W. David Kelton

12.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
114 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

W. David Kelton is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Computational Theory and Mathematics and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. According to data from OpenAlex, W. David Kelton has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 22 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics and 21 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. Recurrent topics in W. David Kelton's work include Simulation Techniques and Applications (68 papers), Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring (17 papers) and Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis (14 papers). W. David Kelton is often cited by papers focused on Simulation Techniques and Applications (68 papers), Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring (17 papers) and Advanced Queuing Theory Analysis (14 papers). W. David Kelton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Iran. W. David Kelton's co-authors include Averill M. Law, Mark J. Schervish, Arne Thesen, H. Grant, Pierre L’Ecuyer, Parastu Kasaie, Richard Simard, Russell R. Barton, Jeffrey S. Smith and David Sturrock and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, PLoS ONE and Technometrics.

In The Last Decade

W. David Kelton

114 papers receiving 8.0k 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.

Simulation Modeling and Analysis.

1983 6.2k citations Averill M. Law, W. David Kelton et al. profile →
Proceedings of the 1987 winter simulation conference

1988 432 citations W. David Kelton et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. David Kelton United States	27	3.5k	2.1k	1.7k	1.2k	827	114	9.0k
Averill M. Law United States	29	3.8k 1.1×	2.1k 1.0×	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	831 1.0×	91	8.9k
Michael C. Fu United States	41	3.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	729 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	263	6.5k
Mark J. Schervish United States	31	3.0k 0.9×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	872 1.1×	118	10.6k
Barry L. Nelson United States	44	4.3k 1.2×	1.0k 0.5×	779 0.5×	809 0.7×	1.6k 2.0×	275	6.3k
John R. Birge United States	45	3.1k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	2.2k 1.3×	564 0.5×	744 0.9×	199	10.6k
Lee W. Schruben United States	30	2.5k 0.7×	784 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	575 0.5×	714 0.9×	147	4.0k
Warren B. Powell United States	60	2.2k 0.6×	3.0k 1.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	1.9k 2.3×	269	12.6k
J. George Shanthikumar United States	50	3.8k 1.1×	2.8k 1.4×	4.8k 2.8×	1.3k 1.0×	730 0.9×	323	12.2k
Sheldon M. Ross United States	39	2.0k 0.6×	891 0.4×	2.3k 1.4×	3.0k 2.5×	665 0.8×	212	13.0k
J.P.C. Kleijnen Netherlands	43	3.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.5×	867 0.5×	315 0.3×	2.1k 2.5×	242	7.8k

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Juan, Ángel A., et al.. (2020). Why simheuristics? Benefits, limitations, and best practices when combining metaheuristics with simulation. Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona). 44(2). 311–334. 39 indexed citations

Kasaie, Parastu, Jason R. Andrews, W. David Kelton, & David W. Dowdy. (2014). Timing of Tuberculosis Transmission and the Impact of Household Contact Tracing. An Agent-based Simulation Model. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 189(7). 845–852. 60 indexed citations

Kasaie, Parastu, David W. Dowdy, & W. David Kelton. (2013). An agent-based simulation of a Tuberculosis epidemic: Understanding the timing of transmission. 2013 Winter Simulations Conference (WSC). 2227–2238. 15 indexed citations

Kasaie, Parastu & W. David Kelton. (2013). Resource allocation for controlling epidemics: Calibrating, analyzing, and optimizing an agent-based simulation. 3(2). 94–109. 8 indexed citations

Chen, Xiaoting, et al.. (2012). Optimization model selection for simulation-based approximate dynamic programming approaches in semiconductor manufacturing operations. Winter Simulation Conference. 174. 1 indexed citations

Kasaie, Parastu, et al.. (2010). Toward optimal resource-allocation for control of epidemics: an agent-based-simulation approach. Winter Simulation Conference. 2237–2248. 8 indexed citations

Kelton, W. David. (2007). Representing and generating uncertainty effectively. Winter Simulation Conference. 38–42. 5 indexed citations

Kelton, W. David. (2006). Simulation with Arena with CD (McGraw-Hill Series in Industrial Engineering and Management). 20 indexed citations

Kelton, W. David, et al.. (2006). Empirical evaluation of data-based density estimation. Winter Simulation Conference. 333–341. 6 indexed citations

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Kelton, W. David, et al.. (2004). Experimental performance evaluation of histogram approximation for simulation output analysis. Winter Simulation Conference. 1. 685–693. 1 indexed citations

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Hill, Raymond R., et al.. (2003). Teaching the classics of simulation to beginners, panel: teaching the classics of simulation to beginners (panel). Winter Simulation Conference. 1941–1951. 2 indexed citations

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Kelton, W. David, et al.. (2001). Quantile and histogram estimation. Winter Simulation Conference. 1. 451–459. 12 indexed citations

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Kelton, W. David, Deborah A. Sadowski, & Randall P. Sadowski. (2001). Simulation with Arena with Cdrom. 5 indexed citations

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Kelton, W. David, et al.. (2000). Batching methods for simulation output analysis: a stopping procedure based on phi-mixing conditions. Winter Simulation Conference. 617–626. 6 indexed citations

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Kelton, W. David, et al.. (1991). Empirical input distributions: an alternative to standard input distributions in simulation modeling. Winter Simulation Conference. 978–985. 11 indexed citations

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Kelton, Christina M.L. & W. David Kelton. (1985). Development of Specific hypothesis tests for estimated markov chains. Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation. 23(1-2). 15–39. 7 indexed citations

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Kelton, W. David. (1984). Input data collection and analysis. Winter Simulation Conference. 90–95. 7 indexed citations

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Kelton, W. David. (1983). Simulation analysis. Winter Simulation Conference. 159–168. 5 indexed citations

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Kelton, W. David & Averill M. Law. (1983). The transient behavior of certain multiserver queues, with simulation applications. Winter Simulation Conference. 349–350. 1 indexed citations

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Fishman, George S., Lee W. Schruben, W. David Kelton, Peter D. Welch, & S. S. Lavenberg. (1981). The initial transient in steady state simulation (Panel Discussion). Winter Simulation Conference. 113–120. 2 indexed citations

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