing and MTP. International Transactions in Operational Research. 4(5-6). 377–389. 59 indexed citations
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Wäscher, Gerhard. (1990). An LP-based approach to cutting stock problems with multiple objectives. European Journal of Operational Research. 44(2). 175–184. 40 indexed citations
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Siskos, J., et al.. (1984). A Bibliography on Outranking Approaches (1988-1982). Mathematische Operationsforschung und Statistik Series Optimization. 15(4). 573–582. 8 indexed citations

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