Balaban AT (Balaban, Alexandru T.), Klein DJ (Klein, Douglas J.) "Is chemistry 'The Central Science'? How are different sciences related? Co-citations, reductionism, emergence, and posets " SCIENTOMETRICS 69 (3): 615-637 DEC 2006

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Addresses: balabana at tamug.edu 

Title: Is chemistry 'The Central Science'? How are different sciences 
related? Co-citations, reductionism, emergence, and posets 

Author(s): Balaban AT (Balaban, Alexandru T.), Klein DJ (Klein, Douglas J.) 

Source: SCIENTOMETRICS 69 (3): 615-637 DEC 2006 

Document Type: Article 
Language: English 
Cited References: 55      Times Cited: 0        

Abstract: 
According to a widely used introductory chemistry text by T. E. Brown et 
al.,(1) chemistry is 'The Central Science'. But scientometric co-citation 
analyses indicate that biochemistry seems presently to be more 
interconnected to other sciences. On the other hand, mathematics is 
considered by many to permeate all sciences and hence might compete as the 
choice for centrality. A critical commentary and argument leads to a 
proposal for an alternative partially ordered hierarchical *'framework" map 
of sciences. This argument is supplemented by a scientometric approach 
based on university Course requirements for different curricula, so as to 
support our partially ordered map. This alternative "framework" mapping 
then is seen to indicate a special position for chemistry, as where 
significant branching begins. 


Addresses: Balaban AT (reprint author), Texas A&M Univ, 5007 Ave U, 
Galveston, TX 77551 USA
Texas A&M Univ, Galveston, TX 77551 USA

E-mail Addresses: balabana at tamug.edu 

Publisher: SPRINGER, VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS 


IDS Number: 114NF 

ISSN: 0138-9130

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