Chen, CM; Song, IY; Zhu, WZ, Trends in conceptual modeling: Citation analysis of the ER conference papers (1979-2005) (Article, English) PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE ISSI, VOLS I AND II. 2007. p.189-200

[Eugene Garfield]

Email: chaomei.chen at cis.drexel.edu
 
Author(s): Chen, CM (Chen, Chaomei); Song, IY (Song, Il-Yeol); Zhu, WZ 
(Zhu, Weizhong) 

Title: Trends in conceptual modeling: Citation analysis of the ER 
conference papers (1979-2005) 

Editor(s): TorresSalinas, D; Moed, HF 

Source: PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE 
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SCIENTOMETRICS AND INFORMETRICS, VOLS I AND II 
189-200, 2007 

Cited Reference Count: 10 

Language: English 
Document Type: Article 

Conference Title: 11th International Conference of the International-
Society-for-Scientrometrics-and-Informetrics 

Conference Date: JUN 25-27, 2007 

Conference Location: Madrid, SPAIN 

Conference Sponsors: Int Soc Scientrometr & Informetr, CSIC, Minist Educ & 
Ciencia, FECYT, Comunidad Madrid, Eugene Garfield Fdn, Thomson Sci, 
Elsevier, Journal Informetr, Scopus, Ayuntamiento Madrid, Sci Metrix, Univ 
Carlos III Madrid 

Author Keywords: progressive knowledge domain visualization; CiteSpace
 
Abstract: We analyze thematic trends and challenging issues in conceptual 
modeling based on the metadata of 943 research papers published in a 
series of conferences on conceptual modeling (known as the ER conferences) 
between 1979 and 2005. We specifically address 1) all-time prominent 
challenges in conceptual modeling, 2) current challenges and emerging 
trends, and 3) the structure and dynamics of the conceptual modeling 
community. We utilize CiteSpace, a progressive domain visualization tool, 
to identify and visualize the movement of research fronts and intellectual 
bases, persistent clusters of papers, critical paths connecting these 
clusters, and the evolution of co-authorship networks as well as citation 
networks. The work contributes an in-depth analysis of a major forum of 
conceptual modeling and a practical method that one can use as frequently 
as needed to keep abreast of the state of the art of conceptual modelling. 

Addresses: Drexel Univ, Coll Informat Sci & Technol, Philadelphia, PA 
19104 USA. 

Publisher Name: INT SOC SCIENTOMETRICS & INFORMETRICS-ISSI 
Publisher Address: KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN, FACULTEIT E T E W, DEKENSTRAAT 
2, LEUVEN, B-3000, BELGIUM 

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