[HTML][HTML] On the methodological framework of composite indices: A review of the issues of weighting, aggregation, and robustness

S Greco, A Ishizaka, M Tasiou, G Torrisi - Social indicators research, 2019 - Springer
In recent times, composite indicators have gained astounding popularity in a wide variety of
research areas. Their adoption by global institutions has further captured the attention of the …

Building composite indicators using multicriteria methods: a review

S El Gibari, T Gómez, F Ruiz - Journal of Business Economics, 2019 - Springer
Composite indicators are increasingly recognised as a useful tool in policy analysis and
public communication. They provide simple comparisons of units that can be used to …

[HTML][HTML] Weights and importance in composite indicators: Closing the gap

W Becker, M Saisana, P Paruolo, I Vandecasteele - Ecological indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
Composite indicators are very popular tools for assessing and ranking countries and
institutions in terms of environmental performance, sustainability, and other complex …

Updating the neural network sediment load models using different sensitivity analysis methods: a regional application

R Asheghi, SA Hosseini, M Saneie… - Journal of …, 2020 - iwaponline.com
The amount of transported sediment load by streams is a vital but high nonlinear dynamic
process in water resources management. In the current paper, two optimum predictive …

Tracking the SDGs in an 'integrated'manner: A proposal for a new index to capture synergies and trade-offs between and within goals

M Biggeri, DA Clark, A Ferrannini, V Mauro - World development, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is an important challenge
and strategic opportunity for stakeholders and beneficiaries involved with Agenda 2030 at …

[图书][B] Fractional operators with constant and variable order with application to geo-hydrology

A Atangana - 2017 - books.google.com
Fractional Operators with Constant and Variable Order with Application to Geo-hydrology
provides a physical review of fractional operators, fractional variable order operators, and …

A comparative study of five world university rankings

HF Moed, HF Moed - Applied Evaluative Informetrics, 2017 - Springer
To provide users insight into the value and limits of world university rankings, a comparative
analysis is conducted of 5 ranking systems: ARWU, Leiden, THE, QS and U-Multirank. It …

[HTML][HTML] SDGs implementation, their synergies, and trade-offs in EU countries–Sensitivity analysis-based approach

M Kuc-Czarnecka, I Markowicz… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable development is one of the most urgent challenges facing humanity. Its basic
principle is to improve people's well-being and maintain it over time. In 2015, the United …

Building composite indicators in tourism studies: Measurements and applications in tourism destination competitiveness

D Mendola, S Volo - Tourism Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Composite indicators are useful tools to synthesize and monitor multidimensional
phenomena. The aim of this paper is twofold: to offer the methodological foundations to build …

[HTML][HTML] Global microscale walkability ratings and rankings: A novel composite indicator for 59 European city centres

A Bartzokas-Tsiompras, E Bakogiannis… - Journal of transport …, 2023 - Elsevier
Several walkability studies have focused primarily on macro-level environmental factors.
Nevertheless, previous research has shown that street-level design can also support …