2026 James J.H. Liou: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	45	3906	3604	9	9	104	7735
Engineering and Technology	45	5516	5319	49	48	101	7595

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Taiwan Leader Award

Overview

James J.H. Liou is affiliated with the National Taipei University of Technology in Taiwan, contributing extensively to the fields of Business, Management and Accounting as well as Decision Sciences. Their research focuses notably on Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Multi-Criteria Decision Making, with additional interests spanning Risk and Safety Analysis, Environmental Sustainability in Business, Sustainable Building Design and Assessment, Occupational Health and Safety Research, and Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management.

The scientist has published multiple articles in well-regarded academic journals. Some recent papers include:

Application of an MCDM model with data mining techniques for green supplier evaluation and selection, 2021, Applied Soft Computing
Analyzing blockchain adoption barriers in manufacturing supply chains by the neutrosophic analytic hierarchy process, 2021, Annals of Operations Research
A hybrid MCDM-based FMEA model for identification of critical failure modes in manufacturing, 2020, Soft Computing
A group decision-making approach for exploring trends in the development of the healthcare industry in Taiwan, 2020, Decision Support Systems
An integrated model for selecting suppliers on the basis of sustainability innovation, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production

James J.H. Liou frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

Huai-Wei Lo
Hadi Badri Ahmadi
Sun-Weng Huang
Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng
Qigan Shao

The scientist's work appears most frequently in the following publication venues:

Mathematics
Sustainability
SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Air Transport Management
IEEE Access

In terms of subject focus, their contributions cover these main fields:

Business, Management and Accounting
Decision Sciences

Within these broader domains, they specialize in subfields such as:

Strategy and Management
Management Science and Operations Research
Marketing
Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Best Publications

Airline safety measurement using a hybrid model

James J.H. Liou;Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng;Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng;Han-Chun Chang

600
Citations
Building an effective safety management system for airlines

James J.H. Liou;Leon Yen;Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng;Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng

445
Citations
A Non-Additive Model for Evaluating Airline Service Quality

James J.H. Liou;Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng;Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng

287
Citations
An integrated model for solving problems in green supplier selection and order allocation

Huai-Wei Lo;James J.H. Liou;Her-Shing Wang;Yi-Song Tsai

277
Citations
A modified VIKOR multiple-criteria decision method for improving domestic airlines service quality

James J.H. Liou;Chieh-Yuan Tsai;Rong-Ho Lin;Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng;Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng

271
Citations
Fuzzy MCDM approach for selecting the best environment-watershed plan

Vivien Y. C. Chen;Hui-Pang Lien;Chui-Hua Liu;James J. H. Liou

243
Citations
Comments on “Multiple criteria decision making (MCDM) methods in economics: an overview”

James J. H. Liou;Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng

240
Citations
New hybrid COPRAS-G MADM Model for improving and selecting suppliers in green supply chain management

James J.H. Liou;Jolanta Tamošaitienė;Edmundas K. Zavadskas;Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng

233
Citations
Developing a hybrid multi-criteria model for selection of outsourcing providers

James J. H. Liou;Yu-Tai Chuang

229
Citations
Using a multiple-GA method to solve the batch picking problem: considering travel distance and order due time

C.-Y. Tsai;J. J. H. Liou;T.-M. Huang

222
Citations
A novel multiple-criteria decision-making-based FMEA model for risk assessment

Huai-Wei Lo;James J.H. Liou

221
Citations
Circular economy practices in the leather industry: A practical step towards sustainable development

Md. Abdul Moktadir;Hadi Badri Ahmadi;Razia Sultana;Fatema-Tuj Zohra

187
Citations
A novel failure mode and effect analysis model for machine tool risk analysis

Huai-Wei Lo;James J.H. Liou;Chun-Nen Huang;Yen-Ching Chuang

180
Citations
A Dominance-based Rough Set Approach to customer behavior in the airline market

James J. H. Liou;Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng

174
Citations
Integrating DANP and modified grey relation theory for the selection of an outsourcing provider

Chao-Che Hsu;James J.H. Liou;Yen-Ching Chuang

167
Citations
A fuzzy integral-based model for supplier evaluation and improvement

James J. H. Liou;Yen-Ching Chuang;Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng

156
Citations
A hybrid MCDM and sustainability-balanced scorecard model to establish sustainable performance evaluation for international airports

Ming-Tsang Lu;Chao-Che Hsu;James J.H. Liou;Huai-Wei Lo

151
Citations
An integrated MCDM model for improving airline operational and financial performance

Pedro Jose Gudiel Pineda;James J.H. Liou;Chao-Che Hsu;Yen-Ching Chuang

147
Citations
Using a modified grey relation method for improving airline service quality.

James J.H. Liou;Chao-Che Hsu;Wen-Chien Yeh;Rong-Ho Lin

142
Citations
Analyzing blockchain adoption barriers in manufacturing supply chains by the neutrosophic analytic hierarchy process

Amin Vafadarnikjoo;Hadi Badri Ahmadi;James J. H. Liou;Tiago Botelho

124
Citations
A novel decision rules approach for customer relationship management of the airline market

James J. H. Liou

121
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gwo-Hshiung Tzeng National Taipei University

Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Jafar Rezaei Delft University of Technology

Benjamin T. Hazen University of Dayton

Chunguang Bai University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

External Links

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