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A Bibliometric Study of the Dynamics of a Scientific Community.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	A Bibliometric Study of the Dynamics of a Scientific Community./
Author:	Bolourchi, Parvin.
Description:	1 online resource (134 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 42-07, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International42-07A.
Subject:	Library science. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=8118614click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798204829947

A Bibliometric Study of the Dynamics of a Scientific Community.
Bolourchi, Parvin.

A Bibliometric Study of the Dynamics of a Scientific Community. - 1 online resource (134 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 42-07, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Case Western Reserve University, 1981.

Includes bibliographical references

In this study, a scientific community as represented by the authors of literature on the structure of DNA was considered as a communication system and the individual authors who contributed to the literature as the elements of the system. By identifying the formal communication relations between these individuals, it was possible to observe the changes in the structure of this system over time. Associated with each individual author in this changing communication structure are attributes which can be useful for describing other properties of the system and the changes which occur in them. Attributes selected for study were educational background of individual authors and their behavior in terms of the time span of authorship and productivity of scientific publication in the field. These attributes were used to observe the changing disciplinary requirements of contributions to this subject topic. A sample of four different bibliographies representing the subject knowledge relating to the structure of DNA for four different periods of time was chosen. Citation and co-authorship analysis was made for the authors of the papers in these bibliographies and was used to identify the communication relations between these individuals. Brillouin information measure was used to measure the degree of communication of the individual authors in relationship with the other authors of the scientific community. Two definite groups were identified as the most and least communicative authors. The professional interests of the authors were examined by consulting the biographical sources. It is assumed that the professional interests of the scientists usually reflect their educational background and their specific research interests. The rate of entry-exit and continuity of publication of the authors were examined at four time periods in addition to the relationship between the professional interests, mobility and degree of communication. Results of the study showed that: (1)the dynamics of the structure of scientific community can be identified using Brillouin information measure, and (2)although it is difficult to identify and measure all of the possible properties associated with the changes in a scientific community, the use of bibliometric techniques was sensitive enough to show a relationship between the degree of communication, mobility and educational background of the authors of a scientific community. Two implications arose from this study: (1)for forecasting the research direction on a topic, and (2)for updating an information retrieval thesaurus. An interesting question arose from this study. Can the methodology developed in this study be used to facilitate planning the subject content for future research practitioners of a topic? As Griffith and Mullins noted, "groups without students die," and academic scientists seek settings with graduate students and teach those who come their way. Their students teach other students, and thus set up the necessary and sufficient conditions for exponential growth.* *Belver C. Griffith and Nicholas C. Mullins, "Coherent Social Groups in Scientific Change." Science (September 1972):962.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2023

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798204829947Subjects--Topical Terms:

539284
Library science.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

542853
Electronic books.

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