| A rapidly convergent descent method for minimization R Fletcher, MJD Powell The Computer Journal 6 (2), 163-168, 1963 | 6770 | 1963 |
| An efficient method for finding the minimum of a function of several variables without calculating derivatives MJD Powell The computer journal 7 (2), 155-162, 1964 | 6129 | 1964 |
| A fast algorithm for nonlinearly constrained optimization calculations MJD Powell Numerical analysis, 144-157, 1978 | 2766 | 1978 |
| Radial basis functions for multivariable interpolation: a review MJD Powell Algorithms for approximation, 143-167, 1987 | 2525 | 1987 |
| Restart procedures for the conjugate gradient method MJD Powell Mathematical programming 12 (1), 241-254, 1977 | 2422 | 1977 |
| A method for non-linear constraints in minimization problems MJD Powell Optimization, 283-298, 1969 | 2341 | 1969 |
| The BOBYQA algorithm for bound constrained optimization without derivatives MJD Powell Cambridge NA Report NA2009/06, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, 2009 | 1817 | 2009 |
| Approximation theory and methods MJD Powell Cambridge university press, 1981 | 1734 | 1981 |
| THE OBJECTIVE AND CONSTRAINT FUNCTIONS BY LINEAR INTERPOLATION MJD POWELL Advances in Optimization and Numerical Analysis 275, 51, 2013 | 1586* | 2013 |
| A direct search optimization method that models the objective and constraint functions by linear interpolation MJD Powell Advances in optimization and numerical analysis, 51-67, 1994 | 1586 | 1994 |
| A direct search optimization method that models the objective and constraint functions by linear interpolation MJD Powell University of Cambridge, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical …, 1992 | 1586 | 1992 |
| The theory of radial basis function approximation in 1990 MJD Powell University of Cambridge. Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical …, 1990 | 1430 | 1990 |
| A hybrid method for nonlinear equations MJD Powell Numerical methods for nonlinear algebraic equations 7, 87-114, 1970 | 1217 | 1970 |
| A method for minimizing a sum of squares of non-linear functions without calculating derivatives MJD Powell The Computer Journal 7 (4), 303-307, 1965 | 898 | 1965 |
| The convergence of variable metric methods for non-linearly constrained optimization calculations MJD Powell Nonlinear programming 3, 1978 | 842 | 1978 |
| Direct search algorithms for optimization calculations MJD Powell Acta numerica 7, 287-336, 1998 | 750 | 1998 |
| A new algorithm for unconstrained optimization MJD Powell Nonlinear programming, 31-65, 1970 | 729 | 1970 |
| Algorithms for nonlinear constraints that use Lagrangian functions MJD Powell Mathematical programming 14 (1), 224-248, 1978 | 718 | 1978 |
| A FORTRAN subroutine for solving systems of nonlinear algebraic equations. MJD Powell Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell (England), 1968 | 706 | 1968 |
| Nonconvex minimization calculations and the conjugate gradient method MJD Powell Numerical analysis, 122-141, 1984 | 688 | 1984 |
