Patrick Rivett

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
37 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Patrick Rivett is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Rivett has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 2 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 1 paper in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Patrick Rivett's work include Complex Systems and Decision Making (12 papers), Operations Management Techniques (3 papers) and Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization (1 paper). Patrick Rivett is often cited by papers focused on Complex Systems and Decision Making (12 papers), Operations Management Techniques (3 papers) and Agricultural Engineering and Mechanization (1 paper). Patrick Rivett collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Patrick Rivett's co-authors include Harvey M. Wagner, George W. Huber, Daniel N. Braunstein, Tom Lupton, D. V. Lindley, Horst Albach, Russell L. Ackoff, Tony Flowerdew and Paul Roberts and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Academy of Management Review and Econometrica.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Rivett

35 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Principles of Operations Research. 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 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. Principles of Operations Research.
    1970 636 citations Patrick Rivett, Harvey M. Wagner Operational Research Quarterly (1970-1977) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Patrick Rivett United Kingdom 12 399 268 190 161 141 37 1.4k
Marvin D. Troutt United States 19 364 0.9× 217 0.8× 119 0.6× 191 1.2× 120 0.9× 106 1.1k
Pandu R. Tadikamalla United States 25 490 1.2× 456 1.7× 103 0.5× 272 1.7× 170 1.2× 73 2.2k
Dennis J. Sweeney United States 16 215 0.5× 200 0.7× 104 0.5× 171 1.1× 130 0.9× 47 1.1k
Samuel E. Bodily United States 15 502 1.3× 546 2.0× 76 0.4× 163 1.0× 201 1.4× 46 1.5k
Martin K. Starr United States 20 372 0.9× 372 1.4× 103 0.5× 192 1.2× 138 1.0× 57 1.5k
Antonie Stam United States 24 566 1.4× 115 0.4× 238 1.3× 84 0.5× 113 0.8× 60 1.5k
Bo K. Wong Hong Kong 13 514 1.3× 225 0.8× 92 0.5× 82 0.5× 109 0.8× 20 1.3k
John R. Beaumont United Kingdom 22 738 1.8× 278 1.0× 496 2.6× 190 1.2× 236 1.7× 77 2.6k
F. Hutton Barron United States 14 896 2.2× 132 0.5× 185 1.0× 60 0.4× 385 2.7× 31 1.8k
Thomas H. Naylor United States 18 498 1.2× 134 0.5× 65 0.3× 78 0.5× 258 1.8× 110 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Patrick Rivett

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Fields of papers citing papers by Patrick Rivett

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick Rivett

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Patrick Rivett. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Patrick Rivett based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Patrick Rivett. Patrick Rivett is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rivett, Patrick, et al.. (1995). Community Health Care in Rochdale Family Health Services Authority. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 46(9). 1079–1089. 4 indexed citations
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Lindley, D. V. & Patrick Rivett. (1995). The Craft of Decision Modelling.. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 46(2). 269–269. 28 indexed citations
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Rivett, Patrick. (1991). Ethical questions in environmental planning. Omega. 19(5). 325–331. 1 indexed citations
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Rivett, Patrick. (1987). Donald Hicks, OBE: An Appreciation. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 38(2). 111–113. 1 indexed citations
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Rivett, Patrick. (1984). Risk analysis and its applications. European Journal of Operational Research. 15(3). 413–414. 42 indexed citations
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Rivett, Patrick. (1983). A World in Which Nothing Ever Happens Twice. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 34(8). 677–683. 4 indexed citations
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Rivett, Patrick. (1981). In Praise of Unicorns. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 32(12). 1051–1059. 8 indexed citations
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Rivett, Patrick. (1978). Structural mapping applied to single value policies. Omega. 6(5). 407–417. 4 indexed citations
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Rivett, Patrick. (1977). Multidimension scaling for multiobjective policies. Omega. 5(4). 367–379. 16 indexed citations
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Rivett, Patrick. (1975). The Structure of League Football. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 26(4). 801–812. 12 indexed citations
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Rivett, Patrick. (1974). Perspective for operational research. Omega. 2(2). 225–233. 5 indexed citations
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Rivett, Patrick, et al.. (1972). A Survey of Operational Research Groups in Great Britain. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 23(2). 117–123. 6 indexed citations
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Rivett, Patrick. (1970). Principles of Operations Research.. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 21(4). 484–484. 260 indexed citations
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Rivett, Patrick. (1970). Leader — December 1970: The Model and the Objective Function. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 21(4). 387–392. 2 indexed citations
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Rivett, Patrick & Harvey M. Wagner. (1970). Principles of Operations Research.. Operational Research Quarterly (1970-1977). 21(4). 484–484. 636 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rivett, Patrick, et al.. (1969). Concepts of Operational Research.. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (General). 132(1). 108–108. 1 indexed citations
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Ackoff, Russell L., et al.. (1968). A Basic Look at Operations Research. Journal of Risk & Insurance. 35(1). 159–159. 4 indexed citations
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Albach, Horst, et al.. (1965). A Manager's Guide to Operations Research. Econometrica. 33(4). 889–889. 20 indexed citations
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Rivett, Patrick, et al.. (1963). A Manager's Guide to Operational Research. OR. 14(3). 355–355. 4 indexed citations
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Rivett, Patrick. (1962). Effecting Change in Stable Industrial Systems. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 13(2). 133–144. 3 indexed citations

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