Entropy weight method

area: Game theory and decision analysis · 2 papers in the last 7 days

e_j = -\frac{1}{\ln n}\sum_{i=1}^{n} p_{ij}\ln p_{ij},\quad w_j = \frac{1 - e_j}{\sum_k (1 - e_k)}

Weights indicators by how much their values vary across units, often to build composite indices.

LaTeX: e_j = -\frac{1}{\ln n}\sum_{i=1}^{n} p_{ij}\ln p_{ij},\quad w_j = \frac{1 - e_j}{\sum_k (1 - e_k)}

Names searched for: entropy weight, entropy weighting, entropy method

Key findings

Entropy weight method was mentioned in 7 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #75 of the 104 equations and models mentioned.
By journal category: Economics (3), Finance (2), AI (1) and Operations Research (1).
Most of them appeared in Economic Analysis and Policy (2), International Review of Economics & Finance (2) and Expert Systems with Applications (1).
Often mentioned together with Mediation model (indirect effect) (2), TOPSIS (1) and Linear and integer programming (1).
Datasets named in the same papers: CSMAR (2), China City Statistical Yearbook (1) and Chinese Industrial Enterprises Database (1).
From Apr 2024 to Sep 2026, 68 archived papers mentioned Entropy weight method in their title, abstract or keywords, most of them in Feb 2025 (6).

Mentions over 30 months

Papers mentioning it by publication month, Apr 2024 to Sep 2026 (titles, abstracts and keywords)
Trend	Apr 24–Sep 24	Oct 24–Sep 25	Oct 25–Sep 26	30 months
	16	45	7	68

Papers mentioning Entropy weight method, newest first.
Date	Title	Journal	Authors	Affiliations
2026-10-22	Uncovering heterogeneous user requirements for inclusive design: An LLM-driven multi-source data fusion framework with entropy-weighted IPA-Kano prioritization	Expert Systems with Applications	HONGRU CHANG, Jian Hua, Yue Hu et al.	Shanghai University of Engineering Science; Northeastern University
2026-10-22	An integrated analytical framework for interpreting regional development dynamics: evidence from Türkiye’s NUTS-2 regions	The Annals of Regional Science	Tuna Batuhan	Atatürk University
2026-10-16	An exact solution algorithm for the bi-level optimization problem of electric vehicles charging station placement	Transportation Research Part B Methodological	Mobina Nankali, Michael W. Levin	University of Minnesota
2026-10-11	The impact of heterogeneous environmental regulation on inter-provincial environmental quality	Economic Analysis and Policy	Yawei Guo, Boxin Zhu, 游万海 et al.
2026-10-01	Does tax information sharing contribute to employment in micro and small enterprises? Evidence from China's bank-tax interaction policy	International Review of Economics & Finance	Weiting Qin, Renjie Zhang	Xi'an Jiaotong University
2026-09-29	How does FinTech affect household income inequality? Evidence from China	International Review of Economics & Finance	Peixi Zhong, Minghua Zhan, Huanqi Zhan et al.	Guangdong University of Foreign Studies; Shiga University
2026-09-27	Sustainable assessment of power generation investment in china: key factors and implications for energy policy transformation	Economic Analysis and Policy	Qiang Fu, Haizhou Tang, Jie Ma	Inner Mongolia University of Finance and Economics

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Scholar4AI. (2026). Entropy weight method. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/equations/entropy-weight-method

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  title = {Entropy weight method},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-26},
  note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
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