Exploring Topics in Bibliometric Research Through Citation Networks and Semantic Analysis.

Mejia, C; Wu, M; Zhang, Y; Kajikawa, Y

Exploring Topics in Bibliometric Research Through Citation Networks and Semantic Analysis.

Mejia, C Wu, M

Zhang, Y

Kajikawa, Y

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Citation:: Front Res Metr Anal, 2021, 6, pp. 742311
Issue Date:: 2021

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dc.contributor.author	Mejia, C
dc.contributor.author	Wu, M https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3956-7808
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7731-0301
dc.contributor.author	Kajikawa, Y
dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-06T23:50:58Z
dc.date.available	2021-09-10
dc.date.available	2022-02-06T23:50:58Z
dc.date.issued	2021
dc.identifier.citation	Front Res Metr Anal, 2021, 6, pp. 742311
dc.identifier.issn	2504-0537
dc.identifier.issn	2504-0537
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/154230
dc.description.abstract	This article surveys topic distributions of the academic literature that employs the terms bibliometrics, scientometrics, and informetrics. This exploration allows informing on the adoption of those terms and publication patterns of the authors acknowledging their work to be part of bibliometric research. We retrieved 20,268 articles related to bibliometrics and applied methodologies that exploit various features of the dataset to surface different topic representations. Across them, we observe major trends including discussions on theory, regional publication patterns, databases, and tools. There is a great increase in the application of bibliometrics as science mapping and decision-making tools in management, public health, sustainability, and medical fields. It is also observed that the term bibliometrics has reached an overall generality, while the terms scientometrics and informetrics may be more accurate in representing the core of bibliometric research as understood by the information and library science field. This article contributes by providing multiple snapshots of a field that has grown too quickly beyond the confines of library science.
dc.format	Electronic-eCollection
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Frontiers Media SA
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE190100994
dc.relation.ispartof	Front Res Metr Anal
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3389/frma.2021.742311
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	Exploring Topics in Bibliometric Research Through Citation Networks and Semantic Analysis.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6
utslib.location.activity	Switzerland
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - AAII - Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-02-06T23:50:53Z
pubs.publication-status	Published online
pubs.volume	6

Abstract:

This article surveys topic distributions of the academic literature that employs the terms bibliometrics, scientometrics, and informetrics. This exploration allows informing on the adoption of those terms and publication patterns of the authors acknowledging their work to be part of bibliometric research. We retrieved 20,268 articles related to bibliometrics and applied methodologies that exploit various features of the dataset to surface different topic representations. Across them, we observe major trends including discussions on theory, regional publication patterns, databases, and tools. There is a great increase in the application of bibliometrics as science mapping and decision-making tools in management, public health, sustainability, and medical fields. It is also observed that the term bibliometrics has reached an overall generality, while the terms scientometrics and informetrics may be more accurate in representing the core of bibliometric research as understood by the information and library science field. This article contributes by providing multiple snapshots of a field that has grown too quickly beyond the confines of library science.

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