科学学类元研究期刊论文及其作者的统计分析

Statistical Analysis on Meta-research Journal Papers and the Authors of Science of Science Category

科学学类元研究包括通常意义的科学学元研究、科学史元研究、科学哲学元研究。1979—2008年,中国的科学学类元研究期刊论文的数量在起伏中呈现快速增长的总体趋势。基于《中国期刊全文数据库》的统计结果表明,科学学类元研究期刊论文在学科分布、地域分布和机构分布方面,均存在着明显的不均衡性;一半以上的第一作者是拥有高级职称的研究人员,所有第一作者发文量的高峰期为36～40岁,多产第一作者发文量的高峰期为41～45岁,61～65岁的多产第一作者发文量也相对较多。

Generally,science of science category meta-research contains meta-research of Science of Science,History of Science and Philosophy of Science.Statistical results based on CNKI indicate that meta-research journal papers of Science of Science category distribute unbalanced among subjects,areas and organizations.Moreover,more than a half of first authors possess senior positions.36-40 years old is the peak season when first authors publish their journal papers.Meanwhile,41-45 years old is the peak season when prolific first authors publish their journal papers.Prolific first authors between 61-65 years old still have a good performance.