To cite the package in publications please use:

Husmann K, Lange A, Spiegel E (2017). The R Package optimization: Flexible Global Optimization with Simulated-Annealing.

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Manual{,
    title = {The R Package optimization: Flexible Global Optimization
      with Simulated-Annealing},
    author = {Kai Husmann and Alexander Lange and Elmar Spiegel},
    year = {2017},
  }