Mapping of Science by Combined Co-Citation and Word Analysis. I. Structural Aspects.

Braam, Robert R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ427518

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Publication Date: 1991

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Mapping of Science by Combined Co-Citation and Word Analysis. I. Structural Aspects.

Braam, Robert R.; And Others

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v42 n4 p233-51 May 1991

Discusses the capability of cocitation analysis to map structural aspects of subject matter specialties of scientific research in a given period. A quantitative analysis of a combination of cocitation and word analysis is described, the construction of word profiles is explained, and empirical results of two case studies are presented. (37 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Citation Analysis, Concept Mapping, Scientific Research, Tables (Data)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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