社会网络分析在引文评价中的应用研究

Research on the Application of Social Network Analysis to Citation Evaluation

提出将社会网络分析引入到引文评价中,以改进评价方法,补充评价指标。从引文网络的构成及性质、社会网络分析的内涵及元认识论两个方面,论证社会网络分析在引文分析中的适用性;阐明基于社会网络分析的引文评价能够自动生成被引权重,消除自引对评价的影响,有利于开展分层评价,增加基于知识流通的评价指标,促进分类评价。

The paper introduces social network analysis（SNA） into citation evaluation to improve evaluation method and complement evaluation index. From the structure of citation network and it＇ s properties to the connotation and metaepistemology of SNA, the applicability of SNA applieatied to citation analysis is proved. What the advantadges of citation evaluation based on SNA are ： automatically generating cited weight, eliminating the influence of self-citing to evaluation, beneficial to developing stratified evaluation, adding evaluation index based on acknowledge transmission, and promoting classified evaluation.