Johan Springael

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Johan Springael is a scholar working on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Control and Systems Engineering and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Johan Springael has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 10 papers in Control and Systems Engineering and 10 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Johan Springael's work include Nonlinear Waves and Solitons (12 papers), Nonlinear Photonic Systems (9 papers) and Algebraic structures and combinatorial models (8 papers). Johan Springael is often cited by papers focused on Nonlinear Waves and Solitons (12 papers), Nonlinear Photonic Systems (9 papers) and Algebraic structures and combinatorial models (8 papers). Johan Springael collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Russia. Johan Springael's co-authors include Franklin Lambert, Alain Verbeke, Klaas De Brucker, Cathy Macharis, Kenneth Sörensen, Ignace Loris, Luca Talarico, Johan Braet, P. L. Kunsch and Marc Sevaux and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Johan Springael

52 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

PROMETHEE and AHP: The design of operational synergies in multicriteria analysis.

2003 596 citations Cathy Macharis, Johan Springael et al. European Journal of Operational Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Johan Springael Belgium	20	474	355	297	210	167	55	1.7k
Alain Haurie Canada	32	102 0.2×	709 2.0×	342 1.2×	44 0.2×	132 0.8×	210	3.6k
Vangelis Marinakis Greece	27	145 0.3×	145 0.4×	73 0.2×	30 0.1×	59 0.4×	131	2.2k
Junhai Ma China	35	460 1.0×	934 2.6×	112 0.4×	26 0.1×	1.4k 8.3×	224	3.7k
Qingyou Yan China	25	127 0.3×	157 0.4×	34 0.1×	42 0.2×	77 0.5×	67	1.8k
Ettore Bompard Italy	38	551 1.2×	214 0.6×	38 0.1×	36 0.2×	51 0.3×	199	5.0k
Yaoming Zhou China	19	173 0.4×	42 0.1×	221 0.7×	13 0.1×	253 1.5×	48	1.3k
Mei Sun China	29	594 1.3×	163 0.5×	41 0.1×	11 0.1×	89 0.5×	146	2.9k
Masaaki Kijima Japan	26	45 0.1×	437 1.2×	88 0.3×	42 0.2×	84 0.5×	128	3.4k
Tabasam Rashid Pakistan	27	40 0.1×	1.6k 4.5×	83 0.3×	310 1.5×	131 0.8×	124	2.5k
Kin Keung Lai China	21	35 0.1×	326 0.9×	127 0.4×	28 0.1×	330 2.0×	141	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Johan Springael

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Springael, Johan, et al.. (2025). Actors' choices in a circular economy: Leverage points and technological attributes for nutrient recovery adoption in the food-processing industry. Journal of Cleaner Production. 526. 146672–146672.

Peremans, Herbert, et al.. (2025). Flexibility in short-term electricity markets for renewable integration and uncertainty mitigation: A comprehensive review. 18. 100183–100183. 2 indexed citations

Braet, Johan, et al.. (2024). Performance Metrics for Multilabel Emotion Classification: Comparing Micro, Macro, and Weighted F1-Scores. Applied Sciences. 14(21). 9863–9863. 17 indexed citations

Thomassen, Gwenny, Steven Van Passel, Robert Malina, et al.. (2021). An integrated techno-sustainability assessment (TSA) framework for emerging technologies. Green Chemistry. 23(4). 1700–1715. 31 indexed citations

Springael, Johan, et al.. (2019). Sustainability indicators for biobased chemicals: A Delphi study using Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis. Resources Conservation and Recycling. 144. 198–208. 31 indexed citations

Springael, Johan, et al.. (2018). A matheuristic approach for the design of multiproduct batch plants with parallel production lines. European Journal of Operational Research. 273(3). 933–947. 7 indexed citations

Jaskula‐Goiris, Barbara, Steve Vanlanduit, Johan Springael, et al.. (2018). The interaction effect between vibrations and temperature simulating truck transport on the flavor stability of beer. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 99(5). 2165–2174. 14 indexed citations

Vanlanduit, Steve, et al.. (2017). Measurement and analysis of vibration and shock levels for truck transport in Belgium with respect to packaged beer during transit. Food Packaging and Shelf Life. 15. 134–143. 23 indexed citations

Talarico, Luca, Kenneth Sörensen, & Johan Springael. (2015). A biobjective decision model to increase security and reduce travel costs in the cash‐in‐transit sector. International Transactions in Operational Research. 24(1-2). 59–76. 22 indexed citations

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Talarico, Luca, Kenneth Sörensen, & Johan Springael. (2015). Metaheuristics for the risk-constrained cash-in-transit vehicle routing problem. European Journal of Operational Research. 244(2). 457–470. 44 indexed citations

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Keune, Hans, Bert Morrens, Ilse Loots, & Johan Springael. (2011). From Theory to Practice: A Path Through Imperfection-Lessons from Policy Oriented Environment and Health Research in Belgium. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(16). 131–147. 1 indexed citations

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Keune, Hans, Bert Morrens, Kim Croes, et al.. (2010). Opening the research agenda for selection of hot spots for human biomonitoring research in Belgium: a participatory research project. Environmental Health. 9(1). 33–33. 9 indexed citations

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Macharis, Cathy, Johan Springael, Klaas De Brucker, & Alain Verbeke. (2003). PROMETHEE and AHP: The design of operational synergies in multicriteria analysis.. European Journal of Operational Research. 153(2). 307–317. 596 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lambert, Franklin, Sergey Leble, & Johan Springael. (2001). Binary Bell polynomials and Darboux covariant Lax pairs. Glasgow Mathematical Journal. 43(A). 53–63. 12 indexed citations

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Lambert, Franklin & Johan Springael. (2001). On a direct procedure for the disclosure of Lax pairs and Bäcklund transformations. Chaos Solitons & Fractals. 12(14-15). 2821–2832. 75 indexed citations

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Lambert, Franklin, Ignace Loris, & Johan Springael. (2001). Classical Darboux transformations and the KP hierarchy. Inverse Problems. 17(4). 1067–1074. 67 indexed citations

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Kunsch, P. L., Johan Springael, & Jean Pierre Brans. (2001). An adaptive control methodology based on system dynamics and MCDA case study: the CO_{2} energy tax in the residential sector. 145–162. 1 indexed citations

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Springael, Johan, et al.. (2000). A group multicriteria decision aid and system dynamics approach to study the influency of an urban toll and flexible working hours on the congestion problem. 2 indexed citations

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Springael, Johan, Robert Conte, & Micheline Musette. (1998). On the exact solutions of the Bianchi IX cosmological model. Regular and Chaotic Dynamics. 1. 3–8. 2 indexed citations

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Springael, Johan, Xing‐Biao Hu, & Ignace Loris. (1996). Bilinear Characterization of Higher Order Ito-Equations. Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 65(5). 1222–1226. 4 indexed citations

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