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Ralph L. Keeney

Ralph L. Keeney

D-Index & Metrics

Business and Management

D-Index
71
Citations
66186
World Ranking
277
National Ranking
127

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
63
Citations
43506
World Ranking
1709
National Ranking
547

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the theory and engineering practice of decision analysis as applied to complex public problems with conflicting objectives.
  • 1972 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ralph L. Keeney is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has contributed to multiple fields, particularly within sociology and political science, management science and operations research, artificial intelligence, safety, risk, reliability and quality, and astronomy and astrophysics.

The main topics of Keeney's research focus on risk perception and management, complex systems and decision making, disaster management and resilience, geochemistry and geologic mapping, technology assessment and management, and space exploration and regulation.

Keeney's recent papers include:

  • Give Yourself a Nudge to Make SMARTER BUSINESS DECISIONS, 2021, published in Management and business review.
  • Proactively Planning for Possible Future Crises, 2025, published in Decision Analysis.
  • Proactive Preparation for Crisis Decisions, 2022, published in SSRN Electronic Journal.

Other publications related to decision-making topics include articles authored by Johannes Siebert, showcasing close collaboration with Keeney.

Frequent co-authors appearing alongside Keeney are:

  • Robin Gregory
  • Paul Slovic
  • Johannes Siebert
  • Thomas I. Palley
  • Victor Richmond R. Jose

Keeney has published notably in venues such as WiSt - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium, SSRN Electronic Journal, Decision Analysis, Management and business review, and Cambridge University Press eBooks.

Among book publications, Keeney has a title with Cambridge University Press: Give Yourself a Nudge (2020).

Honors include being named a Member of the National Academy of Engineering in 1995 for contributions to decision analysis theory and practice, especially in complex public problems with conflicting objectives. Keeney was also recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1972.

Best Publications

  • Decisions with Multiple Objectives: Preferences and Value Trade-Offs

    Ralph L. Keeney;Howard Raiffa

  • Decisions with Multiple Objectives: Preferences and Value Trade-Offs

    R. L. Keeney;H. Raiffa;David W. Rajala

  • Value-Focused Thinking: A Path to Creative Decisionmaking

    Ralph L. Keeney

  • Decisions with Multiple Objectives

    Ralph Keeney;Howard Raiffa

  • Decisions with multiple objectives: preferences and value tradeoffs

    Ralph L. Keeney;Howard Raiffa

  • Smart choices : a practical guide to making better decisions

    John S Hammond;Ralph L Keeney;Howard Raiffa

  • The Value of Internet Commerce to the Customer

    James R. Marsden;Y. Alex Tung;Ralph L. Keeney

  • Decision analysis: an overview.

    Ralph L. Keeney

  • The hidden traps in decision making.

    J S Hammond;R L Keeney;H Raiffa

  • Improving Risk Communication

    Ralph L. Keeney;Detlof von Winterfeldt

  • Value-focused thinking: Identifying decision opportunities and creating alternatives

    Ralph L. Keeney

  • Multiplicative Utility Functions

    Ralph L. Keeney

  • Creating policy alternatives using stakeholder values

    Robin Gregory;Ralph L. Keeney

  • Selecting Attributes to Measure the Achievement of Objectives

    Ralph L. Keeney;Robin S. Gregory

  • Siting energy facilities

    Ralph L. Keeney

  • A market share theorem

    David E. Bell;Ralph L. Keeney;John D. C. Little

  • Eliciting probabilities from experts in complex technical problems

    R.L. Keeney;D. von Winterfeldt

  • Group Decision Making Using Cardinal Social Welfare Functions

    Ralph L. Keeney;Craig W. Kirkwood

  • Common Mistakes in Making Value Trade-Offs

    Ralph L. Keeney

  • A Group Preference Axiomatization with Cardinal Utility

    Ralph L. Keeney

Frequent Co-Authors

Detlof von Winterfeldt
Detlof von Winterfeldt University of Southern California
Robin Gregory
Robin Gregory University of British Columbia
Timothy L. McDaniels
Timothy L. McDaniels University of British Columbia
Peter C. Fishburn
Peter C. Fishburn AT&T (United States)
Robert L. Winkler
Robert L. Winkler Duke University
Howard Kunreuther
Howard Kunreuther University of Pennsylvania
Ortwin Renn
Ortwin Renn University of Stuttgart
Gary L. Lilien
Gary L. Lilien Pennsylvania State University
Richard P. Larrick
Richard P. Larrick Duke University
Chris Janiszewski
Chris Janiszewski University of Florida

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