Liu Z, Wang CZ "Mapping interdisciplinarity in demography: a journal network analysis " JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE 31 (4): 308-316 2005

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Addresses: zliu at tamu.edu

Title: Mapping interdisciplinarity in demography: a journal network
analysis

Author(s): Liu Z, Wang CZ

Source: JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE 31 (4): 308-316 2005

Document Type: Article    Language: English
Cited References: 28      Times Cited: 0

Abstract: Despite increasing interest in studying the intellectual
structures of interdisciplinary fields, mapping interdisciplinarity in
demography remains an unexplored topic. This paper visualizes such a
demographic intellectual structure through a citation analysis of 65
demography-related journals between 2000 and 2003. The journal citation
data were collected from journal Citation Reports. The subject relatedness
of the journals was revealed through a cluster analysis, a network diagram,
and an analysis of citation percentages between demography journals and all
selected journals. Twelve clusters of subject specialties are identified.
The network diagram largely matches the result of the cluster analysis. The
results reveal closer connections between the demagraphy journals and
neighboring social sciences journals than with public health and medical
science journals. Correlations between the citation matrices suggest stable
demographic citation patterns over time.

Addresses: Liu Z (reprint author), Texas A&M Univ, Lib, College Stn, TX
77843 USA
Texas A&M Univ, Lib, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
Columbia Univ, New York, NY 10027 USA

E-mail Addresses: zliu at tamu.edu

Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y
1SP, ENGLAND
Subject Category: COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION
SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE
IDS Number: 957HF

ISSN: 0165-5515


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