Fuzzy decision making: A bibliometric-based review
Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy SystemsPublished 24 February 2017Open access
Fabio Blanco‐Mesa, José M. Merigó, Anna M. Gil‐Lafuente
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This study considers the leading journals, articles, authors and institutions in fuzzy decision-making by using a bibliometric approach and indicates that the USA was the traditional leader in this field with the most significant researcher.
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Fuzzy decision-making consists in making decisions under complex and uncertain environments where the information can be assessed with fuzzy sets and systems. The aim of this study is to review the main contributions in this field by using a bibliometric approach. For doing so, the article uses a wide range of bibliometric indicators including the citations and the h -index. Moreover, it also uses the VOS viewer software in order to map the main trends in this area. The work considers the leading journals, articles, authors and institutions. The results indicate that the USA was the traditional leader in this field with the most significant researcher. However, during the last years, this field is receiving more attention by Asian authors that are starting to lead the field. This discipline has a strong potential and the expectations for the future is that it will continue to grow.
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