Warren B. Powell

20.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
269 papers, 12.6k citations indexed

About

Warren B. Powell is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Transportation and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Warren B. Powell has authored 269 papers receiving a total of 12.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 64 papers in Transportation and 62 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Warren B. Powell's work include Transportation Planning and Optimization (64 papers), Transportation and Mobility Innovations (38 papers) and Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods (38 papers). Warren B. Powell is often cited by papers focused on Transportation Planning and Optimization (64 papers), Transportation and Mobility Innovations (38 papers) and Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods (38 papers). Warren B. Powell collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Slovakia. Warren B. Powell's co-authors include Yosef Sheffi, Peter I. Frazier, Gregory A. Godfrey, Savaş Dayanik, Jennie Si, Andrew G. Barto, Hugo Simão, Don Wunsch, Hüseyin Topaloğlu and Ilya O. Ryzhov and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Warren B. Powell

265 papers receiving 11.9k 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.

Approximate Dynamic Programming

2011 1.4k citations Warren B. Powell Wiley series in probability and statistics profile →
Approximate Dynamic Programming

2007 1.1k citations Warren B. Powell Wiley series in probability and statistics profile →
Handbook of Learning and Approximate Dynamic Programming

2004 619 citations Warren B. Powell et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Warren B. Powell	3.0k	2.6k	2.6k	2.4k	2.3k	269	12.6k
George L. Nemhauser	9.5k 3.1×	3.1k 1.2×	2.4k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	2.5k 1.1×	199	22.7k
Thomas L. Magnanti	3.5k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	1.0k 0.4×	645 0.3×	92	10.9k
James B. Orlin	3.3k 1.1×	1.0k 0.4×	2.0k 0.8×	578 0.2×	1.5k 0.7×	156	12.4k
Hanif D. Sherali	3.2k 1.1×	2.2k 0.8×	3.6k 1.4×	528 0.2×	596 0.3×	360	13.0k
Pierre Hansen	7.0k 2.3×	1.5k 0.6×	925 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	3.5k 1.5×	456	17.1k
Bart De Schutter	2.1k 0.7×	10.5k 4.0×	3.8k 1.4×	2.5k 1.0×	2.6k 1.1×	701	19.2k
Laurence A. Wolsey	7.1k 2.3×	2.5k 0.9×	2.4k 0.9×	454 0.2×	2.3k 1.0×	156	17.7k
Richard F. Hartl	6.5k 2.1×	876 0.3×	663 0.3×	3.3k 1.4×	1.3k 0.6×	232	11.6k
Pãnos M. Pardalos	4.4k 1.4×	2.0k 0.8×	1.7k 0.7×	504 0.2×	2.7k 1.2×	516	15.0k
Mitsuo Gen	7.8k 2.6×	3.1k 1.2×	1.1k 0.4×	577 0.2×	3.0k 1.3×	400	16.3k

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Tian, Zhili, et al.. (2021). Adaptive Learning of Drug Quality and Optimization of Patient Recruitment for Clinical Trials with Dropouts. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management. 24(1). 580–599. 8 indexed citations

Huang, Yixiao, Lei Zhao, Warren B. Powell, Tong Yue, & Ilya O. Ryzhov. (2019). Optimal Learning for Urban Delivery Fleet Allocation. Transportation Science. 53(3). 623–641. 22 indexed citations

Ryzhov, Ilya O., et al.. (2019). Bayesian Exploration for Approximate Dynamic Programming. Operations Research. 67(1). 198–214. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Han, et al.. (2016). A lasso-based sparse knowledge gradient policy for sequential optimal learning. International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics. 417–425. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Yingfei, Chu Wang, & Warren B. Powell. (2016). The knowledge gradient for sequential decision making with stochastic binary feedbacks. International Conference on Machine Learning. 1138–1147. 5 indexed citations

Coulon, Michael, Javad Khazaei, & Warren B. Powell. (2015). SMART-SREC: A Stochastic Model of the New Jersey Solar Renewable Energy Certificate Market. SSRN Electronic Journal.

Powell, Warren B. & Ilya O. Ryzhov. (2012). Optimal Learning. Wiley series in probability and statistics. 113 indexed citations

Mes, Martijn, Warren B. Powell, & Peter I. Frazier. (2011). Hierarchical Knowledge Gradient for Sequential Sampling. Journal of Machine Learning Research. 12(10). 2931–2974. 66 indexed citations

Ryzhov, Ilya O., et al.. (2011). May the best man win: simulation optimization for match-making in e-sports. Winter Simulation Conference. 4239–4250. 2 indexed citations

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Hannah, Lauren A., Warren B. Powell, & David M. Blei. (2010). Nonparametric Density Estimation for Stochastic Optimization with an Observable State Variable. Neural Information Processing Systems. 23. 820–828. 21 indexed citations

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Ryzhov, Ilya O., et al.. (2010). Optimal learning of transition probabilities in the two-agent newsvendor problem. Winter Simulation Conference. 1088–1098. 4 indexed citations

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Scott, Warren R., Warren B. Powell, & Hugo Simão. (2010). Calibrating simulation models using the knowledge gradient with continuous parameters. Winter Simulation Conference. 1099–1109. 2 indexed citations

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Ryzhov, Ilya O. & Warren B. Powell. (2009). A Monte Carlo knowledge gradient method for learning abatement potential of emissions reduction technologies. Winter Simulation Conference. 1492–1502. 5 indexed citations

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Dayanik, Savaş, Warren B. Powell, & Kazutoshi Yamazaki. (2008). Index policies for discounted bandit problems with availability constraints. Advances in Applied Probability. 40(2). 377–400. 8 indexed citations

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Powell, Warren B.. (2008). Approximate dynamic programming: lessons from the field. Winter Simulation Conference. 205–214. 9 indexed citations

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George, Abraham, Warren B. Powell, & Sanjeev R. Kulkarni. (2008). Value Function Approximation using Multiple Aggregation for Multiattribute Resource Management. Journal of Machine Learning Research. 9(68). 2079–2111. 32 indexed citations

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Powell, Warren B.. (2003). Dynamic Models of Transportation Operations.. Supply Chain Management An International Journal. 677–756. 2 indexed citations

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Powell, Warren B., et al.. (1990). APPLICATION OF OPTIMIZATION BASED MODELS ON VEHICLE ROUTING AND SCHEDULING PROBLEMS WITH TIME WINDOW CONSTRAINTS. Journal of Business Logistics. 11(2). 7 indexed citations

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Powell, Warren B., et al.. (1988). SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF DYNAMIC NETWORKS: AN APPLICATION TO PRICING AND LOAD EVALUATION FOR TRUCKLOAD MOTOR CARRIERS. 1 indexed citations

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Sheffi, Yosef, Hani S. Mahmassani, & Warren B. Powell. (1981). Evacuation studies for nuclear power plant sites: A new challenge for transportation engineers. ITE journal. 51(6). 25–28. 21 indexed citations

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