ABS: Viator, Investigating trends in acoustics research from 1970-1999

[Gretchen Whitney]

F.M. PESTORIUS : E-mail: mpestorius at onrifo.navy.mil
<mailto:mpestorius at onrifo.navy.mil>

TITLE    :        Investigating trends in acoustics research from 1970-1999
AUTHOR:       Viator JA, Pestorius FM
JOURNAL:     JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
                     109 (5): 1779-1783, Part 1 MAY 2001

 Document type: Article    Language: English    Cited References: 12
Times Cited: 0

Abstract:
Text data mining is a burgeoning field in which new information is extracted
from existing text databases. Computational
methods are used to compare relationships between database elements to yield
new information about the existing data. Text
data mining software was used to determine research trends in acoustics for
the years 1970, 1980, 1990, and 1999. Trends
were indicated by the number of published articles in the categories of
acoustics using the Journal of the Acoustical Society of
America (JASA) as the article source. Research was classified using a method
based on the Physics and Astronomy
Classification Scheme (PACS). Research was further subdivided into world
regions, including North and South America,
Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, Africa, Middle East, and Australia/New
Zealand. In order to gauge the use of JASA as
an indicator of international acoustics research, three subjects, underwater
sound, nonlinear acoustics, and bioacoustics, were
further tracked in 1999, using all journals in the INSPEC database. Research
trends indicated a shift in emphasis of certain
areas, notably underwater sound, audition, and speech. JASA also showed
steady growth, with increasing participation by
non-US authors, from about 20% in 1970 to nearly 50% in 1999. (C) 2001
Acoustical Society of America.

KeyWords Plus:
DATABASE TOMOGRAPHY, FISH-OIL, BIBLIOMETRICS, DISCOVERY, RAYNAUDS

Addresses:
Viator JA, Univ Calif Irvine, Beckman Laser Inst & Med Clin, 1002 Hlth Sci
Rd E, Irvine, CA 92612 USA
Univ Calif Irvine, Beckman Laser Inst & Med Clin, Irvine, CA 92612 USA
Off Naval Res, Int Field Off, London NW1 5TH, England

Publisher:
AMER INST PHYSICS, MELVILLE

IDS Number:
431AC

ISSN:
0001-4966

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