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An author co-citation analysis of information science in China with Chinese Google Scholar search engine, 2004–2006.

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Title: An author co-citation analysis of information science in China with Chinese Google Scholar search engine, 2004–2006.
Authors: Ruimin Ma1, Qiangbin Dai1, Chaoqun Ni1, Xuelu Li1
Source: Scientometrics. Oct2009, Vol. 81 Issue 1, p33-46. 14p.
Subjects: Citation analysis, Bibliographic coupling, Co-citation coupling, Google Inc., Search engines, Research in information science, Social network research, Factor analysis, Computer network resources
Geographic Terms: China
Abstract: Author co-citation analysis (ACA) is an important method for discovering the intellectual structure of a given scientific field. Since traditional ACA was confined to ISI Web of Knowledge (WoK), the co-citation counts of pairs of authors mainly depended on the data indexed in WoK. Fortunately, Google Scholar has integrated different academic databases from different publishers, providing an opportunity of conducting ACA in a wider range. In this paper, we conduct ACA of information science in China with the Chinese Google Scholar. Firstly, a brief introduction of Chinese Google Scholar is made, including retrieval principles and data formats. Secondly, the methods used in our paper are given. Thirdly, 31 most important authors of information science in China are selected as research objects. In the part of empirical study, factor analysis is used to find the main research directions of information science in China. Pajek, a powerful tool in social network analysis, is employed to visualize the author co-citation matrix as well. Finally, the resemblances and the differences between China and other countries in information science are pointed out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Author co-citation analysis (ACA) is an important method for discovering the intellectual structure of a given scientific field. Since traditional ACA was confined to ISI Web of Knowledge (WoK), the co-citation counts of pairs of authors mainly depended on the data indexed in WoK. Fortunately, Google Scholar has integrated different academic databases from different publishers, providing an opportunity of conducting ACA in a wider range. In this paper, we conduct ACA of information science in China with the Chinese Google Scholar. Firstly, a brief introduction of Chinese Google Scholar is made, including retrieval principles and data formats. Secondly, the methods used in our paper are given. Thirdly, 31 most important authors of information science in China are selected as research objects. In the part of empirical study, factor analysis is used to find the main research directions of information science in China. Pajek, a powerful tool in social network analysis, is employed to visualize the author co-citation matrix as well. Finally, the resemblances and the differences between China and other countries in information science are pointed out. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:01389130
DOI:10.1007/s11192-009-2063-x