Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
Efficiency Analysis Using DEA is a research topic within Management Science and Operations Research. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1956. 24.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the analysis of efficiency, productivity growth, and resource allocation in various sectors such as production processes, energy, banking, healthcare, and education. The papers employ methods like Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and non-parametric frontier models to measure technical, environmental, and energy efficiency, as well as to evaluate the performance of different organizations and industries.
- Data Envelopment Analysis
- Efficiency Measurement
- Productivity Growth
- Environmental Efficiency
- DEA Models
- Technical Efficiency
- Energy Efficiency
- Banking Efficiency
- Non-parametric Frontier Models
- DEA Applications
- Research works
- 19k fractional, since 1956
- In the world top 10%
- 4.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +19% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Efficiency Analysis Using DEA research?
By volume, China and Türkiye publish the most (872 and 272 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 872 works
- 2 Türkiye 272 works
- 3 India 237 works
- 4 Iran 190 works
- 5 United States 181 works
- 6 Brazil 110 works
- 7 Indonesia 93 works
- 8 Spain 88 works
- 9 Taiwan 85 works
- 10 United Kingdom 76 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Efficiency Analysis Using DEA research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch publishes the most Efficiency Analysis Using DEA research, followed by Hefei University of Technology and Fuzhou University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch Iran 17 works
- 2 Hefei University of Technology China 16 works
- 3 Fuzhou University China 14 works
- 4 University of Macedonia Greece 14 works
- 5 National Cheng Kung University Taiwan 13 works
- 6 Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx Spain 12 works
- 7 Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia 12 works
- 8 University of Science and Technology of China China 11 works
- 9 Shandong University China 11 works
- 10 Istinye University Türkiye 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Efficiency Analysis Using DEA?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Efficiency Analysis Using DEA include Witold Pedrycz, W. W. Cooper and Rajiv D. Banker.
- 1 Witold Pedrycz 5.4k citations
- 2 W. W. Cooper 4.6k citations
- 3 Rajiv D. Banker 4.6k citations
- 4 A. Charnes 4.5k citations
- 5 Allen N. Berger 3.4k citations
- 6 C. A. Knox Lovell 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Efficiency Analysis Using DEA research done?
The largest centres of Efficiency Analysis Using DEA research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tehran (Iran), Nanjing (China) and Istanbul (Türkiye).
Where is the best place to study Efficiency Analysis Using DEA?
Among universities, judged by research, Hefei University of Technology, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and Istinye University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hefei University of Technology China | 75.2 | 46.6% | 8.6× | 16 | +55.8% |
| 2 | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics China | 70.0 | 44.3% | 19.9× | 10 | +131.1% |
| 3 | Istinye University Türkiye | 69.7 | 37.4% | 40.1× | 11 | — |
| 4 | Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch Iran | 63.0 | 22.2% | 30.3× | 17 | +14.6% |
| 5 | Soochow University Taiwan | 62.9 | 33.3% | 70.1× | 9 | +65.1% |
| 6 | Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx Spain | 59.6 | 27.6% | 33.4× | 12 | +17.9% |
| 7 | Fuzhou University China | 58.6 | 26.1% | 7.7× | 14 | +90.2% |
| 8 | Sultan Qaboos University Oman | 57.0 | 33.6% | 15.8× | 8 | -1.9% |
| 9 | Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Türkiye | 53.4 | 32.1% | 11.2× | 9 | — |
| 10 | Shandong University China | 51.8 | 48.1% | 2.8× | 11 | +105.9% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Efficiency Analysis Using DEA research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Efficiency Analysis Using DEA.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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