A Bibliometric Analysis of Fuzzy Decision Research During 1970–2015

Fuzzy set just past its 50-year anniversary and different fuzzy associations and organizations hold different forms of conferences and activities to celebrate this epoch-making scientific discovery. As an important branch of fuzzy theory, fuzzy decision has attracted scholars from almost all fields...

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Published in:International journal of fuzzy systems 2017-02, Vol.19 (1), p.1-14
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