About Thomas L. Saaty is a scholar working on
Management Science and Operations Research ,
Artificial Intelligence and
Economics and Econometrics .
According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas L. Saaty has authored 300 papers receiving a total of 61.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in
Management Science and Operations Research , 45 papers in
Artificial Intelligence and 24 papers in
Economics and Econometrics . Recurrent topics in Thomas L. Saaty's work include
Multi-Criteria Decision Making (89 papers),
Complex Systems and Decision Making (21 papers) and
Cognitive Science and Mapping (21 papers). Thomas L. Saaty is often cited by papers focused on Multi-Criteria Decision Making (89 papers), Complex Systems and Decision Making (21 papers) and Cognitive Science and Mapping (21 papers). Thomas L. Saaty collaborates with scholars based in
United States ,
Türkiye and
China . Thomas L. Saaty's co-authors include
Luís G. Vargas ,
Müjgân Sağır ,
Yoram Wind ,
J. Aczél ,
Saul I. Gass ,
Liem Tran ,
Donald A. Pierre ,
Masahiro Takizawa ,
Gang Hu and
Michael P. Niemira and has published in prestigious journals such as
Science ,
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and
SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología .
Overview Impact Standout Papers Peers Geography Research Space Co-Authors Works Hit Papers A scaling method for priorities in hierarchical structures 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 2008 1990 1980 1996 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k Peers Thomas L. Saaty
Comparison fields: 5 of 237 Management Science and Operations Research 21.4k Strategy and Management 8.6k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 7.0k Global and Planetary Change 6.3k Management Information Systems 5.4k Artificial Intelligence 5.3k Control and Systems Engineering 5.1k Management of Technology and Innovation 5.1k Building and Construction 4.6k Environmental Engineering 4.5k Economics and Econometrics 3.8k Information Systems 3.6k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3.5k Sociology and Political Science 3.5k Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3.3k Water Science and Technology 2.9k Ocean Engineering 2.7k Civil and Structural Engineering 2.6k Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2.3k Computational Theory and Mathematics 2.2k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2.2k Transportation 2.2k Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2.1k Computer Networks and Communications 1.8k Mechanical Engineering 1.7k Marketing 1.6k Ecology 1.6k Social Psychology 1.5k Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1.5k Statistics and Probability 1.5k Information Systems and Management 1.2k Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1.0k Ecological Modeling 949 Pollution 859 Mechanics of Materials 845 Automotive Engineering 837 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 822 Accounting 804 Aerospace Engineering 775 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 714 Signal Processing 696 Education 675 Soil Science 667 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 650 Geography, Planning and Development 647 Environmental Chemistry 604 Atmospheric Science 603 Media Technology 571 Geochemistry and Petrology 556 Biomedical Engineering 554 Plant Science 552 Food Science 546 Political Science and International Relations 538 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 504 Software 486 Forestry 486 Finance 452 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 451 General Health Professions 446 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 437 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 412 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 393 Demography 382 Urban Studies 352 Numerical Analysis 333 Nature and Landscape Conservation 326 Earth-Surface Processes 314 Geophysics 309 Materials Chemistry 300 Medical Laboratory Technology 287 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 287 Computer Science Applications 245 Archeology 239 Health Information Management 212 Nutrition and Dietetics 210 Communication 209 Computational Mechanics 199 General Decision Sciences 196 Geology 196 Modeling and Simulation 179 Business and International Management 177 Oceanography 165 General Energy 164 Molecular Biology 163 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 157 Speech and Hearing 152 Emergency Medical Services 148 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 143 Aquatic Science 143 Development 139 Human-Computer Interaction 138 Safety Research 137 Agronomy and Crop Science 135 Developmental and Educational Psychology 134 Cognitive Neuroscience 131 Applied Mathematics 111 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 107 Insect Science 106 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 102 Epidemiology 102 Geometry and Topology 101 Cultural Studies 95 Genetics 92 Polymers and Plastics 92 Law 92 Philosophy 88 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 87 Occupational Therapy 86 Surgery 86 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 83 Gender Studies 81 Mathematical Physics 79 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 70 Clinical Psychology 70 Applied Psychology 68 Infectious Diseases 68 Pharmacology 65 Hardware and Architecture 62 Animal Science and Zoology 61 Conservation 61 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 59 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 55 Analytical Chemistry 52 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 49 Oncology 47 History and Philosophy of Science 44 Health 43 Physiology 43 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 42 Astronomy and Astrophysics 41 Biomaterials 39 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 38 Public Administration 37 Museology 37 Small Animals 34 Emergency Medicine 34 Organic Chemistry 33 Anthropology 29 Psychiatry and Mental health 28 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 26 General Social Sciences 26 Architecture 25 Complementary and alternative medicine 25 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 25 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 25 Chemical Health and Safety 24 Language and Linguistics 24 Literature and Literary Theory 24 Algebra and Number Theory 21 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 20 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 20 Cancer Research 20 Pharmacology 19 Health Informatics 19 Condensed Matter Physics 18 Spectroscopy 18 Sensory Systems 18 Periodontics 18 Space and Planetary Science 17 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 17 Inorganic Chemistry 17 Pharmacy 17 Human Factors and Ergonomics 16 General Engineering 14 Paleontology 14 Cell Biology 13 Radiation 12 Catalysis 11 Theoretical Computer Science 11 Geriatrics and Gerontology 10 Immunology 10 Family Practice 10 Process Chemistry and Technology 9 Biophysics 9 Neurology 8 General Materials Science 8 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 8 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 8 Fuel Technology 7 Biochemistry 7 Neurology 7 Horticulture 7 Parasitology 7 Religious studies 7 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 7 Leadership and Management 6 Microbiology 6 Endocrinology 6 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 6 Metals and Alloys 6 Gastroenterology 5 History 5 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 5 Rehabilitation 5 Rheumatology 5 Biotechnology 5 Library and Information Sciences 4 Dermatology 4 Hepatology 4 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 4 Developmental Biology 4 Ophthalmology 4 Bioengineering 3 Molecular Medicine 3 Archeology 3 Music 3 Computational Mathematics 3 Pharmaceutical Science 3 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 3 Linguistics and Language 3 Orthodontics 3 Research and Theory 3 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 3 Life-span and Life-course Studies 3 Urology 2 Ceramics and Composites 2 Obstetrics and Gynecology 2 Instrumentation 2 Genetics 2 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 2 Virology 2 Oral Surgery 2 Transplantation 2 Nephrology 1 Aging 1 Complementary and Manual Therapy 1 Biochemistry 1 Toxicology 1 Behavioral Neuroscience 1 Hematology 1 Internal Medicine 1 General Dentistry 1 Medical Terminology 1 Anatomy 1 Equine 1 Physiology 1 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1
Management Science and Operations Research 21.4k Strategy and Management 8.6k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 7.0k Global and Planetary Change 6.3k Management Information Systems 5.4k Daniel Kahneman United States
Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas Lithuania
Amos Tversky United States
L. A. Zadeh United States
Lotfi A. Zadeh United States
John D. Sterman United States
Kenneth J. Arrow United States
W. W. Cooper United States
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All Works Load more (20 of 300) # Work Indexed citations 1 86 2 Origin of Neural Firing and Synthesis in Making Comparisons
11 3 How to make and justify a decision: the analytic hierarchy process. Part 1. Examples and Applications
2 4 APPLICATIONS OF ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS IN ENTERTAINMENT
32 5 60 6 98 7 Decision Making with the Analytic Hierarchy Process
144 8 Basic theory of the analytic hierarchy process: how to make a decision
38 9 Fundamentals of the analytic network process
200 10 4 11 Prediction, projection and forecasting : applications of the analytic hierarchy process in economics, finance, politics, games and sports
88 12 How to make a decision: The analytic hierarchy process
breakdown → 6646 13 Conflict resolution : the analytic hierarchy approach
58 14 46 15 281 16 Modern nonlinear equations
1981 · CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) · Thomas L. Saaty 190 17 The four-color problem
28 18 45 19 Endliche Graphen und Netzwerke : Eine Einführung mit Anwendungen
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