Analysis of Collaboration Evolution in AHP Research: 1982–2018

Dejian Yu (), Gang Kou (), Zeshui Xu and Shunshun Shi ()
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Dejian Yu: Business School, Nanjing Audit University, Nanjing 211815, P. R. China
Gang Kou: #x2020;School of Business Administration, Southwest University of Finance and Economics of China, Chengdu 610074, P. R. China
Zeshui Xu: #x2021;Business School, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
Shunshun Shi: #xA7;Information School, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou 315100, P. R. China

International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (IJITDM), 2021, vol. 20, issue 01, 7-36

Abstract: Bibliometric analysis is effective for evaluating the merits of a given discipline. This study provides an analysis of collaboration evolution in analytic hierarchy process (AHP) research from 1982 to 2018. As an important developed approach of AHP, analytic network process (ANP) is also considered in this review. 9859 publications are harvested from Web of Science to conduct this bibliometric analysis. Country and institution are the two primary objectives to investigate the collaboration pattern of the 9859 publications. The most prolific countries and institutions are identified based on bibliometric indicators, and the collaboration relationships between connected countries or institutions are explored based on science mapping techniques. Further, a dynamic analysis is provided to investigate the collaboration evolution of AHP publications at the levels of country and institution. This study offers a new topic on the overview research of AHP publications, and could help in developing the collaboration evolution analysis in the AHP field.

Keywords: Analytic hierarchy process (AHP); analytic network process (ANP); collaboration evolution; bibliometric analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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