A systematic review of operations research and management science modeling techniques in the study of higher education institutions

A Badiee, M Moshtari, GB Falguera - Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Higher education institutions (HEIs) in both developed and developing countries are
confronted with increasing pressure to enhance their effectiveness and efficiency while …

[HTML][HTML] Measuring engagement on twitter using a composite index: An application to social media influencers

MM Muñoz, MM Rojas-de-Gracia… - Journal of Informetrics, 2022 - Elsevier
Engagement on social networks is a complex concept, in which many interconnected,
difficult-to-assess components interact. It is precisely this complexity which motivated this …

A composite indicator index as a proxy for measuring the quality of water supply as perceived by users for urban water services

PGJ Antonio, AL Vicent, FP Ramón - Technological Forecasting and Social …, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study is to develop a composite indicator (CI) to measure the quality of
water supply based on the variables that are considered to affect users' perceptions of water …

MRP-WSCI: Multiple reference point based weak and strong composite indicators

F Ruiz, S El Gibari, JM Cabello, T Gómez - Omega, 2020 - Elsevier
The construction of composite indicators is becoming an increasingly important way of
managing great amounts of information obtained from multiple single indicators. Obviously …

Assessing environmental sustainability by the double reference point methodology: the case of the provinces of Andalusia (Spain)

JM Cabello, E Navarro-Jurado… - … Development & World …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Sustainability is one of the main challenges of society. Progress in operational tools that
help with environmental management and decision-making is slower and more complex …

A multi-criteria reference point based approach for assessing regional innovation performance in Spain

A Garcia-Bernabeu, JM Cabello, F Ruiz - Mathematics, 2020 - mdpi.com
The evaluation of regional innovation performance through composite innovation indices
can serve as a valuable tool for policy-making. While discussion on the best methodology to …

Evaluating the influence of country characteristics on the Higher Education System Rankings' progress

M Benito, P Gil, R Romera - Journal of Informetrics, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract World University Rankings (WUR) measure institutions in different ways. These
rankings can take into account research quality and revenue, surveys of academics and …

A composite indicator to compare the performance of male and female students in educational systems

MM Segovia-González, I Contreras - Social Indicators Research, 2023 - Springer
Composite indicators have proved to be a suitable tool for the evaluation of complex
phenomena, by enabling a large amount of information to be concentrated in a unique …

An alternative aggregation process for composite indexes: An application to the Heritage Foundation Economic Freedom Index

JM Cabello, F Ruiz, B Pérez-Gladish - Social Indicators Research, 2021 - Springer
Composite indices of economic freedom may constitute a useful and practical guide and a
significant source of information for experts in government policy, investors and market …

A reference point-based proposal to build regional quality of life composite indicators

A Garcia-Bernabeu, JM Cabello, F Ruiz - Social Indicators Research, 2022 - Springer
There is a growing interest in research on the role that space plays in defining and
measuring well-being or quality of life. In this paper, we propose to evaluate the regional …