Ding Y, Chowdhury GG, Foo S "Bibliometric cartography of information retrieval research by using co-word analysis"INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT 37 (6): 817-842 NOV 2001

[Eugene Garfield]

Ying Ding :  ying at cs.vu.nl

Title    Bibliometric cartography of information retrieval research by using
         co-word analysis
Author   Ding Y, Chowdhury GG, Foo S
Source   INFORMATION PROCESSING & MANAGEMENT 37 (6): 817-842 NOV 2001

Document type: Article  Language: English Cited References: 34  Times Cited:
0


Abstract:
The aim of this study is to map the intellectual structure of the field of
Information Retrieval (IR) during the period of 1987-1997. Co-word analysis
was employed to reveal patterns and trends in the IR field by measuring the
association strengths of terms representative of relevant publications or
other texts produced in IR field. Data were collected from Science Citation
Index (SCI) and Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) for the period of
1987-1997. In addition to the keywords added by the SCI and SSCI databases,
other important keywords were extracted from titles and abstracts manually.
These keywords were further standardized using vocabulary control tools. In
order to trace the dynamic changes of the IR field, the whole 11-year period
was further separated into two consecutive periods: 1987-1991 and 1992-1997.
The results show that the IR field has some established research themes and
it also changes rapidly to embrace new themes. (C) 2001
Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords:
co-word analysis, information retrieval research, research trends, science
citation index, social science citation index

KeyWords Plus:
NEURAL-NETWORK RESEARCH, SCIENCE MAPS, SCIENTOMETRICS, TECHNOLOGY,
REPRESENTATIONS, MODEL

Addresses:
Ding Y, Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Comp Engn, Div Informat Studies, Nanyang
Ave, Singapore 639798, Singapore
Nanyang Technol Univ, Sch Comp Engn, Div Informat Studies, Singapore 639798,
Singapore

Publisher:
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, OXFORD

IDS Number:
466JP

ISSN:
0306-4573

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