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Carlos A. Bana e Costa

Carlos A. Bana e Costa

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 35 2175 2044 15 14 85 7203

Carlos A. Bana e Costa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Carlos A. Bana e Costa between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Carlos A. Bana e Costa published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 2.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2021. 1 of the 112 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2021. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 1 publication 1990: 3 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 2 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1982 2025

112 publications in total across all disciplines

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Carlos A. Bana e Costa: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 1
1987 0
1988 1
1989 1
1990 3
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 2
1995 3
1996 2
1997 5
1998 2
1999 8
2000 2
2001 6
2002 4
2003 1
2004 3
2005 4
2006 1
2007 2
2008 7
2009 2
2010 4
2011 2
2012 5
2013 0
2014 4
2015 3
2016 4
2017 4
2018 5
2019 2
2020 2
2021 11
2022 1
2023 2
2024 0
2025 1
Total 112
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Carlos A. Bana e Costa publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlos A. Bana e Costa sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 35–39 to 436+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 122. Most scientists, 122, have 95–99 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 85–89 publications, is where this scientist sits. 35–39 publications: 2 scientists 40–44 publications: 2 scientists 45–49 publications: 5 scientists 50–54 publications: 20 scientists 55–59 publications: 39 scientists 60–64 publications: 66 scientists 65–69 publications: 52 scientists 70–74 publications: 80 scientists 75–79 publications: 83 scientists 80–84 publications: 116 scientists 85–89 publications: 94 scientists 90–94 publications: 111 scientists 95–99 publications: 122 scientists 100–104 publications: 104 scientists 105–109 publications: 113 scientists 110–114 publications: 96 scientists 115–119 publications: 97 scientists 120–124 publications: 112 scientists 125–129 publications: 93 scientists 130–134 publications: 79 scientists 135–139 publications: 69 scientists 140–144 publications: 80 scientists 145–149 publications: 81 scientists 150–154 publications: 85 scientists 155–159 publications: 50 scientists 160–164 publications: 74 scientists 165–169 publications: 61 scientists 170–174 publications: 40 scientists 175–179 publications: 44 scientists 180–184 publications: 47 scientists 185–189 publications: 59 scientists 190–194 publications: 35 scientists 195–199 publications: 37 scientists 200–204 publications: 49 scientists 205–209 publications: 48 scientists 210–214 publications: 34 scientists 215–219 publications: 31 scientists 220–224 publications: 37 scientists 225–229 publications: 34 scientists 230–234 publications: 25 scientists 235–239 publications: 28 scientists 240–244 publications: 34 scientists 245–249 publications: 28 scientists 250–254 publications: 23 scientists 255–259 publications: 22 scientists 260–264 publications: 11 scientists 265–269 publications: 16 scientists 270–274 publications: 23 scientists 275–279 publications: 12 scientists 280–284 publications: 16 scientists 285–289 publications: 10 scientists 290–294 publications: 12 scientists 295–299 publications: 12 scientists 300–304 publications: 8 scientists 305–309 publications: 13 scientists 310–314 publications: 13 scientists 315–319 publications: 6 scientists 320–324 publications: 10 scientists 325–329 publications: 9 scientists 330–334 publications: 7 scientists 335–339 publications: 10 scientists 340–344 publications: 10 scientists 345–349 publications: 7 scientists 350–354 publications: 4 scientists 355–359 publications: 10 scientists 360–364 publications: 3 scientists 365–369 publications: 7 scientists 370–374 publications: 2 scientists 375–379 publications: 8 scientists 380–384 publications: 4 scientists 385–389 publications: 5 scientists 390–394 publications: 5 scientists 395–399 publications: 2 scientists 400–404 publications: 2 scientists 405–409 publications: 4 scientists 410–414 publications: 3 scientists 415–419 publications: 2 scientists 420–424 publications: 5 scientists 425–429 publications: 3 scientists 430–434 publications: 1 scientist 435 publications: 1 scientist 436+ publications: 100 scientists
35–39 publications 436+

This scientist: 85 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
35–39 2
40–44 2
45–49 5
50–54 20
55–59 39
60–64 66
65–69 52
70–74 80
75–79 83
80–84 116
85–89 94 85
90–94 111
95–99 122
100–104 104
105–109 113
110–114 96
115–119 97
120–124 112
125–129 93
130–134 79
135–139 69
140–144 80
145–149 81
150–154 85
155–159 50
160–164 74
165–169 61
170–174 40
175–179 44
180–184 47
185–189 59
190–194 35
195–199 37
200–204 49
205–209 48
210–214 34
215–219 31
220–224 37
225–229 34
230–234 25
235–239 28
240–244 34
245–249 28
250–254 23
255–259 22
260–264 11
265–269 16
270–274 23
275–279 12
280–284 16
285–289 10
290–294 12
295–299 12
300–304 8
305–309 13
310–314 13
315–319 6
320–324 10
325–329 9
330–334 7
335–339 10
340–344 10
345–349 7
350–354 4
355–359 10
360–364 3
365–369 7
370–374 2
375–379 8
380–384 4
385–389 5
390–394 5
395–399 2
400–404 2
405–409 4
410–414 3
415–419 2
420–424 5
425–429 3
430–434 1
435 1
436+ 100
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Carlos A. Bana e Costa D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carlos A. Bana e Costa sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 89+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 171. Most scientists, 171, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 35 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 156
31 159
32 171
33 161
34 135
35 124 35
36 114
37 111
38 103
39 89
40 81
41 97
42 80
43 69
44 68
45 63
46 54
47 69
48 50
49 58
50 54
51 62
52 54
53 43
54 49
55 35
56 40
57 44
58 34
59 29
60 48
61 32
62 30
63 22
64 22
65 19
66 20
67 18
68 17
69 21
70 20
71 19
72 14
73 10
74 16
75 24
76 13
77 19
78 8
79 6
80 4
81 12
82 7
83 7
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96
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Overview

Carlos A. Bana e Costa is affiliated with Instituto Superior Técnico in Portugal. Their research primarily spans the field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance with a focus on several subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, and General Decision Sciences.

The scientist has frequently published in a variety of academic venues. These include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  • European Journal of Operational Research
  • BMC Health Services Research
  • International Transactions in Operational Research

The body of work by Carlos A. Bana e Costa covers several main research topics. These are:

  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Delphi Technique in Research
  • Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
  • Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics

They have coauthored numerous research publications with other scholars, frequent collaborators including:

  • Mónica Duarte Oliveira
  • Panos Kanavos
  • Aris Angelis
  • Klára Dimitrovová
  • Ana Vieira

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Carlos A. Bana e Costa include:

  • "Collaborative development of composite indices from qualitative value judgements: The EURO-HEALTHY Population Health Index model," 2022, European Journal of Operational Research
  • "Desirability-doability group judgment framework for the collaborative multicriteria evaluation of public policies," 2023, International Transactions in Operational Research

Additional relevant publications linked to the same research group include:

  • "Which value aspects are relevant for the evaluation of medical devices? Exploring stakeholders' views through a Web-Delphi process," 2023, BMC Health Services Research
  • "Advancing knowledge and MCDA tools to assist HTA agencies in evaluating medicines on a common basis," 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "Results of the Web-Delphi process to INAMI stakeholders (three rounds)," 2021, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Best Publications

  • MACBETH — An Interactive Path Towards the Construction of Cardinal Value Functions

    Carlos A Bana E Costa;Jean-Claude Vansnick

  • Readings in Multiple Criteria Decision Aid

    Carlos A. Bana e Costa

  • Decision Support Systems in action: Integrated application in a multicriteria decision aid process

    Carlos A. Bana e Costa;Leonardo Ensslin;Émerson C. Cornêa;Jean-Claude Vansnick

  • Transparent prioritisation, budgeting and resource allocation with multi-criteria decision analysis and decision conferencing

    Lawrence D. Phillips;Carlos A. Bana e Costa

  • A critical analysis of the eigenvalue method used to derive priorities in AHP

    Carlos A. Bana e Costa;Carlos A. Bana e Costa;Jean-Claude Vansnick

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  • Applications of the MACBETH Approach in the Framework of an Additive Aggregation Model

    Carlos A. Bana E Costa;Jean-Claude Vansnick

  • A career choice problem: An example of how to use MACBETH to build a quantitative value model based on qualitative value judgments

    Carlos A. Bana e Costa;Carlos A. Bana e Costa;Manuel P. Chagas

  • The MACBETH Approach: Basic Ideas, Software, and an Application

    Carlos A. Bana E Costa;Jean-Claude Vansnick

  • On the mathematical foundations of MACBETH

    Carlos A. Bana e Costa;Jean-Marie de Corte;Jean-Claude Vansnick

  • Facilitating bid evaluation in public call for tenders: a socio-technical approach

    Carlos A. Bana e Costa;Carlos A. Bana e Costa;Émerson C. Corrêa;Jean-Marie De Corte;Jean-Claude Vansnick

  • On the Mathematical Foundation of MACBETH

    Carlos A. Bana e Costa;Carlos A. Bana e Costa;Jean-Marie De Corte;Jean-Claude Vansnick

  • Multicriteria decision analysis: Some thoughts based on the tutorial and discussion sessions of the ESIGMA meetings

    Carlos A. Bana E Costa;Theodor J. Stewart;Jean-Claude Vansnick

  • A multicriteria decision analysis model for faculty evaluation

    Carlos A. Bana e Costa;Mónica D. Oliveira

  • Multicriteria Evaluation of flood control measures: The case of ribeira do Livramento

    Carlos A. Bana E. Costa;Paula Antao D. A. Silva;Francisco Nunes Correia

  • A Theoretical Framework for Measuring Attractiveness by a Categorical Based Evaluation Technique (MACBETH)

    Carlos A. Bana e Costa;Jean-Claude Vansnick

  • Prioritization of bridges and tunnels in earthquake risk mitigation using multicriteria decision analysis: Application to Lisbon

    Carlos A. Bana e Costa;Carlos A. Bana e Costa;Carlos S. Oliveira;Victor Vieira

  • The use of multi‐criteria decision analysis to support the search for less conflicting policy options in a multi‐actor context: case study

    Carlos A. Bana E Costa;Carlos A. Bana E Costa

  • A multicriteria decision aid methodology to deal with conflicting situations on the weights

    Carlos A. Bana e Costa

  • Assigning priorities for maintenance, repair and refurbishment in managing a municipal housing stock

    Carlos A Bana e Costa;Rui Carvalho Oliveira

  • A multi-criteria model for auditing a Predictive Maintenance Programme

    Carlos A. Bana e Costa;María Carmen Carnero;María Carmen Carnero;Mónica Duarte Oliveira

Frequent Co-Authors

Paula Santana
Paula Santana University of Coimbra
Carme Borrell
Carme Borrell Pompeu Fabra University
José Rui Figueira
José Rui Figueira Instituto Superior Técnico
Bernard De Baets
Bernard De Baets Ghent University
Theodor J. Stewart
Theodor J. Stewart University of Cape Town
Paulo A.F. Martins
Paulo A.F. Martins Instituto Superior Técnico

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