Measurement of Alternatives and Ranking according to Compromise Solution (MARCOS) Method: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis

Gülay Demir; Prasenjit Chatterjee; Seifedine Kadry; Abdelhakim Abdelhadi; Dragan Pamučar

doi:10.31181/dmame7220241137

Authors

Gülay Demir Vocational School of Health Services, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Türkiye https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3916-7639
Prasenjit Chatterjee Post Doctoral Fellow, Department of Applied Data Science, Noroff University College, Norway; Department of Mechanical Engineering, MCKV Institute of Engineering, Howrah, West Bengal- 711204, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7994-4252
Seifedine Kadry Department of Applied Data Science, Noroff University College, Norway https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1939-4842
Abdelhakim Abdelhadi Engineering Management Department, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1737-7520
Dragan Pamučar Széchenyi University in Győr, Hungary https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5084-0871

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31181/dmame7220241137

Keywords:

MARCOS, MCDM, Bibliometric Analysis, Biblioshiny, VOSviewer

Abstract

This paper explores the evolution, applications, and prospective developments of a very popular multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method called Measurement of Alternatives and Ranking according to COmpromise Solution Method (MARCOS). Employing an extensive bibliometric analysis, the study examines 115 pertinent articles sourced from the Scopus database spanning over the years from 2020 to 2024. This study also provides an evaluation of the methodological significance and outlines potential future directions of MARCOS method. The outcomes indicate "Sustainable supplier selection in healthcare industries using a new MCDM method: Measurement of alternatives and ranking according to COmpromise solution (MARCOS)" by Stević et al. (2020) as the most cited paper. Journals such as "Sustainability (Switzerland)", "Mathematics" and "Expert Systems with Applications" stand out among the most cited journals. "University of East Sarajevo" is an institution distinguished for its prolific research in this field. "Stević Ž." Has been identified as the most cited and published author. The most frequently used keywords are "MARCOS", "MARCOS method", and "MCDM". CRiteria Importance Through Intercriteria. Correlation (CRITIC) method is a weighting model often integrated with MARCOS method. The results of the study provide researchers and practitioners in the field of MCDM with an important insight into the current state of the MARCOS methodology, highlighted studies and potential future developments. It also provides a comprehensive overview of the importance of this method in the multi-criteria decision-making literature, shedding light on future research directions.

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