ABS:Ding, Bibliometric analysis of collaboration in information retrieval

[Gretchen Whitney]

A bibliometric analysis of collaboration in the field of information
retrieval
Ding Y, Foo S, Chowdhury G
INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION & LIBRARY REVIEW
30: (4) 367-376 DEC 1998

Document type: Article
Language: English
Cited References: 15
Times Cited: 0


Abstract:
Collaboration practices vary greatly per scientific area and discipline
and influence the scientific performance and its scholarly communication.
In this study, the collaborative pattern of;he Information Retrieval (IR)
research field is analyzed using co-authored articles retrieved from
Social Science Citation Index for a period of 11 years from 1987 to 1997.
The level of collaboration, journal collaborative distribution,
disciplinary collaborative distribution and country collaboration are
probed according to IR collaborative research. Findings are discussed from
the above perspectives in detail. In particular, this study reveals a
perceptible upward trend of collaborative IR research with the results of
these
research efforts being reported in all major core IR journals. The
inter-disciplinary and intra-disciplinary scholarly communications in
collaborative researches are very much in evidence and cover broad areas
like psychology, and computer and medical sciences, respectively.
(C) 1998 Academic Press.

KeyWords Plus:
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION, SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION, AUTHORSHIP, SCIENCE

Addresses:
Ding Y, Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Appl Sci, Div Infect Studies, Nanyang
Ave, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Appl Sci, Div Infect Studies, Singapore 639798,
Singapore.

Publisher:
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD, LONDON

IDS Number:
227YN

ISSN:
1057-2317

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