Paper Info
Title
A co-word analysis of library and information science in China
Abstract
This study aims to reveal the intellectual structure of Library and Information Science (LIS) in China during the period 2008---2012 utilizing co-word analysis. The status and trends of LIS in China are achieved by measuring the correlation coefficient of selected keywords extracted from relevant journals in the Chinese Journal Full-Text Database. In co-word analysis, multivariate statistical analysis and social network analysis are applied to obtain 13 clusters of keywords, a two-dimensional map, centrality and density of clusters, a strategic diagram and a relation network. Based on these results, the following conclusions can be drawn: (i) LIS in China has some established and well-developed research topics; (ii) a few emerging topics have a great potential for development; and (iii), the research topics in this LIS field are largely decentralized as a whole, where there are many marginal and immature topics.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1007/s11192-013-1076-7
Scientometrics
Keywords
Field
DocType
Library and Information Science in China,Co-word analysis,Research status,Research trend
Data science,Data mining,Computer science,Multivariate statistics,China,Social network analysis,Centrality,Intellectual structure,Library science,Statistical analysis
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
97
2
0138-9130
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
21
0.87
7
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hu Changping1473.38
Ji-Ming Hu2746.69
Shengli Deng3449.97
Yong Liu41867.38