Papers, publications, and presentations with our ontologies
Acharya, V., Halanaik, B., Ramaprasad, A., Swamy, T. R. K., Singai, C. B., & Syn, T. (2020). Transboundary sharing of river water: Informating the policies. River Research and Applications, 36(1), 161-170. doi:10.1002/rra.3564 [Link to Publication]
Barton, M., Chmiolek, N., Denis, R., Ramaprasad, A., Shaurya, K., Srivastava, K., & Syn, T. (2013). Meaningful Use of Perioperative Informatics. Paper presented at the 4th Annual Workshop on Health IT and Economics (WHITE) 2013, Washington, DC, USA. [Link to Publication]
Cameron, J. D., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2015). An Ontology of mHealth. Paper presented at the 21st Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2015), Puerto Rico, USA. [Link to Publication]
Cameron, J. D., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2016). Roadmap for mHealth Research. Paper presented at the 9th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2016) – Volume 5: HEALTHINF, Rome, Italy. [Link to Publication]
Cancino, C. A., La Paz, A. I., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2015). Management of Technological Innovation for Sustainable Growth: An Ontological Meta‐Analysis. Paper presented at the 24th Annual International Association for Management of Technology (IAMOT) Conference, Cape Town, South Africa. [Link to Publication]
Cameron, J. D., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2017). An ontology of and roadmap for mHealth research. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 100, 16-25. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2017.01.007 [Link to Publication]
Cancino, C. A., La Paz, A. I., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2018). Technological innovation for sustainable growth: An ontological perspective. Journal of Cleaner Production, 179, 31-41. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.01.059 [Link to Publication]
Chandra, A., Sreeganga, S. D., Rath, N., & Ramaprasad, A. (2023). Healthcare Policies to Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in India: A Roadmap. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(19), Article 19. [Link to Publication]
Coronado, F., La Paz, A. I., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2015). Navigating the Complexity and Uncertainty of Higher Education Systems: Ontology Mapping of Chile’s Universities. Paper presented at the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australia (HERDSA) 2015 Conference, Melbourne, Australia. [Link to Publication]
Dai, G., Deng, F., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2016). China’s National Health Policies: An Ontological Analysis. Online journal of public health informatics, 8(3), e196-e196. doi:10.5210/ojphi.v8i3.7052 [Link to Publication]
La Paz, A. I., Merigó, J. M., Powell, P., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2020). Twenty-five years of the Information Systems Journal: A bibliometric and ontological overview. Information Systems Journal, 30(3), 431-457. doi:10.1111/isj.12260 [Link to Publication]
La Paz, A. I., Merigó, J. M., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2015). Impact Aspirations of MIS Journals: An Ontological Analysis. Paper presented at the 19th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2015), Singapore. [Link to Publication]
La Paz, A. I., Ramaprasad, A., Syn, T., & Vasquez, J. (2015). Editorial: An Ontology of E-Commerce – Mapping a Relevant Corpus of Knowledge. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, 10(2), I-IX. doi:10.4067/S0718-18762015000200001 [Link to Publication]
Liotine, M., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2016). Managing a Smart City’s Resilience to Ebola: An Ontological Framework. Paper presented at the 49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2016), Kauai, Hawaii, USA. [Link to Publication]
Manzano, C. A., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2018). Information Systems to Manage Local Climate Change Effects: A Unified Framework. Paper presented at the 22nd Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2018), Yokohama, Japan. [Link to Publication]
Núñez, A., Ramaprasad, A., Syn, T., & Lopez, H. (2021). An ontological analysis of the barriers to and facilitators of access to healthcare. Journal of Public Health, 29, 1411-1421. doi:10.1007/s10389-020-01265-4 [Link to Publication]
Núñez Mondaca, A., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2015). National Healthcare Policies in Chile: An Ontological Meta-Analysis. In I. N. Sarkar, A. Georgiou, & P. Mazzoncini de Azevedo Marques (Eds.), MEDINFO 2015: eHealth-enabled Health (Vol. 216, pp. 1105). [Link to Publication]
Pai, S. A., Sastry, N. K. B., Madhumita, M., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2016). Surgical Procedures for Optimizing Resources in Low Resource Setting: An Ontological Analysis. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Healthcare Management Services, Ahmedabad, India.
Pai, S. A., Sastry, N. K. B., Madhumita, M., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2017). Optimizing Resources for Surgical Procedures in Low-Resource Settings: An Ontological Analysis. International Journal of Surgery and Medicine, 3(2), 85-89. doi:10.5455/ijsm.economics-of-surgical-procedures [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., Martínez, V., Núñez, A., & Sreeganga, S. D. (2023). Pathways to Universal Digital Access to Inclusive Healthcare in the G20. In T20 Policy Brief. G20/T20 India. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., Mehta, V. K., & Gowrish, R. (2023). A Digitalisation Roadmap for Climate-Smart Agriculture in India. In T20 Policy Brief. G20/T20 India. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., Rammurthy, N., & Syn, T. (2015). Envisioning the Future of Portfolio, Program, and Project Management (P3M): An Ontology. Paper presented at the 10th International Research Workshop on IT Project Management (IRWITPM), Fort Worth, Texas, USA. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., Sánchez-Ortiz, A., & Syn, T. (2015). Gaps in Local eGovernment Research: An Ontological Analysis. Paper presented at the 21st Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2015), Puerto Rico, USA. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., Sánchez-Ortiz, A., & Syn, T. (2015). An Ontology of eGovernment. In E. Tambouris, M. Janssen, H. J. Scholl, M. A. Wimmer, K. Tarabanis, M. Gascó, B. Klievink, I. Lindgren, & P. Parycek (Eds.), Electronic Government (Vol. 9248, pp. 258-269): Springer International Publishing. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., Sánchez-Ortiz, A., & Syn, T. (2017). Ontological Review of Smart City Research. Paper presented at the 23rd Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2017), Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., Sánchez-Ortiz, A., & Syn, T. (2017). A Unified Definition of a Smart City. In M. Janssen, K. Axelsson, O. Glassey, B. Klievink, R. Krimmer, I. Lindgren, P. Parycek, H. J. Scholl, & D. Trutnev (Eds.), Electronic Government (pp. 13-24): Springer International Publishing. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., Sastry, N. K. B., & Syn, T. (2015). National Healthcare Programs and Policies in India: An Ontological Analysis. Paper presented at the 10th Annual International Conference on Public Policy and Management (10 CPPM 2015), Bangalore, India. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., Sastry, N. K. B., & Syn, T. (2017). Envisioning Precision Healthcare Informatics: A Unified Framework. In A. V. Gundlapalli, M.-C. Jaulent, & D. Zhao (Eds.), MEDINFO 2017: Precision Healthcare through Informatics (Vol. 245, pp. 564-568): International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) and IOS Press. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., Singai, C. B., Hasan, T., Syn, T., & Thirumalai, M. (2016). India’s National Higher Education Policies since Independence: An Ontological Analysis. Journal of Educational Planning and Administration. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2013). Ontological Meta-Analysis and Synthesis. Paper presented at the 19th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2013), Chicago, Illinois, USA. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2014). Design Thinking and Evaluation Using an Ontology. In M. Helfert, B. Donnellan, & J. Kenneally (Eds.), Design Science: Perspectives from Europe (Vol. 447, pp. 63-74): Springer International Publishing. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2014). Ontological Topography: Mapping the Bright, Light, Blind/Blank Spots in Healthcare Knowledge. Paper presented at the 2nd International Conference on Big Data and Analytics in Healthcare (BDAH 2014), Singapore. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2014). Strong and Meaningful Use of Healthcare Information Systems (HIS). Paper presented at the HEALTHINF 2014 – International Conference on Health Informatics, Angers, France. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2015). Ontological Meta-Analysis and Synthesis. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 37, 138-153. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2016). An Ontology of Consumer Health Informatics. In N. Wickramasinghe, I. Troshani, & J. Tan (Eds.), Contemporary Consumer Health Informatics (pp. 333-346). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2017). Ontological Meta-Analysis and Synthesis for Public Policy. Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP3), Singapore. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., Syn, T., & Thirumalai, M. (2014). An Ontological Map for Meaningful Use of Healthcare Information Systems (MUHIS). Paper presented at the HEALTHINF 2014 – International Conference on Health Informatics, Angers, France. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., Syn, T., & Thirumalai, M. (2015). Ontological Analysis of Meaningful Use of Healthcare Information Systems (MUHIS) Requirements and Practice. In G. Plantier, T. Schulz, A. Fred, & H. Gamboa (Eds.), Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (Vol. 511, pp. 315-330). Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., Syn, T., & Win, K. T. (2014). Ontological Meta-Analysis and Synthesis of HIPAA. Paper presented at the 8th Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS 2014), Chengdu, China. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., Syn, T., & Win, K. T. (2015). The Bright, Light, and Blind/Blank Spots in HIPAA Research: An Ontological Analysis. Paper presented at the 48th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2015), Kauai, Hawaii, USA. [Link to Publication]
Ramaprasad, A., Win, K. T., Syn, T., Beydoun, G., & Dawson, L. (2016). Australia’s National Health Programs: An Ontological Mapping. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 20, 1-21. doi:10.3127/ajis.v20i0.1335 [Link to Publication]
Sánchez-Ortiz, A., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2018). Comparative Analysis of E-Gov Services: An Ontology-Based Approach. In L. Alcaide Muñoz & M. P. Rodríguez Bolívar (Eds.), International E-Government Development: Policy, Implementation and Best Practice (pp. 19-38). Cham: Springer International Publishing. [Link to Publication]
Sastry, N. K. B., Madhumitha, M., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2017). National Healthcare Programs and Policies in India: An Ontological Analysis. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 4(2), 307-313. doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20170001 [Link to Publication]
Suwasrawala, S. S., & Ramaprasad, A. (2022). Interventions for the Well-Being of Children With Disabilities During a Pandemic: Lessons From COVID-19. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 025371762110729. Link to Publication
Syn, T., & Ramaprasad, A. (2015). Ontological Review of Social Inclusion in Information Systems. Paper presented at the Post-ICIS 2015 Research Workshop: SIG Social Inclusion, Fort Worth, Texas, USA. [Link to Publication]
Syn, T., & Ramaprasad, A. (2016). An Ontology of Megaprojects. Paper presented at the 22nd Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS 2016), San Diego, California, USA. [Link to Publication]
Syn, T., & Ramaprasad, A. (2019). Megaprojects – symbolic and sublime: an ontological review. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 12(2), 377-399. doi:10.1108/IJMPB-03-2018-0054 [Link to Publication]
Win, K. T., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2019). Ontological Review of Persuasion Support Systems (PSS) for Health Behavior Change through Physical Activity. Journal of Medical Systems, 43(3), 49. doi:10.1007/s10916-019-1159-y [Link to Publication]
Yaco, S., Ramaprasad, A., & Syn, T. (2020). Themes in Recent Research on Integrating Primary Source Collections and Instruction. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 20(3), 449-474. doi:10.1353/pla.2020.0025 [Link to Publication]
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