Chiang Kao

10.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
154 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Chiang Kao is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Economics and Econometrics and Control and Systems Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Chiang Kao has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 36 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 26 papers in Control and Systems Engineering. Recurrent topics in Chiang Kao's work include Efficiency Analysis Using DEA (76 papers), Multi-Criteria Decision Making (31 papers) and Optimization and Mathematical Programming (23 papers). Chiang Kao is often cited by papers focused on Efficiency Analysis Using DEA (76 papers), Multi-Criteria Decision Making (31 papers) and Optimization and Mathematical Programming (23 papers). Chiang Kao collaborates with scholars based in Taiwan, United States and China. Chiang Kao's co-authors include Shiuh-Nan Hwang, Shiang-Tai Liu, Hui‐Ming Hung, Wen-Kai Hsu, J. Douglas Brodie, Shih‐Pin Chen, Joe Zhu, Wade D. Cook, Yao Chen and Darius M. Adams and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, European Journal of Operational Research and Journal of Environmental Management.

In The Last Decade

Chiang Kao

150 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Efficiency decomposition in two-stage data envelopment analysis: An application to non-life insurance companies in Taiwan

2007 1.1k citations Chiang Kao, Shiuh-Nan Hwang European Journal of Operational Research profile →
Network data envelopment analysis: A review

2014 475 citations Chiang Kao European Journal of Operational Research profile →

Peers

Chiang Kao

MSOR

EE

CSE

MIS

SM

Ali Emrouznejad United Kingdom

Boaz Golany Israel

Wade D. Cook Canada

Kin Keung Lai Hong Kong

Farhad Hosseinzadeh Lotfı Iran

Constantin Zopounidis Greece

José Rui Figueira Portugal

Desheng Wu China

Madjid Tavana United States

Emmanuel Thanassoulis United Kingdom

Ali Emrouznejad United Kingdom

Chiang Kao

6.7k ×1.1

MSOR

3.6k ×1.5

EE

1.4k ×1.0

CSE

979 ×0.9

MIS

1.2k ×1.3

SM

Citations per year, relative to Chiang Kao Chiang Kao (= 1×) peers Ali Emrouznejad

Countries citing papers authored by Chiang Kao

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chiang Kao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chiang Kao

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chiang Kao. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chiang Kao based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Chiang Kao. Chiang Kao is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Kao, Chiang, et al.. (2025). A business function approach for measuring enterprise competitiveness: An illustration with Taiwanese listed companies. Asia Pacific Management Review. 30(3). 100369–100369. 3 indexed citations

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Kao, Chiang & Shiang-Tai Liu. (2024). A compromise solution approach for efficiency measurement with shared input: The case of tourist hotels in Taiwan. European Journal of Operational Research. 321(3). 895–906. 2 indexed citations

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Kao, Chiang. (2023). Network Data Envelopment Analysis. International series in management science/operations research/International series in operations research & management science. 3 indexed citations

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Kao, Chiang & Shiuh-Nan Hwang. (2023). Separating the effect of undesirable outputs generation from the inefficiency of desirable outputs production in efficiency measurement. European Journal of Operational Research. 311(3). 1097–1102. 4 indexed citations

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Kao, Chiang. (2016). Malmquist productivity index for network production systems. CEUR Workshop Proceedings. 1623. 733–744. 2 indexed citations

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Kao, Chiang. (2015). Evaluation and improvement of e-government: the case of European countries. 104–107. 3 indexed citations

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Kao, Chiang. (2014). NATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY OF THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTRIES. European Scientific Journal ESJ. 9(10). 4 indexed citations

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Kao, Chiang. (2009). Weight determination for consistently ranking alternatives in multiple criteria decision analysis. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 34(7). 1779–1787. 158 indexed citations

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Liu, Shiang-Tai & Chiang Kao. (2003). Solving fuzzy transportation problems based on extension principle. European Journal of Operational Research. 153(3). 661–674. 179 indexed citations

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Kao, Chiang & Wen-Kai Hsu. (2002). A single-period inventory model with fuzzy demand. Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 43(6-7). 841–848. 115 indexed citations

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Kao, Chiang & Wen-Kai Hsu. (2002). Lot size-reorder point inventory model with fuzzy demands. Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 43(10-11). 1291–1302. 40 indexed citations

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Kao, Chiang. (2000). Measuring the Performance Improvement of Taiwan Forests after Reorganization. Forest Science. 46(4). 577–584. 25 indexed citations

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Cleary, Paul D., et al.. (1999). Omission of Financial Disclosure Information. JAMA. 281(13). 1174–1174. 3 indexed citations

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Kao, Chiang, et al.. (1998). Several extensively tested multiple recursive random number generators. Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 36(6). 129–136. 11 indexed citations

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Kao, Chiang, et al.. (1997). Upper bounds in spectral test for multiple recursive random number generators with missing terms. Computers & Mathematics with Applications. 33(4). 119–125. 13 indexed citations

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Kao, Chiang & Hong Tau Lee. (1996). An integration model for manpower forecasting. Journal of Forecasting. 15(7). 543–548. 10 indexed citations

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Kao, Chiang, et al.. (1996). Coordinated dock operations: Integrating dock arrangement with ship discharging. Computers in Industry. 28(2). 113–122. 7 indexed citations

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Kao, Chiang, et al.. (1993). Determination of optimal shipping policy by inventory theory. International Journal of Systems Science. 24(7). 1265–1273. 7 indexed citations

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Kao, Chiang. (1984). Optimal Stocking Levels and Rotation Under Uncertainty. Forest Science. 30(4). 921–927. 8 indexed citations

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Brodie, J. Douglas, Darius M. Adams, & Chiang Kao. (1978). Analysis of Economic Impacts on Thinning and Rotation for Douglas-Fir, using Dynamic Programming. Forest Science. 24(4). 513–522. 53 indexed citations

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