Holger Heitsch

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Holger Heitsch is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Ocean Engineering and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Holger Heitsch has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 12 papers in Ocean Engineering and 7 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Holger Heitsch's work include Risk and Portfolio Optimization (15 papers), Water resources management and optimization (9 papers) and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (6 papers). Holger Heitsch is often cited by papers focused on Risk and Portfolio Optimization (15 papers), Water resources management and optimization (9 papers) and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods (6 papers). Holger Heitsch collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Czechia. Holger Heitsch's co-authors include Werner Römisch, René Henrion, Rüdiger Schultz, R. Henrion, Martin Gugat, Lukáš Adam, Martin Branda, Michael Stingl, Martin Schmidt and Thomas Kleinert and has published in prestigious journals such as Mathematical Programming, SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization and Annals of Operations Research.

In The Last Decade

Holger Heitsch

22 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Scenario Reduction Algorithms in Stochastic Programming 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2004 200 400 600
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. Scenario Reduction Algorithms in Stochastic Programming
    2003 706 citations Holger Heitsch, Werner Römisch Computational Optimization and Applications profile →
  2. Scenario reduction and scenario tree construction for power management problems
    2004 662 citations Holger Heitsch, Werner Römisch et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Holger Heitsch Germany 13 1.2k 579 535 264 188 24 2.1k
Andy Philpott New Zealand 28 1.3k 1.1× 420 0.7× 645 1.2× 483 1.8× 108 0.6× 85 2.3k
Luiz Barroso Brazil 27 2.4k 2.0× 365 0.6× 473 0.9× 277 1.0× 220 1.2× 123 3.0k
Carlos Ruiz Spain 25 2.6k 2.1× 933 1.6× 239 0.4× 73 0.3× 176 0.9× 64 3.2k
Jitka Dupačová Czechia 18 438 0.4× 493 0.9× 967 1.8× 328 1.2× 88 0.5× 52 1.8k
Suvrajeet Sen United States 28 569 0.5× 1.0k 1.8× 1.3k 2.5× 253 1.0× 98 0.5× 104 2.9k
Andrés Ramos Spain 35 3.5k 2.8× 685 1.2× 273 0.5× 190 0.7× 623 3.3× 115 4.3k
Rüdiger Schultz Germany 25 493 0.4× 706 1.2× 1.1k 2.0× 204 0.8× 61 0.3× 68 2.1k
Yves Smeers Belgium 27 2.3k 1.8× 302 0.5× 383 0.7× 112 0.4× 221 1.2× 112 3.1k
Wolfram Wiesemann United Kingdom 23 354 0.3× 807 1.4× 1.4k 2.5× 218 0.8× 53 0.3× 56 2.4k
L.M.V.G. Pinto Brazil 13 1.2k 1.0× 225 0.4× 342 0.6× 671 2.5× 349 1.9× 41 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Holger Heitsch

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Fields of papers citing papers by Holger Heitsch

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Holger Heitsch

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Heitsch, Holger, René Henrion, & Caren Tischendorf. (2024). Probabilistic maximization of time-dependent capacities in a gas network. Optimization and Engineering. 26(1). 365–400. 1 indexed citations
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Heitsch, Holger, et al.. (2024). Optimizing the economic dispatch of weakly-connected mini-grids under uncertainty using joint chance constraints. Annals of Operations Research. 344(1). 499–531. 3 indexed citations
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Heitsch, Holger, René Henrion, Thomas Kleinert, & Martin Schmidt. (2022). On convex lower-level black-box constraints in bilevel optimization with an application to gas market models with chance constraints. Journal of Global Optimization. 84(3). 651–685. 4 indexed citations
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Heitsch, Holger, et al.. (2021). On the algorithmic solution of optimization problems subject to probabilistic/robust (probust) constraints. Mathematical Methods of Operations Research. 96(1). 1–37. 7 indexed citations
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Heitsch, Holger & René Henrion. (2021). An enumerative formula for the spherical cap discrepancy. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics. 390. 113409–113409.
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Gugat, Martin, et al.. (2020). Optimal Neumann Boundary Control of a Vibrating String with Uncertain Initial Data and Probabilistic Terminal Constraints. SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization. 58(4). 2288–2311. 14 indexed citations
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Gugat, Martin, Holger Heitsch, René Henrion, et al.. (2020). Joint Model of Probabilistic-Robust (Probust) Constraints Applied to Gas Network Optimization. Vietnam Journal of Mathematics. 49(4). 1097–1130. 6 indexed citations
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Heitsch, Holger. (2019). On probabilistic capacity maximization in a stationary gas network. Optimization. 69(3). 575–604. 18 indexed citations
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Heitsch, Holger, et al.. (2017). A joint model of probabilistic/robust constraints for gas transport management in stationary networks. Computational Management Science. 14(3). 443–460. 23 indexed citations
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Heitsch, Holger, et al.. (2016). On the quantification of nomination feasibility in stationary gas networks with random load. Mathematical Methods of Operations Research. 84(2). 427–457. 43 indexed citations
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Heitsch, Holger, et al.. (2015). Feasibility of nominations in stationary gas networks with random load. Open MIND. 3 indexed citations
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Heitsch, Holger & Werner Römisch. (2008). Scenario tree reduction for multistage stochastic programs. Computational Management Science. 6(2). 117–133. 123 indexed citations
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Heitsch, Holger & Werner Römisch. (2007). Scenario tree modeling for multistage stochastic programs. Mathematical Programming. 118(2). 371–406. 202 indexed citations
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Heitsch, Holger & Werner Römisch. (2007). A note on scenario reduction for two-stage stochastic programs. Operations Research Letters. 35(6). 731–738. 105 indexed citations
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Heitsch, Holger, et al.. (2006). Stability of Multistage Stochastic Programs. SIAM Journal on Optimization. 17(2). 511–525. 79 indexed citations
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Heitsch, Holger & Werner Römisch. (2005). Generation of multivariate scenario trees to model stochasticity in power management. 1–7. 33 indexed citations
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Heitsch, Holger, et al.. (2004). Scenario reduction and scenario tree construction for power management problems. 3. 152–158. 662 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heitsch, Holger & Werner Römisch. (2004). Hydro-storage subproblems in power generation: an approach with a relaxation method for network flow problems. 3. 950–957. 1 indexed citations
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Heitsch, Holger & Werner Römisch. (2003). Scenario Reduction Algorithms in Stochastic Programming. Computational Optimization and Applications. 24(2-3). 187–206. 706 indexed citations breakdown →
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