Stefan Røpke

9.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
57 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Stefan Røpke is a scholar working on Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Røpke has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, 23 papers in Automotive Engineering and 11 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Stefan Røpke's work include Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods (46 papers), Transportation and Mobility Innovations (23 papers) and Maritime Ports and Logistics (16 papers). Stefan Røpke is often cited by papers focused on Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods (46 papers), Transportation and Mobility Innovations (23 papers) and Maritime Ports and Logistics (16 papers). Stefan Røpke collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Canada and Netherlands. Stefan Røpke's co-authors include David Pisinger, Jean‐François Cordeau, Gilbert Laporte, Allan Larsen, David Sacramento, Dario Pacino, Çağatay Iris, Richard F. Hartl, Gerhard Hiermann and Jakob Puchinger and has published in prestigious journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of the Operational Research Society and Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Røpke

56 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

An Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search Heuristic for the Pickup and Delivery Problem with Time Windows

2006 1.6k citations Stefan Røpke, David Pisinger Transportation Science profile →
A general heuristic for vehicle routing problems

2005 968 citations David Pisinger, Stefan Røpke Computers & Operations Research profile →
The Electric Fleet Size and Mix Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows and Recharging Stations

2016 396 citations Gerhard Hiermann, Jakob Puchinger et al. European Journal of Operational Research profile →
An adaptive large neighborhood search metaheuristic for the vehicle routing problem with drones

2019 350 citations David Pisinger, Stefan Røpke et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefan Røpke Denmark	27	5.4k	2.8k	2.1k	762	599	57	6.4k
Tolga Bektaş United Kingdom	40	5.2k 1.0×	3.2k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	1.5k 2.0×	614 1.0×	114	7.6k
Jean‐François Cordeau Canada	56	9.3k 1.7×	4.3k 1.5×	3.6k 1.7×	2.4k 3.2×	420 0.7×	185	12.0k
Guy Desaulniers Canada	39	3.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.5×	879 0.4×	608 0.8×	322 0.5×	187	4.4k
Jacques Desrosiers Canada	44	6.6k 1.2×	3.0k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 1.7×	378 0.6×	127	8.1k
Christian Prins France	46	5.9k 1.1×	2.2k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	486 0.6×	284 0.5×	103	7.0k
Tom Van Woensel Netherlands	47	4.7k 0.9×	3.3k 1.1×	3.2k 1.6×	2.1k 2.7×	364 0.6×	178	7.8k
Dominique Feillet France	37	3.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	703 0.9×	182 0.3×	97	4.2k
Daniele Vigo Italy	45	8.7k 1.6×	3.4k 1.2×	2.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.8×	671 1.1×	117	10.6k
François Soumis Canada	40	5.1k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	957 0.5×	1.0k 1.3×	225 0.4×	166	6.1k
Roberto Baldacci Italy	35	3.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	490 0.6×	191 0.3×	108	4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Stefan Røpke

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Røpke

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Lusby, Richard Martin, et al.. (2024). Exact and Heuristic Methods for the Split Delivery Vehicle Routing Problem. Transportation Science. 58(4). 741–760. 3 indexed citations

Pacino, Dario, et al.. (2024). An adaptive large neighborhood search heuristic for the multi-port continuous berth allocation problem. European Journal of Operational Research. 316(1). 152–167. 21 indexed citations

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

Dabia, Said, Stefan Røpke, & Tom Van Woensel. (2024). Erratum: “Branch and Price for the Time-Dependent Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows”. Transportation Science. 58(5). 919–924. 1 indexed citations

Røpke, Stefan, et al.. (2022). The mobile production vehicle routing problem: Using 3D printing in last mile distribution. European Journal of Operational Research. 305(3). 1407–1423. 18 indexed citations

Desaulniers, Guy, et al.. (2020). Integrated Liner Shipping Network Design and Scheduling. Transportation Science. 54(2). 512–533. 1 indexed citations

Iris, Çağatay, et al.. (2018). Flexible ship loading problem with transfer vehicle assignment and scheduling. Transportation Research Part B Methodological. 111. 113–134. 85 indexed citations

Røpke, Stefan, et al.. (2017). The liquefied natural gas infrastructure and tanker fleet sizing problem. Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review. 99. 96–114. 23 indexed citations

Hiermann, Gerhard, Jakob Puchinger, Stefan Røpke, & Richard F. Hartl. (2016). The Electric Fleet Size and Mix Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Windows and Recharging Stations. European Journal of Operational Research. 252(3). 995–1018. 396 indexed citations breakdown →

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Karsten, Christian Vad, David Pisinger, Stefan Røpke, & Berit Dangaard Brouer. (2015). The time constrained multi-commodity network flow problem and its application to liner shipping network design. Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review. 76. 122–138. 74 indexed citations

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Larsen, Allan, et al.. (2013). Routing of Electric Vehicles: Case Study of City Distribution in Copenhagen. 1 indexed citations

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Masson, Renaud, Stefan Røpke, Fabien Lehuédé, & Olivier Péton. (2013). A branch-and-cut-and-price approach for the pickup and delivery problem with shuttle routes. European Journal of Operational Research. 236(3). 849–862. 41 indexed citations

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Røpke, Stefan, et al.. (2011). Models for the discrete berth allocation problem: A computational comparison. Transportation Research Part E Logistics and Transportation Review. 47(4). 461–473. 133 indexed citations

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Røpke, Stefan & Jean‐François Cordeau. (2009). Branch and Cut and Price for the Pickup and Delivery Problem with Time Windows. Transportation Science. 43(3). 267–286. 330 indexed citations

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Cordeau, Jean‐François, Gilbert Laporte, Fédérico Pasin, & Stefan Røpke. (2008). Scheduling Technicians and Tasks in a Telecommunications Company. Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU). 1–26. 1 indexed citations

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Krajewska, Marta Anna, Herbert Kopfer, Gilbert Laporte, Stefan Røpke, & Georges Zaccour. (2007). Horizontal Cooperation Among Freight Carriers: Request Allocation and Profit Sharing. Les Cahiers du GERAD. 1–20. 2 indexed citations

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Krajewska, Marta Anna, H. Kopfer, Gilbert Laporte, Stefan Røpke, & Georges Zaccour. (2007). Horizontal cooperation among freight carriers: request allocation and profit sharing. Journal of the Operational Research Society. 59(11). 1483–1491. 232 indexed citations

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Røpke, Stefan, Jean‐François Cordeau, & Gilbert Laporte. (2007). Models and branch‐and‐cut algorithms for pickup and delivery problems with time windows. Networks. 49(4). 258–272. 231 indexed citations

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Røpke, Stefan & David Pisinger. (2006). An Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search Heuristic for the Pickup and Delivery Problem with Time Windows. Transportation Science. 40(4). 455–472. 1626 indexed citations breakdown →

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Pisinger, David & Stefan Røpke. (2005). A general heuristic for vehicle routing problems. Computers & Operations Research. 34(8). 2403–2435. 968 indexed citations breakdown →

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