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February 3, 2014
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SIMBA: A simulator for business education and research

Publicated to:Decision Support Systems. 48 (3): 498-506 - 2010-02-01 48(3), DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2009.06.009

Authors: Borrajo, Fernando; Bueno, Yolanda; de Pablo, Isidro; Santos, Begona; Fernandez, Fernando; Garcia, Javier; Sagredo, Ismael

Affiliations

Univ Autonoma Madrid, Fac Econ & Business Adm, E-28049 Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Carlos III Madrid, Dept Comp Sci, Madrid 28911, Spain - Author
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid - Author
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - Author

Abstract

Keywords

Business educationBusiness intelligenceBusiness simulatorFrameworkModelMulti-agent systemsReinforced-concreteSystems

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Decision Support Systems due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2010, it was in position 7/75, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Operations Research & Management Science.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 11.28, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Aug 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-08-02, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 39
  • Scopus: 47

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-08-02:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 136 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Amsterdam.