引文网络主路径研究进展评述及展望

Development Review and Prospect of the Research on Main Path in Citation Network

[目的/意义]文章旨在从应用研究和方法研究两个角度系统地梳理引文网络主路径方法的研究进展,总结其理论研究及实践研究中存在的问题,提出对引文网络主路径方法进行拓展的研究设想。[方法/过程]采用文献调研法,对国内外重要文献和代表性文献进行综述,总结已有研究的成果和不足,对未来研究方向进行展望。[结果/结论]学者们对主路径方法已有的修正和拓展工作主要聚焦于主路径方法的选择原则、搜寻起点的确定和弧的权重设置3个部分。针对已有研究存在的不足,文章基于"关联引文网络"概念和关联属性提出4点对主路径方法进行拓展的研究设想。

[ Purpose/significance ]This paper aims to systematically comb the research development of main path in citation network from two aspects ： application research and method research, summarizes the problems of Main Path Analysis （MPA） from theory and application, and proposes the future research ideas. [ Method/process ] By means of literature research, the paper carefully reviews the important literatures and representative literatures at home and abroad, presents the existing achievements and shortcomings, and points out the future research directions. [ Result/conclusion] The scholars＇ research work on the modification and expansion of MPA mainly focuses on 3 aspects ： principles of choosing main paths, determination of starting points and settings of arc weights. Directed at the insufficiency of existing researches, the paper puts forward a tentative plan composed of 4 aspects based on the concepts of ＂associated citation network＂ and association properties.