Rajan Batta

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
170 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Rajan Batta is a scholar working on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Transportation. According to data from OpenAlex, Rajan Batta has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 70 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 39 papers in Transportation. Recurrent topics in Rajan Batta's work include Facility Location and Emergency Management (70 papers), Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods (50 papers) and Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics (35 papers). Rajan Batta is often cited by papers focused on Facility Location and Emergency Management (70 papers), Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods (50 papers) and Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics (35 papers). Rajan Batta collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Chile. Rajan Batta's co-authors include Gina Galindo, Mark H. Karwan, Christopher M. Rump, Rakesh Nagi, Alan Blatt, Peter A. Rogerson, Joyendu Bhadury, Changhyun Kwon, Samuel S. Chiu and Marie Flanigan and has published in prestigious journals such as Management Science, European Journal of Operational Research and Journal of Hydrology.

In The Last Decade

Rajan Batta

165 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Review of recent developments in OR/MS research in disast... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 100 200 300 400
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. Review of recent developments in OR/MS research in disaster operations management
    2013 491 citations Rajan Batta et al. 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
Rajan Batta United States 38 2.7k 2.2k 1.1k 919 853 170 5.6k
Bahar Y. Kara Türkiye 37 2.0k 0.7× 2.7k 1.2× 307 0.3× 1.0k 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 70 4.4k
Mark A. Turnquist United States 32 1.3k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 661 0.6× 1.4k 1.5× 876 1.0× 100 3.9k
Erhan Erkut Canada 35 1.5k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 443 0.4× 585 0.6× 510 0.6× 70 3.8k
Elise Miller-Hooks United States 37 573 0.2× 1.6k 0.7× 658 0.6× 2.1k 2.3× 1.2k 1.5× 122 5.8k
S. Ali Torabi Iran 52 1.5k 0.5× 2.1k 0.9× 443 0.4× 225 0.2× 479 0.6× 183 9.6k
Jiuh‐Biing Sheu Taiwan 46 1.8k 0.7× 2.0k 0.9× 888 0.8× 902 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 164 7.3k
Pitu B. Mirchandani United States 37 745 0.3× 1.3k 0.6× 387 0.3× 1.7k 1.9× 1.3k 1.5× 122 4.3k
John Current United States 33 1.3k 0.5× 1.7k 0.7× 267 0.2× 661 0.7× 709 0.8× 55 5.4k
Wout Dullaert Belgium 36 621 0.2× 2.1k 0.9× 217 0.2× 409 0.4× 1.0k 1.2× 134 4.8k
Oded Berman Canada 43 3.1k 1.2× 2.6k 1.1× 705 0.6× 1.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.3× 222 6.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rajan Batta

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rajan Batta

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bhattacharya, Biplab, et al.. (2023). Mathematical programming methods for reducing inequity due to stock-outs of pharmaceuticals in low-resourced regions using a mobile pharmacy. Computers & Industrial Engineering. 182. 109353–109353.
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Batta, Rajan, et al.. (2022). Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Information Collection Missions with Uncertain Characteristics. INFORMS journal on computing. 35(1). 120–137. 6 indexed citations
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Batta, Rajan, et al.. (2022). UAV routing for reconnaissance mission: A multi-objective orienteering problem with time-dependent prizes and multiple connections. Computers & Operations Research. 145. 105882–105882. 24 indexed citations
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He, Qing, et al.. (2019). Predicting gasoline shortage during disasters using social media. OR Spectrum. 42(3). 693–726. 15 indexed citations
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Walteros, Jose L., et al.. (2018). Solving the petroleum replenishment and routing problem with variable demands and time windows. Annals of Operations Research. 294(1-2). 9–46. 10 indexed citations
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Huang, Simin, Qian Wang, Rajan Batta, & Rakesh Nagi. (2014). An integrated model for site selection and space determination of warehouses. Computers & Operations Research. 62. 169–176. 25 indexed citations
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Batta, Rajan & Changhyun Kwon. (2013). Handbook of OR/MS models in hazardous materials transportation. Springer eBooks. 12 indexed citations
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Lin, Yen‐Hung, Rajan Batta, Peter A. Rogerson, Alan Blatt, & Marie Flanigan. (2010). Application of a Humanitarian Relief Logistics Model to an Earthquake Disaster. Transportation Research Board 89th Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 14 indexed citations
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Nie, Xiaofeng, Rajan Batta, Colin G. Drury, & Li Lin. (2009). The Impact of Joint Responses of Devices in an Airport Security System. Risk Analysis. 29(2). 298–311. 11 indexed citations
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Batta, Rajan, et al.. (2008). Optimization of aeromedical base locations in New Mexico using a model that considers crash nodes and paths. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 40(3). 1105–1114. 16 indexed citations
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Appelt, Stephan, Rajan Batta, Li Lin, & Colin G. Drury. (2007). Simulation of passenger check-in at a medium-sized US airport. Winter Simulation Conference. 1252–1260. 12 indexed citations
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Drury, Colin G., et al.. (2007). Server Adaptation in an Airport Security System Queue. OR Insight. 20(4). 22–31. 2 indexed citations
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Batta, Rajan, et al.. (2004). Ad hoc sensor network topology design for distributed fusion: A mathematical programming approach. International Conference on Information Fusion. 836–841. 3 indexed citations
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Batta, Rajan, et al.. (2004). Sequencing the processing of incoming mail to match an outbound truck delivery schedule. Computers & Operations Research. 32(7). 1777–1791. 25 indexed citations
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Batta, Rajan, et al.. (2004). Passenger grouping under constant threat probability in an airport security system. European Journal of Operational Research. 168(2). 633–644. 62 indexed citations
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Chaudhari, S. K. & Rajan Batta. (2003). Predicting unsaturated hydraulic conductivity functions of three Indian soils from particle size distribution data. Australian Journal of Soil Research. 41(8). 1457–1466. 7 indexed citations
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Delmelle, Eric, et al.. (2003). Evaluating the reliability of automated collision notification systems. Accident Analysis & Prevention. 35(3). 349–360. 29 indexed citations
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Kurothe, R. S., et al.. (1997). Soil erosion map of Gujarat. Indian Journal of Soil Conservation. 25(1). 9–13. 6 indexed citations
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Sehgal, J., et al.. (1993). Red and lateritic soils of India-resource appraisal and management.. 1(1). 10–1. 1 indexed citations
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Batta, Rajan, Richard C. Larson, & Amedeo R. Odoni. (1988). A single‐server priority queueing‐location model. Networks. 18(2). 87–103. 28 indexed citations

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