System Dynamics Review

Papers
(The TQCC of System Dynamics Review is 6. 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
A complete shortest independent loop set algorithm for model structure analysis33
Observations from a system dynamics modeling field school in Mali31
Issue Information24
Developing model‐based storytelling to share systemic insights to the public during the COVID‐19 pandemic23
Pattern‐orientedanalysis of system dynamics models via random forests22
Quantifying the COVID‐19 endgame: Is a new normal within reach?20
Issue Information15
An analysis of participants' introductory experience with causal loop diagrams (CLDs) using group model building (GMB) scripts14
Corrigendum13
From text to map: a system dynamics bot for constructing causal loop diagrams13
Rigorously interpreted quotation analysis for evaluating causal loop diagrams in late‐stage conceptualization12
Issue Information12
History of the Beer Game11
Call for submissions to the 2024 ISDC10
Using analytical equations to represent nonlinear relationships10
Teaching and Advising in Systems Science and System Dynamics—Personal Experience, Lessons, and Reflections10
Planning, implementing, and evaluating an online group‐model‐building workshop during the COVID‐19 pandemic: celebrating successes and learning from shortcomings9
Capturing the science behind the craft: a reporting framework to improve quality and confidence in nonsimulated models8
Generative AI and simulation modeling: how should you (not) use large language models like ChatGPT8
Reflecting on factors influencing long‐lasting organisational effects of group model‐building interventions8
Issue Information8
The polycrisis is here, and system dynamics can help: a call to action7
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 techniques7
Grounding alcohol simulation models in empirical and theoretical alcohol research: a model for a Northern Plains population in the United States7
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Mixed Blessings: Valedictory Thoughts on System Dynamics Practice7
Ethical considerations of using system dynamics in participatory settings: a social‐ecological‐systems perspective6
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
Trusted Simulation: Considering Model Quality in the Context of User Trust6
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