Roel Leus

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
137 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Roel Leus is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Management Science and Operations Research and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Roel Leus has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 75 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 26 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Roel Leus's work include Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms (83 papers), Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling (62 papers) and Optimization and Search Problems (23 papers). Roel Leus is often cited by papers focused on Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms (83 papers), Resource-Constrained Project Scheduling (62 papers) and Optimization and Search Problems (23 papers). Roel Leus collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and China. Roel Leus's co-authors include Willy Herroelen, Fabrice Talla Nobibon, Erik Demeulemeester, Stijn Van de Vonder, Stefan Creemers, Francisco Ballestı́n, Bert De Reyck, Salim Rostami, Mir-Bahador Aryanezhad and Behzad Ashtiani and has published in prestigious journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, Expert Systems with Applications and Journal of Operations Management.

In The Last Decade

Roel Leus

128 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Project scheduling under uncertainty: Survey and research potentials

2004 680 citations Willy Herroelen, Roel Leus European Journal of Operational Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Roel Leus Belgium	28	2.4k	2.0k	606	268	264	137	3.5k
Rainer Kolisch Germany	32	4.5k 1.9×	3.9k 1.9×	1.3k 2.1×	261 1.0×	228 0.9×	106	5.7k
Willy Herroelen Belgium	37	4.7k 2.0×	3.4k 1.7×	1.2k 2.0×	277 1.0×	229 0.9×	106	5.5k
Andreas Drexl Germany	33	3.1k 1.3×	3.9k 1.9×	1.1k 1.8×	587 2.2×	383 1.5×	99	5.3k
Salah E. Elmaghraby United States	30	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	325 0.5×	687 2.6×	297 1.1×	104	3.3k
Mario Vanhoucke Belgium	45	5.2k 2.2×	2.7k 1.3×	1.7k 2.9×	470 1.8×	176 0.7×	242	6.4k
Leon F. McGinnis United States	25	582 0.2×	2.9k 1.4×	873 1.4×	478 1.8×	305 1.2×	132	3.8k
Dirk Briskorn Germany	24	909 0.4×	1.9k 0.9×	620 1.0×	89 0.3×	225 0.9×	109	2.7k
Hoong Chuin Lau Singapore	27	491 0.2×	1.2k 0.6×	426 0.7×	192 0.7×	404 1.5×	199	2.6k
Sönke Hartmann Germany	18	2.7k 1.1×	2.3k 1.1×	950 1.6×	52 0.2×	126 0.5×	30	3.1k
W.H.M. Zijm Netherlands	36	439 0.2×	1.5k 0.7×	328 0.5×	1.2k 4.4×	227 0.9×	122	2.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roel Leus

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Zhang, Jingwen, et al.. (2025). A novel hyper-heuristic based on surrogate genetic programming for the three-dimensional spatial resource-constrained project scheduling problem under uncertain environments. Computers & Operations Research. 179. 107013–107013. 1 indexed citations

Zufferey, Nicolas, et al.. (2024). Sequential testing in batches with resource constraints. Expert Systems with Applications. 256. 124858–124858. 2 indexed citations

Escudero-Santana, Alejandro, et al.. (2024). Single station MILP scheduling in discrete and continuous time. Central European Journal of Operations Research. 33(4). 1213–1225.

Leus, Roel, et al.. (2024). A Flow-Based Formulation for Parallel Machine Scheduling Using Decision Diagrams. INFORMS journal on computing. 36(6). 1696–1714. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Yujie, Hong Zhou, & Roel Leus. (2024). Decision timing, information inference, and information sharing: A robust supply chain game with two-way information asymmetry. Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review. 192. 103807–103807. 4 indexed citations

Goossens, Dries, et al.. (2024). Fair integer programming under dichotomous and cardinal preferences. European Journal of Operational Research. 320(3). 465–478. 3 indexed citations

Agnetis, Alessandro, et al.. (2022). Time-critical testing and search problems. Use Siena air (University of Siena). 3 indexed citations

Wang, Xinwei, et al.. (2019). Robust Earth Observation Satellite Scheduling With Uncertainty of Cloud Coverage. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 56(3). 2450–2461. 41 indexed citations

Zhou, Hong, et al.. (2019). A two-stage robust model for a reliable p-center facility location problem. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 77. 99–114. 40 indexed citations

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Nobibon, Fabrice Talla, et al.. (2017). Minimum-cost diagnostic strategies for k-out-of-n systems with imperfect tests. Discrete Applied Mathematics. 222. 185–196. 5 indexed citations

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Leus, Roel, et al.. (2015). New results on the coordination of transportation and batching scheduling. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 40(5-6). 4016–4022. 3 indexed citations

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Nobibon, Fabrice Talla, et al.. (2011). PROJECT SCHEDULING WITH MODULAR PROJECT COMPLETION ON A BOTTLENECK RESOURCE. Lirias (KU Leuven). 1 indexed citations

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Creemers, Stefan, Bert De Reyck, & Roel Leus. (2009). R&D project planning with multiple trials in uncertain environments. 27. 325–329. 1 indexed citations

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Ashtiani, Behzad, Roel Leus, & Mir-Bahador Aryanezhad. (2009). New competitive results for the stochastic resource-constrained project scheduling problem: exploring the benefits of pre-processing. Journal of Scheduling. 14(2). 157–171. 98 indexed citations

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Creemers, Stefan, Roel Leus, Bert De Reyck, & Marc Lambrecht. (2008). Project scheduling for maximum NPV with variable activity durations and uncertain activity outcomes. 40. 183–187. 8 indexed citations

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Reyck, Bert De & Roel Leus. (2008). R&D project scheduling when activities may fail. IIE Transactions. 40(4). 367–384. 59 indexed citations

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Vonder, Stijn Van de, Erik Demeulemeester, Willy Herroelen, & Roel Leus. (2004). The use of buffers in project management: The trade-off between stability and makespan. International Journal of Production Economics. 97(2). 227–240. 178 indexed citations

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Herroelen, Willy & Roel Leus. (2003). Solution and quality robust project scheduling: a methodological framework. Lirias (KU Leuven). 185(4). 319–22. 1 indexed citations

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Herroelen, Willy, Roel Leus, & Erik Demeulemeester. (2002). Critical Chain Project Scheduling: Do Not Oversimplify. Project Management Journal. 33(4). 48–60. 103 indexed citations

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Herroelen, Willy & Roel Leus. (2001). On the merits and pitfalls of critical chain scheduling. Journal of Operations Management. 19(5). 559–577. 248 indexed citations

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