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Luis G. Vargas

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
40
Citations
17985
World Ranking
7145
National Ranking
1937

Luis G. Vargas publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 158 publications — 30th percentile

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

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Luis G. Vargas D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Luis G. Vargas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Luis G. Vargas is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily centers around the area of Multi-Criteria Decision Making and intersects with multiple fields of study including Management Science and Operations Research, Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics, and Statistics and Probability.

The scientist's work spans various key topics such as:

  • Multi-Criteria Decision Making
  • Complex Network Analysis Techniques
  • Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods
  • Statistical Methods and Inference
  • Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare

Frequent publication venues for Vargas include:

  • Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
  • International Journal of the Analytic Hierarchy Process
  • International Transactions in Operational Research
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • ISAHP proceedings

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Vargas highlight a focus on decision-making processes and operational research, including:

  • "A jurisdictional risk assessment for the whole community: A new, systematic approach to participatory decision-making in public health emergency preparedness using the analytic hierarchy process," 2023, Journal of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
  • "The effect of cancelled appointments on outpatient clinic operations," 2020, European Journal of Operational Research
  • "QUALITY CREDIT EVALUATION IN THE INTERNET COMPANY: A SYSTEM BASED ON THE ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS," 2020, Journal of Business Economics and Management
  • "Multi-dimensional stability analysis for Analytic Network Process models," 2020, Annals of Operations Research
  • "Conflict resolution in the era of cognitive multicriteria decision-making: an AHP-retributive approach," 2021, International Transactions in Operational Research

The scientist has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, indicating active interaction within the research community. Regular collaborators include Marcel C. Minutolo, Jerrold H. May, M. Gabriela Sava, James G. Dolan, and Amos N. Guiora.

Best Publications

  • Models, Methods, Concepts & Applications of the Analytic Hierarchy Process

    Thomas L. Saaty;Luis G. Vargas

  • An overview of the analytic hierarchy process and its applications

    Luis G. Vargas

  • The theory of ratio scale estimation: Saaty's analytic hierarchy process

    Patrick T. Harker;Luis G. Vargas

  • Uncertainty and rank order in the analytic hierarchy process

    Thomas L. Saaty;Luis G. Vargas

  • Prediction, projection and forecasting : applications of the analytic hierarchy process in economics, finance, politics, games and sports

    Thomas L. Saaty;Luis G. Vargas

  • Decision making with the analytic network process

    Thomas L. Saaty;Luis G. Vargas

  • Decision Making with the Analytic Network Process: Economic, Political, Social and Technological Applications with Benefits, Opportunities, Costs and Risks

    Thomas L. Saaty;Luis G. Vargas

  • Conflict analysis: Models and resolutions: Niall M. FRASER and Keith W. HIPEL Volume 11 in: North-Holland Series in System Science and Engineering, North-Holland, New York, 1984, xx + 377 pages, $34.50

    Luis G. Vargas

  • Prediction, Projection and Forecasting

    Luis G. Vargas;Thomas L. Saaty

  • Comparison of eigenvalue, logarithmic least squares and least squares methods in estimating ratios

    Thomas L. Saaty;Luis G. Vargas

  • Inconsistency and rank preservation

    Thomas L Saaty;Luis G Vargas

  • Reply to “remarks on the analytic hierarchy process” by J. S. Dyer

    Patrick T. Harker;Luis G. Vargas

  • Diagnosis with Dependent Symptoms: Bayes Theorem and the Analytic Hierarchy Process

    Thomas L. Saaty;Luis G. Vargas

  • Modeling the uncertainty of surgical procedure times: comparison of log-normal and normal models.

    David P. Strum;Jerrold H. May;Luis G. Vargas

  • The Surgical Scheduling Problem: Current Research and Future Opportunities

    Jerrold H. May;William E. Spangler;David P. Strum;Luis G. Vargas

  • Reciprocal matrices with random coefficients

    Luis G. Vargas

  • Surgical subspecialty block utilization and capacity planning: a minimal cost analysis model

    David P. Strum;Luis G. Vargas;Jerrold H. May

  • The allocation of intangible resources: the analytic hierarchy process and linear programming

    Thomas L. Saaty;Luis G. Vargas;Klaus Dellmann

  • The legitimacy of rank reversal

    Thomas L Saaty;Luis G Vargas

  • Hierarchical analysis of behavior in competition: Prediction in chess

    Thomas L. Saaty;Luis G. Vargas

  • Preference simulation and preference programming: robustness issues in priority derivation

    Ami Arbel;Luis G. Vargas

  • Computer-based surgical services management system

    David P. Strum;Luis G. Vargas

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer Shang
Jennifer Shang University of Pittsburgh
Patrick T. Harker
Patrick T. Harker Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

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