• JRC Publications on composite indicators

• General                

• Theoretical framework / Data selection

• Multivariate analysis of indicators

• Preliminary treatment of indicators (imputation etc.)

• Normalising indicators

• Weigthing indicators

• Aggregating indicators

• List of composite indicators

JRC Publications on composite indicators

• Handbook on Constructing Composite Indicators. Methodology and user Guide (OECD/EC JRC, 2008)

• Regional Competitiveness Index 2010: Some in-depth analysis (2011)

• EU Regional Competitiveness Index (RCI) 2010 (2010)

• JRC Audit on the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index (2010)

• Luxembourg Competitiveness Index: Analysis & Recommendations (2010)

• Indicators for Lisbon post-2010. Business as usual? (2010)

• ELLI-Index: a sound measure for lifelong learning in the EU (2010)

• Multidimensional Poverty Assessment Tool: Robustness & Critical assessment (2010)

• 2010 Environmental Performance Index: Uncertainty & Sensitivity Analysis

(2010)

• Towards a set of Composite Indicators on Flexicurity: a Comprehensive Approach (2010)

• Towards a set of composite indicators on Flexicurity: the Indicator on Flexible and Reliable Contractual Arrangement (2010)

• The characterization of Active Citizenship in Europe (2009)

• A robust model to measure African Governance (2009)

• 2007 Composite Learning Index: Robustness Issues and Critical Assessment (2008)

• Higher Education Rankings: Robustness Issues and Critical Assessment (2008)

• Knowledge Economy: measures and drivers (2008)

• Sensitivity Analysis for the 2008 Environmental Performance Index (2008)

• Participation in lifelong learning in Europe: What can be measured and compared? (2008)

• Critical Assessment of International University Ranking Systems using Sensitivity Analysis (2008)

• Settings and Methods for Global Sensitivity Analysis – A Short Guide (2007)

• Composite indicators: science or artifacts? (2007)

• Measuring Lifelong Learning and its impact on Happiness– The Canadian paradigm (2007)

• Sensitive Issues in the Development of Composite Indicators for Policy-Making (2006)

• Robustness assessment for composite indicators of environmental control policies (2006)

• Measuring active citizenship in Europe (2006)

• Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis of the 2006 Environmental Performance Index (2006)

• Tools for Composite Indicators Building (2005)

• Robustness Analysis of the 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (2005)

• Uncertainty and Sensitivity Analysis for the Knowledge-Based Economy Index (2005)

• What is sensitivity analysis? (2005)

• The 2005 European e-Business Readiness Index (2005)

• Sensitivity Analysis of the e-READINESS Composite Indicator (2004)

• Developing Effective Data Based Lisbon Strategy Narratives (2004)

• Composite Indicators - The controversy and the way forward (2004)

• Exploratory Research Report: the Integration of Thematic Composite Indicators (2003)

• State-of-the-art Report on Current Methodologies and Practices for Composite Indicator (2002) [Citations of this report]

• Sensitivity analysis for risk assessment (2002)

• Statistical techniques and participatory approaches for the composition of the European Internal Market Index 1992-2001 (2002)

Peer-reviewed papers

• Saisana M., D’Hombres B., Saltelli A., 2011, Rickety Numbers: Volatility of university rankings and policy implications. Research Policy 40, 165–177.

• Munda G., Saisana M., 2011, Methodological Considerations on Regional Sustainability Assessment based on Multicriteria and Sensitivity Analysis. Regional Studies 45(2), 261-276.

• Saltelli, A., D'Hombres, B., Jesinghaus, J., Manca, A.R., Mascherini, M., Nardo, M., Saisana, M.,  2010, Indicators for European Union Policies. Business as Usual? Social Indicators Research. DOI:10.1007/s11205-010-9678-4)

• Mascherini M., Vidoni D., Manca A.R., 2010, Civic Participation in Europe: One size fits none. European Sociological Review. DOI:10.1093/esr/jcq041

• Munda G., Nardo M., Saisana M., 2009, Measuring uncertainties in composite indicators of sustainability. Int. J. Environmental Technology and Management 11, 7-26.

• Hoskins B, Mascherini M., 2009, Measuring Active Citizenship through the Development of a Composite Indicator. Social Indicators Research 3, 459-488.

• Hoskins B., d'Hombres B., Campbell J., 2008, Does Education Have an Impact on Active Citizenship Behaviour? European Educational Research Journal, 7(3), 386-402.

• Cherchye L., W. Moesen, N. Rogge, T. Van Puyenbroeck, M. Saisana, A. Saltelli, R. Liska, S. Tarantola, 2008, Creating Composite Indicators with DEA and Robustness Analysis: the case of the Technology Achievement Index. Journal of Operational Research Society 59, 239-251.

• Saisana M., Saltelli A., 2008, Expert Panel Opinion and Global Sensitivity Analysis for Composite Indicators, Lecture Notes in Computational Science and Engineering 62, 251-275.

• Brand D. A., M. Saisana, L. A. Rynn, F. Pennoni, A. B. Lowenfels, 2007, Comparative Analysis of Alcohol Control Policies in 30 Countries. PLoS Medicine 4(4), 752-759.

• Saltelli A., 2007, Composite indicators between analysis and advocacy, Social Indicators Research 81, 65-77.

• Tarantola S., Nardo M., Saisana M., Gatelli D., 2006, A new estimator for sensitivity analysis of model output: An application to the e-business readiness composite indicator. Reliability Engineering & System Safety  91(10-11), 1135-1141.

• Saisana M., Saltelli A., Tarantola S., 2005, Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis techniques as tools for the analysis and validation of composite indicators. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society A 168(2), 307-323.

• Saltelli A., Nardo M., Saisana M., Tarantola S., Liška R., 2005, Agregované indikátory - kontroverze a její možná řešení (English title: Composite Indicators – controversy and the way forward). Statistika 2, 93-106.

Interesting online material on composite indicators by other organisations:

• General               

• Theoretical framework / Data selection

• Multivariate analysis of indicators

• Preliminary treatment of indicators (imputation etc.)

• Normalising indicators

• Weigthing indicators

• Aggregating indicators

• List of composite indicators