| Grey wolf optimizer S Mirjalili, SM Mirjalili, A Lewis Advances in engineering software 69, 46-61, 2014 | 16556 | 2014 |
| The whale optimization algorithm S Mirjalili, A Lewis Advances in engineering software 95, 51-67, 2016 | 11659 | 2016 |
| SCA: a sine cosine algorithm for solving optimization problems S Mirjalili Knowledge-based systems 96, 120-133, 2016 | 4732 | 2016 |
| Harris hawks optimization: Algorithm and applications AA Heidari, S Mirjalili, H Faris, I Aljarah, M Mafarja, H Chen Future generation computer systems 97, 849-872, 2019 | 4694 | 2019 |
| Salp Swarm Algorithm: A bio-inspired optimizer for engineering design problems S Mirjalili, AH Gandomi, SZ Mirjalili, S Saremi, H Faris, SM Mirjalili Advances in engineering software 114, 163-191, 2017 | 4482 | 2017 |
| Moth-flame optimization algorithm: A novel nature-inspired heuristic paradigm S Mirjalili Knowledge-based systems 89, 228-249, 2015 | 4234 | 2015 |
| The ant lion optimizer S Mirjalili Advances in engineering software 83, 80-98, 2015 | 3347 | 2015 |
| Dragonfly algorithm: a new meta-heuristic optimization technique for solving single-objective, discrete, and multi-objective problems S Mirjalili Neural computing and applications 27, 1053-1073, 2016 | 2750 | 2016 |
| Grasshopper optimisation algorithm: theory and application S Saremi, S Mirjalili, A Lewis Advances in Engineering Software 105, 30-47, 2017 | 2674 | 2017 |
| Multi-verse optimizer: a nature-inspired algorithm for global optimization S Mirjalili, SM Mirjalili, A Hatamlou Neural Computing and Applications 27, 495-513, 2016 | 2624 | 2016 |
| Slime mould algorithm: A new method for stochastic optimization S Li, H Chen, M Wang, AA Heidari, S Mirjalili Future generation computer systems 111, 300-323, 2020 | 2336 | 2020 |
| The arithmetic optimization algorithm L Abualigah, A Diabat, S Mirjalili, M Abd Elaziz, AH Gandomi Computer methods in applied mechanics and engineering 376, 113609, 2021 | 2130 | 2021 |
| Equilibrium optimizer: A novel optimization algorithm A Faramarzi, M Heidarinejad, B Stephens, S Mirjalili Knowledge-based systems 191, 105190, 2020 | 1813 | 2020 |
| Marine Predators Algorithm: A nature-inspired metaheuristic A Faramarzi, M Heidarinejad, S Mirjalili, AH Gandomi Expert systems with applications 152, 113377, 2020 | 1809 | 2020 |
| Genetic algorithm S Mirjalili, S Mirjalili Evolutionary algorithms and neural networks: theory and applications, 43-55, 2019 | 1637 | 2019 |
| Multi-objective grey wolf optimizer: a novel algorithm for multi-criterion optimization S Mirjalili, S Saremi, SM Mirjalili, LS Coelho Expert systems with applications 47, 106-119, 2016 | 1458 | 2016 |
| Hybrid whale optimization algorithm with simulated annealing for feature selection MM Mafarja, S Mirjalili Neurocomputing 260, 302-312, 2017 | 1180 | 2017 |
| S-shaped versus V-shaped transfer functions for binary particle swarm optimization S Mirjalili, A Lewis Swarm and Evolutionary Computation 9, 1-14, 2013 | 1106 | 2013 |
| African vultures optimization algorithm: A new nature-inspired metaheuristic algorithm for global optimization problems B Abdollahzadeh, FS Gharehchopogh, S Mirjalili Computers & Industrial Engineering 158, 107408, 2021 | 927 | 2021 |
| Grey wolf optimizer: a review of recent variants and applications H Faris, I Aljarah, MA Al-Betar, S Mirjalili Neural computing and applications 30, 413-435, 2018 | 920 | 2018 |
