System Dynamics Review

Papers
(The median citation count of System Dynamics Review is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
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A complete shortest independent loop set algorithm for model structure analysis37
Observations from a system dynamics modeling field school in Mali36
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Developing model‐based storytelling to share systemic insights to the public during the COVID‐19 pandemic28
Pattern‐orientedanalysis of system dynamics models via random forests27
Quantifying the COVID‐19 endgame: Is a new normal within reach?20
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From text to map: a system dynamics bot for constructing causal loop diagrams15
Corrigendum15
An analysis of participants' introductory experience with causal loop diagrams (CLDs) using group model building (GMB) scripts13
Issue Information13
Rigorously interpreted quotation analysis for evaluating causal loop diagrams in late‐stage conceptualization12
History of the Beer Game12
Teaching and Advising in Systems Science and System Dynamics—Personal Experience, Lessons, and Reflections11
Using analytical equations to represent nonlinear relationships11
Call for submissions to the 2024 ISDC11
Planning, implementing, and evaluating an online group‐model‐building workshop during the COVID‐19 pandemic: celebrating successes and learning from shortcomings10
Generative AI and simulation modeling: how should you (not) use large language models like ChatGPT10
Issue Information10
Reflecting on factors influencing long‐lasting organisational effects of group model‐building interventions9
In response to: “Never the strongest: reconciling the four schools of thought in system dynamics in the debate on quality” —Strengthening the field through shared tools and techniques8
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Mixed Blessings: Valedictory Thoughts on System Dynamics Practice8
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Capturing the science behind the craft: a reporting framework to improve quality and confidence in nonsimulated models8
Grounding alcohol simulation models in empirical and theoretical alcohol research: a model for a Northern Plains population in the United States7
Trusted Simulation: Considering Model Quality in the Context of User Trust7
Ethical considerations of using system dynamics in participatory settings: a social‐ecological‐systems perspective7
The polycrisis is here, and system dynamics can help: a call to action6
Dealing with soft variables and data scarcity: lessons learnt from quantification in a participatory system dynamics modelling process6
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What is (quantitative) system dynamics modeling? Defining characteristics and the opportunities they create6
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A framework for using Theory of Constraints thinking processes and tools to complement qualitative system dynamics modelling6
Introducing Feedback Thinking and System Dynamics Modeling in Economics Education6
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Commentaries on “what is (quantitative) system dynamics modeling? Defining characteristics and the opportunities they create,” by Naugle et al. (2024)5
Announcement of the system dynamics applications award 20205
Dynamics of interdisciplinarity: a microlevel analysis of communication and facilitation in a group model‐building workshop5
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Challenges for sustainability: misperceptions and misleading advice4
Dynamic supply chains with endogenous dispositions4
Issue Information4
Call for submissions to the 2025 ISDC4
ChatPySD: Embedding and Simulating System Dynamics Models in ChatGPT‐44
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Documenting the modeling process with a standardized data structure described and implemented in DynamicVu3
The Qualitative Systems Exploration Model ( QSEM ): A New Framework to Support the Structural Analysis of Causal Loop Diagrams Within Participatory S3
The lowly constant, elevated3
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The four main elements of dynamic complexity3
Participatory modeling for high complexity, multi‐system issues: challenges and recommendations for balancing qualitative understanding and quantitative questions3
As simple as possible but not simpler: structural sensitivity testing of a dynamic model of adolescent overweight and obesity3
Techniques to enhance the public policy impact of qualitative system dynamics models3
System Dynamics: Modeling, Simulation, and Response. By OsamaGad, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1st ed., 2024. 549 pp. £88.00 (hardback), £79.99 (eBook). ISBN: 978‐1‐032‐68565‐62
Building confidence in exploratory models2
Disequilibrium supply‐and‐demand allocation with differentiated products2
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Integrating AI language models in qualitative research: Replicating interview data analysis with ChatGPT2
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In response to: “Never the strongest: reconciling the four schools of thought in system dynamics in the debate on quality.” — System Dynamicists versus problems, not versus fellow System Dynamicists!1
Sublime reason: when Isaac Asimov met Jay Forrester1
Analysis of dynamic models by optimization1
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Root causes of radicalization: the terror‐contagion hypothesis1
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Reflecting on Zagonel's dichotomy of microworlds and boundary objects1
Holistic versus analytic thinking orientation and its relationship to the bullwhip effect1
Constructing causal loop diagrams from large interview data sets1
In response to: “Never the strongest: reconciling the four schools of thought in system dynamics in the debate on quality.” — Acknowledging our differences makes us all stronger1
Preparing for pandemic response in the context of limited resources1
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