## 5 The IDEMATEL Algorithm

Table 8: The importance vector, relation vector, and criteria weights IDEMATEL. \begin{table}
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**Criteria** & & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**IDEMATEL**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**DEMATEL**} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{**Revised DEMATEL**} \\ \cline{3-6}
**Symbols** & **Criteria** & & & & & (**LEE**) \\ \cline{3-6}  & & \(\textbf{r}^{+}\) & \(\textbf{r}^{-}\) & \(\textbf{r}^{+}\) & \(\textbf{r}^{-}\) & \(\textbf{r}^{+}\) & \(\textbf{r}^{-}\) \\ \hline FO & Functionality and Objectives & 9.32926 & 0.95871 & 9.32926 & 0.95871 & 9.32671 & 0.95845 \\ UA & Ease of Use and Accessibility & 7.77078 & 0.03542 & 7.77078 & 0.03542 & 7.76866 & 0.03541 \\ SI & Scalability and Integration & 7.84528 & 0.10991 & 7.84528 & 0.10991 & 7.84313 & 0.10989 \\ QS & Data Quality and Security & 9.04929 & 0.37758 & 9.04929 & 0.37758 & 9.04683 & 0.37748 \\ CV & Cost and Value & 8.93922 & 0.71003 & 8.93922 & 0.71003 & 8.93679 & 0.70984 \\ SC & Support and Community & 7.35914 & \(-\)0.51781 & 7.35914 & \(-\)0.51781 & 7.35713 & \(-\)0.51767 \\ RR & Reputation and Reviews & 8.40719 & \(-\)1.67384 & 8.40719 & \(-\)1.67384 & 8.40490 & \(-\)1.67340 \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 9: A comparison of IDEMATEL results with DEMATEL method and Revised DEMATEL results obtained by [PERSON]. Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude are the most influential as they shape how researchers interact with information, generate content, and explore academic ideas. Their ability to understand queries, synthesize responses, and provide structured outputs makes them important in academic research. The cost-effectiveness and overall value of the GenAI tool are significant. Researchers typically have tight budgets, so understanding the value proposition relative to the price is essential. The pricing and accessibility of GenAI tools impact adoption. While ChatGPT 4 and Claude have free and premium versions, tools like Paperpal, Grammarly (Grammarly Inc., San Francisco, CA, USA), and Trinka (Trinka AI, Mumbai, India) rely on subscription-based models. The value proposition of GenAI tools is determined by their accuracy, integration, and return on investment for researchers. As academic research often involves sensitive data or unpublished findings, the security and reliability of the GenAI tool's data processing capabilities are important. Additionally, the accuracy of the output produced by the GenAI (data quality) is central to ensuring valid research outcomes. Tools like Consensus, Semantic Scholar, and Perplexity ensure access to high-quality, peer-reviewed research. However, privacy concerns arise, especially with tools like ChatGPT 4 and Gemini, which handle sensitive research data. The balanced criteria (neutral Influence) are \"Ease of Use and Accessibility\" (\(\mathbf{r}^{-}=0.035\)) and \"Scalability and Integration\" (\(\mathbf{r}^{-}=0.110\)). Ease of use plays a more supportive role compared to the driving factors. However, GenAI tools should still be user-friendly to accommodate researchers with varying technical expertise. GenAI tools like Jenni.ai, Research Rabbit, and Yewno Discover (Yewno, Inc., Redwood City, CA, USA) are designed for accessibility, but their effectiveness depends on user experience and integration with academic workflows. The ability to scale the GenAI tool for larger datasets or complex tasks (such as data mining or machine learning model creation) and integrate with existing research workflows (e.g., citation management software) is important but secondary to core functionalities. Many tools rely on integration with Zotero (Center for History and New Media, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA), Mendeley (Mendeley Ltd., London, UK), Google Scholar (Google LLC, Mountain View, CA, USA), and other platforms. Semantic Scholar and Perplexity depend on external databases, making them reliant on scalable infrastructure. Figure 2: The causality diagram. The dependent (effect) criteria are \"Reputation and Reviews\" (\(\mathbf{r}^{-}=-1.673\)) and \"Support and Community\" (\(\mathbf{r}^{-}=-0.518\)).