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Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS

IF-TOPSIS (Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS) is a ranking multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) method introduced by Atanassov, K. T. in 1986. It turns a decision matrix of alternatives scored on multiple criteria into a structured, reproducible result.

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AHPBWMCRITICENTROPYIF-ENTROPYDEFUZZ-SCORE-IFNTNORM-EINSTEINTNORM-FRANKTNORM-HAMACHERTNORM-SCHWEIZER-SKLAR

When to use it

IF-TOPSIS extends crisp TOPSIS to settings where each rating is an Intuitionistic Fuzzy Number (μ, ν) representing membership/non-membership. The algorithm aggregates expert ratings and weights via IFWA (Steps 2–3), weights the matrix with Atanassov's ⊗ operator (Step 4), extracts IF positive/negative ideal solutions per criterion direction (Step 5), then ranks alternatives by their crisp closeness coefficient C* ∈ [0,1] (Steps 6–7). Higher C* = better. NO defuzzification step is involved; the ranking emerges directly from IF-distance separations.

Strengths & limitations

Strengths
  • Follows a transparent, reproducible computational procedure that can be audited step by step.
  • Handles multiple criteria of differing scales and units within a single decision matrix.
Limitations
  • May exhibit rank reversal when alternatives are added to or removed from the set.
  • Assumes full compensation — a strong score on one criterion can offset a weak score on another.

Sources

  1. Atanassov, K. T. (1986). Intuitionistic fuzzy sets. Fuzzy Sets and Systems DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0114(86)80034-3 ↗

How to cite this page

ScholarGate. (2026, June 2). Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS. ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/en/decision-making/if-topsis

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Referenced by

DEFUZZ-SCORE-IFNTNORM-EINSTEINTNORM-FRANKTNORM-HAMACHERTNORM-SCHWEIZER-SKLAR

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ScholarGate — IF-TOPSIS (Intuitionistic Fuzzy TOPSIS). Retrieved 2026-07-21 from https://scholargate.app/en/decision-making/if-topsis · Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20539026
Quick facts
Originator
Atanassov, K. T.
Subfamily
Ranking
Year
1986
Type
Distance-based ranking under Intuitionistic Fuzzy uncertainty
Value Space
intuitionistic
Uncertainty
epistemic
Compensation
full
Rank Reversal
Yes
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