Journal Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles, listed most recent first.

1. 20.
   Tool Indexing, Switching, and Loading Problems in CNC-Based Production Systems: A Structured Review and Research Agenda

   Soumen Atta. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Springer, 2026.

   Accepted on 07 September 2026. Impact Factor: 3.7, JCR Q1, SCI-E
2. 19.
   Riesz s-Energy Regularized Bi-Objective Maximal Covering Location Problem and Its Solution via a Memetic Algorithm

   Soumen Atta, Michael Emmerich. Memetic Computing, Springer, Vol. 18:47, 2026.

   Impact Factor: 2.5, JCR Q2, SCI-E

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3. 18.
   An Enhanced Adaptive Large Neighborhood Search Algorithm for the Multiple Allocation p-Hub Location Problem with a Mesh Backbone Network in Video-on-Demand Services

   Soumen Atta. International Transactions in Operational Research, 2026.

   Impact Factor: 2.9, JCR Q2, SCI-E, AJG: 1, ABDC: B

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4. 17.
   Riesz Energy Minimization Facility Location Problem in the Plane: Complexity and a Polynomial-Time Approximation Scheme

   Soumen Atta. Theoretical Computer Science, Elsevier, Vol. 1070, Article 115833, 2026.

   Impact Factor: 1.0, JCR Q1, SCI-E

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5. 16.
   Linear Formulations and a Hybrid Large Neighborhood Search Algorithm for the Tool Indexing Problem

   Soumen Atta. Computers and Operations Research, Elsevier, Vol. 186, Article 107321, 2026.

   Impact Factor: 4.3, JCR Q1, SCI-E, AJG: 3, ABDC: A

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6. 15.
   A Concise Review of the Home Health Care Routing and Scheduling Problem

   Soumen Atta, Vítor Basto-Fernandes, Michael Emmerich. Operations Research Perspectives, Elsevier, Vol. 15, Article 100347, 2025.

   Impact Factor: 3.70, JCR Q2, SCI-E

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7. 14.
   Solving the Capacitated Facility Location Problem with Service Distance and Outsourcing Using a Customized Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm

   Soumen Atta. Evolutionary Intelligence, Springer, Vol. 18, Article 60, 2025.

   Impact Factor: 2.30, JCR Q3, E-SCI

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8. 13.
   An improved harmony search algorithm using opposition-based learning and local search for solving maximal covering location problem

   Soumen Atta. Engineering Optimization, Taylor & Francis, Vol. 56(8), pp. 1298-1317, 2024.

   Impact Factor: 2.70, JCR Q2, SCI-E, AJG: 2

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9. 12.
   Solving a new variant of capacitated maximal covering location problem with fuzzy coverage area using metaheuristic approaches

   Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Anirban Mukhopadhyay. Computers & Industrial Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 170, Article 108315, 2022.

   Impact Factor: 5.431, JCR Q1, SCI, AJG: 2, ABDC: A

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10. 11.
    A multi-objective formulation of maximal covering location problem with customers' preferences: Exploring Pareto optimality-based solutions

    Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Anirban Mukhopadhyay. Expert Systems With Applications, Elsevier, Vol. 186, Article 115830, 2021.

    Impact Factor: 6.954, JCR Q1, SCI-E, AJG: 1, ABDC: C

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11. 10.
    A new variant of the p-hub location problem with a ring backbone network for content placement in VoD services

    Soumen Atta, Goutam Sen. Computers & Industrial Engineering, Elsevier, Vol. 159, Article 107432, 2021.

    Impact Factor: 5.431, JCR Q1, SCI, AJG: 2, ABDC: A

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12. 9.
    Multiple allocation p-hub location problem for content placement in VoD services: a differential evolution based approach

    Soumen Atta, Goutam Sen. Applied Intelligence, Springer, Vol. 50, No. 5, pp. 1573-1589, 2020.

    Impact Factor: 3.325, JCR Q2, SCI

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13. 8.
    Solving Tool Indexing Problem using Harmony Search Algorithm with Harmony Refinement

    Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Anirban Mukhopadhyay. Soft Computing, Springer, Vol. 23, No. 16, pp. 7407–7423, 2019.

    Impact Factor: 3.050, JCR Q2, SCI-E

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14. 7.
    Multi-objective Uncapacitated Facility Location Problem with Customers' Preferences: Pareto-based and Weighted Sum GA-based Approaches

    Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Anirban Mukhopadhyay. Soft Computing, Springer, Vol. 23, No. 23, pp. 12347–12362, 2019.

    Impact Factor: 3.050, JCR Q2, SCI-E

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15. 6.
    L(D, 2, 1)-labeling of Square Grid

    Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra. National Academy Science Letters, Springer, Vol. 42, No. 6, pp. 485–487, 2019.

    Impact Factor: 0.519, JCR Q4, SCI-E

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16. 5.
    Population Based Improvement Heuristic with Local Search for Single Row Facility Layout Problem

    Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra. Sādhanā, Springer, Vol. 44:222, pp. 1-19, 2019.

    Impact Factor: 0.849, JCR Q4, SCI-E

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17. 4.
    Solving Maximal Covering Location Problem using Genetic Algorithm with Local Refinement

    Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Anirban Mukhopadhyay. Soft Computing, Springer, Vol. 22, No. 12, pp. 3891-3906, 2018.

    Impact Factor: 2.784, JCR Q2, SCI-E

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18. 3.
    Perturbation-Minimizing Frequency Assignment to Address Short Term Demand Fluctuation in Cellular Network

    Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Anirban Mukhopadhyay. International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems, Inderscience, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 418–443, 2018.

    E-SCI, Scopus indexed

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19. 2.
    No-hole λ-L(k, k − 1, . . . ,1)-labelings for Square Grid

    Soumen Atta, Stanisław Goldstein, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra. Bulletin de la Société des Sciences et des Lettres de Łódź, Série: Recherches sur les deformations, Poland, Vol. LXVII, No. 3, pp. 9-19, 2017.

    MathSciNet indexed

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20. 1.
    Solving Uncapacitated Facility Location Problem Using Heuristic Algorithms

    Soumen Atta, Priya Ranjan Sinha Mahapatra, Anirban Mukhopadhyay. International Journal of Natural Computing Research, IGI Global, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 18-50, 2019.

    Scopus indexed

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