Mapping Research Trends of Entropy-Based Weighting and AHP Integration in Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Sustainable Development Applications
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Zulfikar Zulfikar
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Politeknik Kampar, Bangkinang,
Indonesia
- Juni Ismail Politeknik Bisnis Indonesia, Simalungun, Indonesia
- Alfry Aristo Jansen Sinlae Universitas Katolik Widya Mandira, Kupang, Indonesia
- Yanto Saputra Institut Teknologi Bisnis Riau, Riau, Indonesia
- Raja Anan Nasution Akademi Manajemen Informatika dan Komputer ITMI, Medan, Indonesia
- Elsy Rahajeng Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah, Banten, Indonesia
- Mesran Mesran Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Manajemen Sukma, Medan, Indonesia (*) Corresponding Author
Abstract
The integration of entropy-based weighting and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) has become an increasingly important strategy for balancing objective and subjective criterion weights in multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM), yet the intellectual structure of this hybrid field remains fragmented and insufficiently mapped. This study aims to systematically chart the global research landscape of entropy-AHP integration in MCDM and to identify its leading contributors, foundational works, and dominant thematic structures. A bibliometric research design guided by the PRISMA protocol was adopted, drawing on 160 English-language documents retrieved from the Scopus database for the period 2001 to 2025. The data were analysed using VOSviewer and Scopus analytical tools to examine annual publication trends, subject-area distribution, leading sources, co-citation networks, and keyword co-occurrence patterns. The results reveal a field that has accelerated sharply since 2021, reaching a peak of thirty-four documents in 2025, with output concentrated in Engineering and Computer Science and disseminated through a diverse ecosystem of energy-oriented journals and conference outlets. Co-citation analysis confirms a theoretical base anchored in the canonical works of Saaty and Zeleny, while keyword mapping shows entropy functioning as a conceptual bridge between expert judgment and data-driven weighting, with TOPSIS emerging as a salient companion technique. The novelty of this study lies in its focused mapping of the entropy–AHP intersection rather than MCDM in general, exposing a loosely integrated thematic structure and a reliance on a narrow citation canon. Its principal contribution is a consolidated knowledge map that clarifies the field's foundations and directs future methodological and interdisciplinary innovation.
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