Systems Science is the study of general principles governing systems of widely differing types, and the use of systems ideas and methods in interdisciplinary research and socio-technical system design and management. Systems science draws on the natural and social sciences, mathematics, computer science, and engineering to address complex problems in the public and private sectors.
See also: Systems Science Program Systems Science Seminar Series
Submissions from 2025
Book Review of, Participatory Engineering of Algorithmic Socialtechnologies: an Extended Book Review of David G. Robinson's Voices Inthe Code, Rajesh Venkatachalapathy
“Tikkun” Viewed from the Perspective of Systems Philosophy, Martin Zwick
Submissions from 2024
A Systems Theoretic View of Speculative Realism, Martin Zwick
Mapping Mental Models Through an Improved Method for Identifying Causal Structures in Qualitative Data, Erin S. Kenzie, Wayne Wakeland, Antonie Jetter, Kristen Hassmiller Lich, Mellodie Seater, and Melinda M. Davis
Mussar and Esotericism in Revolutionary Russia, Martin Zwick
Protocol for an Interview-Based Method for Mapping Mental Models Using Causal-Loop Diagramming and Realist Interviewing., Erin S. Kenzie, Wayne W. Wakeland, Antonie J. Jetter, Kristen Hassmiller Lich, Mellodie Seater, Rose Gunn, and Melinda M. Davis
The Basic Dualism in the World: Object-Oriented Ontology and Systems Theory, Martin Zwick
The Universal and the Unique, Martin Zwick
Submissions from 2023
An Overview of Elements and Relations: Aspects of a Scientific Metaphysics, Martin Zwick
CSBII Seminar on Elements and Relations: Aspects of a Scientific Metaphysics, Martin Zwick
Elements and Relations: Aspects of a Scientific Metaphysics, Martin Zwick
Machine Learning Predictions of Electricity Capacity, Marcus Harris, Elizabeth Kirby, Ameeta Agrawal, Rhitabrat Pokharel, Francis Puyleart, and Martin Zwick
System Dynamics Modeling for Cancer Prevention and Control: A systematic review, Erin S. Kenzie, Mellodie Seater, Wayne Wakeland, Gloria Coronado, and Melinda M. Davis
Systems thinking activities used in K-12 for up to two decades, Diana Fisher and Systems Thinking Association
The Basic Dualism in the World, Martin Zwick
Words and Diagrams About Rosenstock-Huessy’s Cross of Reality, Martin Zwick
Submissions from 2022
A New Agent-Based Model Offers Insight into Population-Wide Adoption of Prosocial Common-Pool Behavior, Garry Sotnik, Thaddeus Shannon, and Wayne Wakeland
Reconstructability Analysis: Discrete Multivariate Modeling, Martin Zwick
Reducing Opioid use Disorder and Overdose Deaths in the United States: A Dynamic Modeling Analysis, Erin J. Stringfellow, Tse Yang Lim, Keith Humphreys, Catherine DiGennero, Celia Stafford, Elizabeth Beaulieu, Jack Homer, Wayne Wakeland, and multiple additional authors
Speculative Realism and Systems Metaphysics, Martin Zwick
System Dynamics Modeling for Traumatic Brain Injury: Mini-review of Applications, Erin S. Kenzie, Elle L. Parks, Nancy Carney, and Wayne Wakeland
Submissions from 2021
Graphical Models in Reconstructability Analysis and Bayesian Networks, Marcus Harris and Martin Zwick
OCCAM Software (and Manual) for Reconstructability Analysis, Martin Zwick, Kenneth Willett, Joe Fusion, and Heather Alexander
Polymorphism and Polysemy in Images of the Sefirot, Martin Zwick
Reconstructability Analysis of the Predictors of Physical Functioning Status in Older Americans by Race and Ethnicity, Amanuel Melekin and Martin Zwick
Rosenstock-Huessy’s “Cross of Reality” and Systems Theory, Martin Zwick
Universal Biological Motions for Educational Robot Theatre and Games, Rajesh Venkatachalapathy, Martin Zwick, Adam Slowik, Kai Brooks, Mikhail Mayers, Roman Minko, Tyler Hull, Bliss Brass, and Marek Perkowski
Using Information Theory to Extract Patterns from Categorical Raster Data, David Percy
Validation of a Spatial Agent-Based Model for Taenia Solium Transmission (“cystiagent”) Against a Large Prospective Trial of Control Strategies in Northern Peru, Ian W. Pray, Francesco Pizzitutti, Gabrielle Bonnet, Eloy Gonzalez-Gustavson, Wayne Wakeland, William K. Pan, William E. Lambert, Armando E. Gonzalez, Hector H. Garcia, and Seth E. O’Neal
Submissions from 2020
Addressing Parameter Uncertainty in SD Models with Fit-to-history and Monte-Carlo Sensitivity Methods, Wayne Wakeland and Jack Homer
A Dynamic Model of the Opioid Drug Epidemic with Implications for Policy, Jack Homer and Wayne W. Wakeland
Diverse Autonomic Nervous System Stress Response Patterns in Childhood Sensory Modulation, Jacquelyn Christensen, Heather Wild, Erin S. Kenzie, Wayne Wakeland, Deborah Budding, and Connie Lillas
Hypergraph Analysis of Structure Models, Cliff A. Joslyn, Teresa D. Schmidt, and Martin Zwick
Joint Lattice of Reconstructability Analysis and Bayesian Network General Graphs, Marcus Harris and Martin Zwick
Reconstructability Analysis and Its Occam Implementation, Martin Zwick
Sensitivity Analysis of an Agent-Based Simulation Model Using Reconstructability Analysis, Andey M. Nunes, Martin Zwick, and Wayne Wakeland
Understanding Transmission and Control of the Pork Tapeworm with CystiAgent: A Spatially Explicit Agent‑Based Model, Ian W. Pray, Wayne Wakeland, William Pan, William E. Lambert, Hector H. Garcia, Armando E. Gonzalez, Seth E. O'Neal, and Cysticercosis Working Group Peru
Words and Diagrams about Rosenzweig's Star, Martin Zwick
Submissions from 2019
A Computational Model for Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury, Wayne Wakeland and Erin S. Kenzie
A Systems Thinking Approach for Eliciting Mental Models from Visual Boundary Objects in Hydropolitical Contexts: a Case Study from the Pilcomayo River Basin, Riveraine S. Walters, Erin S. Kenzie, Alexander E. Metzger, William Jesse Baltutis, Kakali B. Chakrabarti, Shana Lee Hirsch, and Bethany Laursen
Diachronics of Redemption: A Systems Theoretic View of Rosenzweig’s Star, Martin Zwick
Improved Drought Resilience Through Continuous Water Service Monitoring and Specialized Institutions—A Longitudinal Analysis of Water Service Delivery Across Motorized Boreholes in Northern Kenya, Nick Turman-Bryant, Corey L. Nagel, Lauren Stover, Christian Muragijimana, and Evan A. Thomas
Jewish Mussar and Confucian Self-Cultivation, Martin Zwick
Optimal Energy Resource Mix for the US and China to Meet Emissions Pledges, John G. Anasis, M. A. K. Khalil, Christopher L. Butenhoff, Randall Bluffstone, and George G. Lendaris
Seasonal Patterns in Risk Factors for Taenia Solium Transmission: a GPS Tracking Study of Pigs and Open Human Defecation in Northern Peru, Ian W. Pray, Claudio Muro, Ricardo Gamboa, Percy Vilchez, Wayne Wakeland, William Pan, William E. Lambert, and multiple additional authors
System Dynamics to Investigate Opioid Use and Chiropractic Care for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain, Marion McGregor, Alexandra Nielsen, Chadwick Chung, Mark Fillery, Wayne Wakeland, and Silvano Mior
Submissions from 2018
Beyond Spatial Autocorrelation: A Novel Approach Using Reconstructability Analysis, David Percy and Martin Zwick
Exploratory Reconstructability Analysis of Accident TBI Data, Martin Zwick, Nancy Ann Carney, and Rosemary Nettleton
Ideas and Graphs: the Tetrad of Activity, Martin Zwick
Introduction to Reconstructability Analysis, Martin Zwick
Keyword-Based Patent Citation Prediction Via Information Theory, Farshad Madani, Martin Zwick, and Tugrul U. Daim
Opioid-Prescribing Continuity and Risky Opioid Prescriptions, Sara E. Hallvik, Peter Geissert, Wayne Wakeland, Christi Hildebran, Jody Carson, Nicole O'Kane, and Richard A. Deyo
Predicting Cost of Care in Total Hip Replacement, Cecily Corrine Froemke and Martin Zwick
Preliminary Results of Bayesian Networks and Reconstructability Analysis Applied to the Electric Grid, Marcus Harris and Martin Zwick
Reconstructability and Dynamics of Elementary Cellular Automata, Martin Zwick
Reflections on Teaching System Dynamics Modeling to Secondary School Students for over 20 Years, Diana Fisher
Rosenzweig's Star and Systems Theory, Martin Zwick
Statistical Analysis of Network Change, Teresa D. Schmidt and Martin Zwick
Teen Driver System Modeling: a Tool for Policy Analysis, Celestin Missikpode, Corrine Peek-Asa, Daniel V. McGehee, James Torner, Wayne Wakeland, and Robert Wallace
The Dynamics of Concussion: Mapping Pathophysiology, Persistence, and Recovery with Causal-loop Diagramming, Erin S. Kenzie; Elle L. Parks; Erin D. Bigler; David W, Wright; Miranda M. Lim; James C. Chesnutt; Gregory W.J. Hawryluk; Wayne Gordon; and Wayne Wakeland
Use of Prescription Opioids Before and After an Operation for Chronic Pain (Lumbar Fusion Surgery), Richard A. Deyo, Sara E. Hallvik, Christi Hildebran, Miguel Marino, Nicole O'Kane, Jody Carson, Joshua Van Otterloo, Dagan A. Wright, Lisa M. Millet, and Wayne Wakeland
Submissions from 2017
An Analysis of the Optimal Mix of Global Energy Resources and the Potential Need for Geoengineering Using the CEAGOM Model, John George Anasis, M. A. K. Khalil, George G. Lendaris, Christopher L. Butenhoff, and Randall Bluffstone
Association of Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Use with Opioid Prescribing and Health Outcomes: a Comparison of Program Users and Non-Users, Richard A. Deyo, Jody Hallvik, Christi Hildebran, Miguel Marino, Rachel Springer, Jessica M. Irvine, Nicole O'Kane, Joshua Van Otterloo, Dagan A. Wright, Gillian Leichtling, Lisa M. Millet, Jody Carson, and Wayne Wakeland
Concussion As a Multi-Scale Complex System: An Interdisciplinary Synthesis of Current Knowledge, Erin S. Kenzie, Elle L. Parks, Erin D. Bigler, Miranda M. Lim, James C. Chesnutt, and Wayne Wakeland
Formalizing the Panarchy Adaptive Cycle with the Cusp Catastrophe, Martin Zwick and Joshua Hughes
Formalizing the Panarchy Adaptive Cycle with the Cusp Catastrophe [Presentation], Martin Zwick and Joshua Hughes
Genuine Progress Indicator 2.0: Pilot Accounts for the US, Maryland, and City of Baltimore 2012-2014, John Talberth and Michael Weisdorf
High-Risk Prescribing and Opioid Overdose: Prospects for Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Based Proactive Alerts, Peter Geissert, Jody Hallvik, Joshua Van Otterloo, Nicole O'Kane, Lindsey Alley, Jody Carson, Gillian Leichtling, Christi Hildebran, Wayne Wakeland, Richard A. Deyo, and Dennis McCarty
Ideas and Graphs, Martin Zwick
Mining Data on Traumatic Brain Injury with Reconstructability Analysis, Martin Zwick, Nancy Carney, and Rosemary Nettleton
Predicting Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Knee Replacement Surgery with Reconstructability Analysis, Cecily Corrine Froemke and Martin Zwick
Restrictive Versus Liberal Red Blood Cell Transfusion Strategy After Hip Surgery: A Decision Model Analysis of Healthcare Costs, Mario V. Fusaro, Nathan D. Nielsen, Alexandra Nielsen, Magali J. Fontaine, John R. Hess, Robert M. Reed, Sylvain DeLisle, and Giora Netzer
Submissions from 2016
Assessing Productive Efficiency and Operating Scale of Community Blood Centers, Alexandra E. Nielsen and Nathan D. Nielsen
Chiropractic Care in a System Dynamics Model for Minimizing Opioid Abuse for Chronic Non-Malignant Pain Patients, Marion McGregor, Alexandra Nielsen, Chadwick Chung, Mark Fillery, Wayne W. Wakeland, and Silvano Mior
Dynamics of Prebiotic RNA Reproduction Illuminated by Chemical Game Theory, Jessica Anne Mellor Yeates, Christian Hilbe, Martin Zwick, Martin. A. Nowak, and Niles Lehman
Exploratory Modeling of TBI Data, Martin Zwick, Stephanie Kolakowsky-Hayner, Sadie Carney, Maya Balamane, Tracie Nettleton, and D. Wright
Generating Technology Development Paths to the Desired Future Through System Dynamics Modeling and Simulation, Hongyi Chen, Jiang Yu, and Wayne Wakeland
Mussar (a Short Historical Perspective) and Spinoza, Martin Zwick
Secondary Analysis of Concussion Data, Martin Zwick, Stephanie Kolakowsky-Hayner, Nancy Carney, Maya Balamane, Tracie Nettleton, and D. Wright
Using Systems Methods to Create a Dynamic Model of Concussion Recovery, Elle L. Parks, Erin S. Kenzie, and Wayne W. Wakeland
Submissions from 2015
A Systems Approach to Stress, Stressors and Resilience in Humans, Barry S. Oken, Irina Chamine, and Wayne W. Wakeland
Constructing a Dynamic Model of Concussion, Erin S. Kenzie, Elle L. Parks, and Wayne W. Wakeland
Dynamic Model of Nonmedical Opioid Use Trajectories and Potential Policy Interventions, Wayne W. Wakeland, Alexandra Nielsen, and Peter Geissert
Exploratory Data Modeling of Traumatic Brain Injury, Martin Zwick
Freedom as a Natural Phenomenon, Martin Zwick
Gaining Policy Insight with a System Dynamics Model of Pain Medicine Prescribing, Diversion and Abuse, Wayne Wakeland, Alexandra E. Nielsen, and Teresa D. Schmidt
Key Data Gaps Regarding the Public Health Issues Associated with Opioid Analgesics, Teresa Schmidt, J. David Haddox, Alexandra E. Nielsen, Wayne W. Wakeland, and John Fitzgerald
Mind and Life: Is the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature False?, Martin Zwick
Prediction -- The Quintessential Policy Model Validation Test, Wayne Wakeland
The Mechanisms of Information Integration in Experimental Prediction Markets, Richard Jolly, Martin Zwick, Wayne Wakeland, James Woods, and Barry Anderson
Submissions from 2014
Data Sources Regarding the Nonmedical Use of Pharmaceutical Opioids in the United States, Teresa D. Schmidt, Amanuel Zimam, Alexandra Nielsen, and Wayne Wakeland
Dynamic Simulation of the Effect of Tamper Resistance on Opioid Misuse Outcomes, Alexandra E. Nielsen and Wayne Wakeland
Four Decades of Systems Science Teaching and Research in the USA at Portland State University, Wayne Wakeland
Levels of Altruism, Martin Zwick and Jeffrey Alan Fletcher
Systems Theory and the Metaphysics of Composition, Martin Zwick
Submissions from 2013
Daily Temperature Fluctuations Unpredictably Influence Developmental Rate and Morphology at a Critical Early Larval Stage in a Frog, Juliana M. Arrighi, Ezra S. Lencer, Advait Jukar, Daesik Park, Patrick C. Phillips, and Robert H. Kaplan
Data on the Diversion, Nonmedical Use and Adverse Outcomes Associated with Pharmaceutical Opioids, Amanuel Zimam, Teresa D. Schmidt, Alexandra Nielsen, and Wayne W. Wakeland
Dynamic Modeling of Nonmedical Opioid Initiation: Epidemic and Access, Alexandra Nielsen, Teresa D. Schmidt, Dennis McCarty, and Wayne W. Wakeland
Integrating Economics and System Dynamics Approaches for Modeling an Ecological-Economic System, Takuro Uehara, Yoko Nagase, and Wayne Wakeland