Olaf Helmer

8.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Olaf Helmer is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Sociology and Political Science and Management Science and Operations Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Olaf Helmer has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Strategy and Management, 2 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 2 papers in Management Science and Operations Research. Recurrent topics in Olaf Helmer's work include Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 papers), Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications (1 paper) and Delphi Technique in Research (1 paper). Olaf Helmer is often cited by papers focused on Complex Systems and Decision Making (2 papers), Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications (1 paper) and Delphi Technique in Research (1 paper). Olaf Helmer collaborates with scholars based in United States and Austria. Olaf Helmer's co-authors include Norman C. Dalkey, Nicholas Rescher, Theodore J. Gordon, Hermann Weyl and E. S. Quade and has published in prestigious journals such as Management Science, Technological Forecasting and Social Change and The Journal of Philosophy.

In The Last Decade

Olaf Helmer

29 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

An Experimental Application of the DELPHI Method to the Use of Experts

1963 4.0k citations Norman C. Dalkey, Olaf Helmer Management Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Olaf Helmer United States	12	1.8k	1.0k	529	450	396	33	5.4k
Norman C. Dalkey United States	14	2.2k 1.2×	1.0k 1.0×	572 1.1×	550 1.2×	512 1.3×	25	6.5k
Melvin M. Webber United States	11	2.2k 1.2×	1.4k 1.3×	648 1.2×	583 1.3×	322 0.8×	25	9.4k
Horst W. J. Rittel United States	4	2.0k 1.1×	1.4k 1.3×	638 1.2×	502 1.1×	319 0.8×	6	9.0k
Joseph P. Martino United States	21	910 0.5×	998 1.0×	537 1.0×	774 1.7×	253 0.6×	85	4.5k
A. N. Oppenheim United Kingdom	24	1.1k 0.6×	313 0.3×	480 0.9×	277 0.6×	648 1.6×	52	6.6k
Alan Neustadtl United States	12	2.4k 1.3×	480 0.5×	842 1.6×	569 1.3×	750 1.9×	25	7.8k
George Wright United Kingdom	41	2.5k 1.4×	2.2k 2.1×	1.1k 2.1×	877 1.9×	581 1.5×	144	7.9k
André L. Delbecq United States	20	888 0.5×	841 0.8×	1.4k 2.7×	350 0.8×	702 1.8×	68	5.2k
Samuel B. Green United States	38	1.4k 0.8×	955 0.9×	302 0.6×	336 0.7×	1.5k 3.8×	99	8.9k
Paul E. Green United States	48	944 0.5×	1.1k 1.1×	770 1.5×	2.6k 5.9×	795 2.0×	207	9.4k

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Helmer, Olaf. (1994). Adversary delphi. Futures. 26(1). 79–87. 5 indexed citations

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Helmer, Olaf. (1984). The future of the health sciences. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 25(1). 88–89.

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Helmer, Olaf. (1981). Reassessment of cross-impact analysis. Futures. 13(5). 389–400. 40 indexed citations

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Helmer, Olaf. (1979). Cross-impact gaming applied to global planning. SIMULATION. 33(3). 73–86. 1 indexed citations

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Helmer, Olaf. (1977). Orienting Education Toward the Future.. Educational research quarterly.

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Helmer, Olaf, et al.. (1976). THE USE OF FUTURES ANALYSIS FOR TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH PLANNING. Transportation Journal. 16(2). 6 indexed citations

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Helmer, Olaf. (1975). An agenda for futures research. Futures. 7(1). 3–14. 8 indexed citations

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Helmer, Olaf. (1972). Cross-impact gaming. Futures. 4(2). 149–167. 44 indexed citations

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Helmer, Olaf, et al.. (1970). Some Potential Societal Developments; 1970-2000.. 9 indexed citations

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Helmer, Olaf, et al.. (1970). Análisis político del futuro. Revista española de la opinión pública. 79–79. 1 indexed citations

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Helmer, Olaf. (1967). SYSTEMATIC USE OF EXPERT OPINIONS. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 42 indexed citations

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Helmer, Olaf. (1967). METHODOLOGY OF SOCIETAL STUDIES. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations

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Helmer, Olaf. (1967). ANALYSIS OF THE FUTURE: THE DELPHI METHOD. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 255 indexed citations

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Helmer, Olaf. (1967). NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN EARLY FORECASTING OF PUBLIC PROBLEMS: A NEW INTELLECTUAL CLIMATE,. 4 indexed citations

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Helmer, Olaf. (1966). THE USE OF THE DELPHI TECHNIQUE IN PROBLEMS OF EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS. 70 indexed citations

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Gordon, Theodore J. & Olaf Helmer. (1964). REPORT ON A LONG-RANGE FORECASTING STUDY,. RAND Corporation eBooks. 214 indexed citations

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Helmer, Olaf & E. S. Quade. (1963). AN APPROACH TO THE STUDY OF A DEVELOPING ECONOMY BY OPERATIONAL GAMING. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 9 indexed citations

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Helmer, Olaf. (1963). The game-theoretical approach to organization theory. Synthese. 15(1). 245–253. 2 indexed citations

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Dalkey, Norman C. & Olaf Helmer. (1963). An Experimental Application of the DELPHI Method to the Use of Experts. Management Science. 9(3). 458–467. 3980 indexed citations breakdown →

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Helmer, Olaf. (1961). Glossary of terms on national security.

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