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ArticleRisk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis2026

Risk Science in Practice: A Framework for Gauging Risk Principles in Domain-Specific Discourse.

Shital Thekdi, Terje Aven

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Article in Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Risk Science in Practice: A Framework for Gauging Risk Principles in Domain-Specific Discourse.Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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Shital ThekdiShital Thekdi department: Robins School of Business, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4145-508X
Terje AvenTerje Aven department: Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Risk science is increasingly interwoven across various domains, aiming to be both generalizable and domain-specific to build consistency and applicability across risk applications. However, those risk discussions, such as in materials that aim to share risk-related information with stakeholders, may have varying levels of alignment with risk science. In this paper, we present a framework for comparing and broadly understanding how generalizable risk concepts and risk study quality criteria are addressed in various domain-specific risk discussions that are not intended to be formal risk studies, such as materials used to inform policymakers, investor reports, and reports for regulatory compliance. While the framework is supported by criteria developed for risk study quality in formal risk studies, we discuss how to apply the framework using text analysis methodologies and technologies. The results of the framework then identify areas in which risk discussions do not sufficiently align with risk science principles and identify areas in which the use of risk science for these discussions can be improved. We then develop key findings related to features in mapping risk concepts to domain-specific risk discussions. This leads to opportunities to build consistency in risk-related discourse across various domain areas.

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Risk analysisrisk study quality

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PMID41657225
PMCPMC12884359

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