{"id":"https://openalex.org/W4407558724","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2025.113146","title":"A modified single-objective genetic algorithm for solving the rural postman problem with load-dependent costs","display_name":"A modified single-objective genetic algorithm for solving the rural postman problem with load-dependent costs","publication_year":2025,"publication_date":"2025-02-14","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W4407558724","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2025.113146"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.knosys.2025.113146","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2025.113146","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S10169007","display_name":"Knowledge-Based Systems","issn_l":"0950-7051","issn":["0950-7051","1872-7409"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Knowledge-Based Systems","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"hybrid","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2025.113146","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5113270605","display_name":"David De Santis","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4448-9031"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I111262870","display_name":"Universitat de Miguel Hern\u00e1ndez d'Elx","ror":"https://ror.org/01azzms13","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I111262870"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2135383","display_name":"Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral","ror":"https://ror.org/04qenc566","country_code":"EC","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2135383"]}],"countries":["EC","ES"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"David De Santis","raw_affiliation_strings":["Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n Operativa, Universidad Miguel Hern\u00e1ndez, Elche, Spain","Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matem\u00e1ticas, Escuela Superior Polit\u00e9cnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4448-9031","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n Operativa, Universidad Miguel Hern\u00e1ndez, Elche, Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I111262870"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matem\u00e1ticas, Escuela Superior Polit\u00e9cnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2135383"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5054879934","display_name":"Mercedes Landete","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I111262870","display_name":"Universitat de Miguel Hern\u00e1ndez d'Elx","ror":"https://ror.org/01azzms13","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I111262870"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Mercedes Landete","raw_affiliation_strings":["Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n Operativa, Universidad Miguel Hern\u00e1ndez, Elche, Spain"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5201-0476","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Centro de Investigaci\u00f3n Operativa, Universidad Miguel Hern\u00e1ndez, Elche, Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I111262870"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5047527364","display_name":"Xavier Cabezas","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3128-001X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I2135383","display_name":"Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral","ror":"https://ror.org/04qenc566","country_code":"EC","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I2135383"]}],"countries":["EC"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Xavier Cabezas","raw_affiliation_strings":["Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Estad\u00edsticas, Escuela Superior Polit\u00e9cnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador","Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matem\u00e1ticas, Escuela Superior Polit\u00e9cnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3128-001X","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones Estad\u00edsticas, Escuela Superior Polit\u00e9cnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2135383"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matem\u00e1ticas, Escuela Superior Polit\u00e9cnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I2135383"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5088712446","display_name":"Jos\u00e9 M. Sanchis","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0039-8122"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I60053951","display_name":"Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Val\u00e8ncia","ror":"https://ror.org/01460j859","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I60053951"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Sanchis","raw_affiliation_strings":["Departamento de Matem\u00e1tica Aplicada, Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Val\u00e8ncia, Spain"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0039-8122","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Departamento de Matem\u00e1tica Aplicada, Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Val\u00e8ncia, Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I60053951"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5041915973","display_name":"Juanjo Peir\u00f3","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2944-599X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I16097986","display_name":"Universitat de Val\u00e8ncia","ror":"https://ror.org/043nxc105","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I16097986"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Juanjo Peir\u00f3","raw_affiliation_strings":["Departament d\u2019Estad\u00edstica i Investigaci\u00f3 Operativa. Facultat de Ci\u00e8ncies Matem\u00e0tiques, Universitat de Val\u00e8ncia, Spain"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2944-599X","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Departament d\u2019Estad\u00edstica i Investigaci\u00f3 Operativa. Facultat de Ci\u00e8ncies Matem\u00e0tiques, Universitat de Val\u00e8ncia, Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I16097986"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":2,"institutions_distinct_count":5,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5041915973"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I16097986"],"apc_list":{"value":3130,"currency":"USD","value_usd":3130},"apc_paid":{"value":3130,"currency":"USD","value_usd":3130},"fwci":1.3257,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":1,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.79153601,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":96,"max":98},"biblio":{"volume":"312","issue":null,"first_page":"113146","last_page":"113146"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10848","display_name":"Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1703","display_name":"Computational Theory and Mathematics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10848","display_name":"Advanced Multi-Objective Optimization Algorithms","score":0.9998999834060669,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1703","display_name":"Computational Theory and Mathematics"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10100","display_name":"Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms Research","score":0.9984999895095825,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10567","display_name":"Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods","score":0.9854999780654907,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2209","display_name":"Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/genetic-algorithm","display_name":"Genetic algorithm","score":0.4984285831451416},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematical-optimization","display_name":"Mathematical optimization","score":0.47286558151245117},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.44916847348213196},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/algorithm","display_name":"Algorithm","score":0.3374442458152771},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mathematics","display_name":"Mathematics","score":0.27308189868927}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C8880873","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q187787","display_name":"Genetic algorithm","level":2,"score":0.4984285831451416},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C126255220","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141495","display_name":"Mathematical optimization","level":1,"score":0.47286558151245117},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.44916847348213196},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C11413529","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8366","display_name":"Algorithm","level":1,"score":0.3374442458152771},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33923547","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q395","display_name":"Mathematics","level":0,"score":0.27308189868927}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.knosys.2025.113146","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2025.113146","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S10169007","display_name":"Knowledge-Based Systems","issn_l":"0950-7051","issn":["0950-7051","1872-7409"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Knowledge-Based Systems","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/220301","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/220301","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400639","display_name":"RiuNet (Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Val\u00e8ncia)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I60053951","host_organization_name":"Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Val\u00e8ncia","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I60053951"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":null,"raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion"},{"id":"pmh:oai:roderic.uv.es:10550/109479","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://hdl.handle.net/10550/109479","pdf_url":"https://roderic.uv.es/bitstreams/953cb916-bff6-4ea9-a19c-850032caa47e/download","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400245","display_name":"Repository of Digital Objects for Teaching Research and Culture (University of Valencia)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I16097986","host_organization_name":"Universitat de Val\u00e8ncia","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I16097986"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"cc-by-nc","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"De Santis, David Landete, Mercedes Cabezas, Xavier Sanchis, Jos\u00e9 Maria Peir\u00f3, Juanjo 2025 A modified single-objective genetic algorithm for solving the rural postman problem with load-dependent costs Knowledge-Based Systems 312  113146 113146","raw_type":"journal article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1016/j.knosys.2025.113146","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2025.113146","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S10169007","display_name":"Knowledge-Based Systems","issn_l":"0950-7051","issn":["0950-7051","1872-7409"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320990","host_organization_name":"Elsevier BV","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320990"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Elsevier BV"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by-nc-nd","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by-nc-nd","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Knowledge-Based Systems","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G1583987748","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"RED2018-102363-T","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320335322","funder_display_name":"European Regional Development Fund"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G190121446","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"PID2021-122344NB-I00","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320335322","funder_display_name":"European Regional Development Fund"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G2275153318","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"CIGE/2022/57","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321864","funder_display_name":"Generalitat Valenciana"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G4670566151","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"PID2021-122344NB-I00","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320315062","funder_display_name":"Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovaci\u00f3n y Universidades"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G5755643370","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"PROMETEO/ 2021/063","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320335711","funder_display_name":"Conselleria d'Educaci\u00f3, Investigaci\u00f3, Cultura i Esport"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G8285315827","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"RED2018-102363-T","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320315062","funder_display_name":"Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovaci\u00f3n y Universidades"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G8811486456","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"CIGE/2022/57","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320335711","funder_display_name":"Conselleria d'Educaci\u00f3, Investigaci\u00f3, Cultura i Esport"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320315062","display_name":"Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovaci\u00f3n y Universidades","ror":null},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320321864","display_name":"Generalitat Valenciana","ror":"https://ror.org/0097mvx21"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320335322","display_name":"European Regional Development Fund","ror":"https://ror.org/00k4n6c32"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320335711","display_name":"Conselleria d'Educaci\u00f3, Investigaci\u00f3, Cultura i Esport","ror":"https://ror.org/01w104f98"}],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":35,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W1497256448","https://openalex.org/W1524324026","https://openalex.org/W1554755917","https://openalex.org/W1575248604","https://openalex.org/W1745477558","https://openalex.org/W2006140965","https://openalex.org/W2015164669","https://openalex.org/W2027402259","https://openalex.org/W2039011874","https://openalex.org/W2049614971","https://openalex.org/W2064284095","https://openalex.org/W2092395565","https://openalex.org/W2092609753","https://openalex.org/W2103687715","https://openalex.org/W2121220331","https://openalex.org/W2123950200","https://openalex.org/W2126105956","https://openalex.org/W2126811106","https://openalex.org/W2146870367","https://openalex.org/W2153216775","https://openalex.org/W2746033960","https://openalex.org/W2747540564","https://openalex.org/W2912548412","https://openalex.org/W2921150100","https://openalex.org/W3040363661","https://openalex.org/W4246623349","https://openalex.org/W4377690859","https://openalex.org/W4388997841","https://openalex.org/W4390345328","https://openalex.org/W4390987955","https://openalex.org/W4392934939","https://openalex.org/W4393339568","https://openalex.org/W6632262887","https://openalex.org/W6689550188","https://openalex.org/W7062030810"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W4391375266","https://openalex.org/W2899084033","https://openalex.org/W2748952813","https://openalex.org/W2051487156","https://openalex.org/W2073681303","https://openalex.org/W2390279801","https://openalex.org/W4391913857","https://openalex.org/W2358668433","https://openalex.org/W4396701345","https://openalex.org/W2376932109"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"This":[0],"study":[1],"addresses":[2],"the":[3,13,18,29,51,58,70,93,104,107,110],"rural":[4],"postman":[5],"problem":[6,16,46,71],"with":[7],"load-dependent":[8],"costs,":[9],"a":[10,37,45,74],"variant":[11],"of":[12,21,47,92,109],"arc":[14],"routing":[15],"where":[17],"traversal":[19],"cost":[20],"an":[22,64],"edge":[23],"depends":[24],"on":[25,78,100],"its":[26],"length":[27],"and":[28,72,103],"vehicle\u2019s":[30,59],"load.":[31],"The":[32,90],"objective":[33],"is":[34,54,95],"to":[35,57,81],"find":[36],"minimum-cost":[38],"tour":[39],"that":[40],"services":[41],"all":[42],"required":[43],"edges,":[44],"particular":[48],"importance":[49],"when":[50],"demand":[52],"weight":[53],"significant":[55],"compared":[56],"curb":[60],"weight.":[61],"We":[62],"present":[63],"integer":[65],"linear":[66],"programming":[67],"model":[68],"for":[69],"propose":[73],"heuristic":[75],"algorithm":[76],"based":[77],"bio-inspired":[79],"methodologies":[80],"efficiently":[82],"obtain":[83],"near-optimal":[84],"solutions":[85],"within":[86],"short":[87],"computing":[88],"times.":[89],"effectiveness":[91],"approach":[94],"demonstrated":[96],"through":[97],"computational":[98],"experiments":[99],"benchmark":[101],"instances,":[102],"results":[105],"highlight":[106],"practicality":[108],"proposed":[111],"methods.":[112]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-03-27T05:58:40.876381","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}
