Journal article
Mapping library and information science in China: a coauthorship network analysis
Scientometrics, v 83(1), pp 115-131
Apr 2010
Abstract
This paper aims to identify the collaboration pattern and network structure of the coauthorship network of library and information science (LIS) in China. Using data from 18 core source LIS journals in China covering 6 years, we construct the LIS coauthorship network. We analyze the network from both macro and micro perspectives and identify some key features of this network: this network is a small-world network, and follows the scale-free character. In the micro-level, we calculate each author’s centrality values and compare them with citation counts. We find that centrality rankings are highly correlated with citation rankings. We also discuss the limitation of current centrality measures for coauthorship network analysis.
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- Title
- Mapping library and information science in China: a coauthorship network analysis
- Creators
- Erjia Yan - School of Library and Information Science Indiana University Bloomington USAYing Ding - School of Library and Information Science Indiana University Bloomington USAQinghua Zhu - Department of Information Management Nanjing University Nanjing China
- Publication Details
- Scientometrics, v 83(1), pp 115-131
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands; Dordrecht
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Information Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000275417400008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-77952322635
- Other Identifier
- 991014976821304721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
- Information Science & Library Science