A vague set based decision support approach for evaluating research funding programs

Jue Wang; Wei Xu; Jian Ma; Shouyang Wang

doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2013.04.045

Author(s)

Jue Wang
Wei Xu
Jian Ma
Shouyang Wang

Related Research Unit(s)

Department of Information Systems

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	656-665
Journal / Publication	European Journal of Operational Research
Volume	230
Issue number	3
Online published	29 Apr 2013
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2013

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Abstract

Scientific Research Assessment (SRA) is receiving increasing attention in both academic and industry. More and more organizations are recognizing the importance of SRA for the optimal use of scarce resources. In this paper, a vague set theory based decision support approach is proposed for SRA. Specifically, a family of parameterized S-OWA operator is developed for the aggregation of vague assessments. The proposed approach is introduced to evaluate the research funding programs of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). It provides a soft and expansive way to help the decision maker in NSFC to make his decisions. The proposed approach can also be used for some other agencies to make similar assessment. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Research Area(s)

Decision analysis, Decision support approach, OWA operator, Scientific research assessment, Vague set theory

Citation Format(s)

[ RIS ] [ BibTeX ]

A vague set based decision support approach for evaluating research funding programs. / Wang, Jue; Xu, Wei; Ma, Jian et al.

In: European Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 230, No. 3, 01.11.2013, p. 656-665.

Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review

Wang, J, Xu, W, Ma, J & Wang, S 2013, 'A vague set based decision support approach for evaluating research funding programs', European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 230, no. 3, pp. 656-665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2013.04.045

Wang, J., Xu, W., Ma, J., & Wang, S. (2013). A vague set based decision support approach for evaluating research funding programs. European Journal of Operational Research, 230(3), 656-665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2013.04.045

Wang J, Xu W, Ma J, Wang S. A vague set based decision support approach for evaluating research funding programs. European Journal of Operational Research. 2013 Nov 1;230(3):656-665. Epub 2013 Apr 29. doi: 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.04.045

Wang, Jue ; Xu, Wei ; Ma, Jian et al. / A vague set based decision support approach for evaluating research funding programs. In: European Journal of Operational Research. 2013 ; Vol. 230, No. 3. pp. 656-665.