Knowledge Discovery through Co-Word Analysis.

He, Qin

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ERIC Number: EJ595487

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Publication Date: 1999

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Knowledge Discovery through Co-Word Analysis.

He, Qin

Library Trends, v48 n1 p133-59 Sum 1999

Based on coexistence frequency of pairs of words or phrases, coword analysis is used to discover linkages among subjects in a research field and thus to trace the development of science. This article reviews the development of coword analysis, summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of this method, and discusses several research issues. Contains 35 references. (Author/MES)

Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Bibliometrics, Computational Linguistics, Content Analysis, Keywords, Relationship, Research and Development, Scientific and Technical Information, Word Frequency

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Language: English

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