Callahan, A; Hockema, S; Eysenbach, G. 2010. Contextual Cocitation: Augmenting Cocitation Analysis and its Applications. JASIST. 61 (6): 1130-1143

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Callahan, A; Hockema, S; Eysenbach, G. 2010. Contextual Cocitation: 
Augmenting Cocitation Analysis and its Applications. JOURNAL OF THE 
AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 61 (6): 
1130-1143.

Author Full Name(s): Callahan, Alison; Hockema, Stephen; Eysenbach, Gunther
Language: English
Document Type: Article

Abstract: In this work, a novel method of cocitation analysis, coined 
"contextual cocitation analysis," is introduced and described in comparison to 
traditional methods of cocitation analysis. Equations for quantifying contextual 
cocitation strength are introduced and their implications explored using 
theoretical examples alongside the application of contextual cocitation to a 
series of BioMed Central publications and their cited resources. Based on this 
work, the implications of contextual cocitation for understanding the granularity 
of the relationships created between cited published research and methods for 
its analysis are discussed. Future applications and improvements of this work, 
including its extended application to the published research of multiple 
disciplines, are then presented with rationales for their inclusion.

Addresses: [Callahan, Alison; Hockema, Stephen] Univ Toronto, Fac Informat, 
Toronto, ON M5S 3G6, Canada; [Eysenbach, Gunther] Toronto Gen Hosp, Ctr 
Global eHlth Innovat, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada

Reprint Address: Callahan, A, Univ Toronto, Fac Informat, 140 St George St, 
Toronto, ON M5S 3G6, Canada.

E-mail Address: alison.callahan at gmail.com; steve.hockema at utoronto.ca; 
geysenba at uhnres.utoronto.ca

ISSN: 1532-2882
DOI: 10.1002/asi.21313
Fulltext: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123318557/abstract