Best-worst method
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Derives criteria weights from comparisons with the best and the worst criterion.
LaTeX: \min\ \xi\ \ \text{s.t.}\ \ \lvert w_B - a_{Bj}\, w_j \rvert \le \xi,\ \ \lvert w_j - a_{jW}\, w_W \rvert \le \xi,\ \ \sum_j w_j = 1
Key findings
- Best-worst method was mentioned in 4 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #82 of the 104 equations and models mentioned.
- By journal category: AI (2), Operations Research (1) and Finance (1).
- Most of them appeared in Operational Research (1), International Review of Economics & Finance (1) and Cognitive Computation (1).
- Often mentioned together with Analytic hierarchy process (AHP) (2), TOPSIS (2) and DEMATEL (2).
- Datasets named in the same papers: TRACE (1).
- From Apr 2024 to Sep 2026, 57 archived papers mentioned Best-worst method in their title, abstract or keywords, most of them in May 2024 (9).
Mentions over 30 months
| Trend | Apr 24–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 30 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 32 | 4 | 57 |
Cite this page
Scholar4AI. (2026). Best-worst method. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/equations/best-worst-method
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author = {{Scholar4AI}},
title = {Best-worst method},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/equations/best-worst-method}},
urldate = {2026-10-26},
note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
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