21世纪初中国科技史研究者的区域与年龄分布特征分析

On the Regional and Age Distribution Characteristics Analysis of Chinese Researchers in the History of Science and Technology in the Early 21st Century

为了解21世纪初中国科学技术史研究机构和研究者的整体现状,运用统计的方法和手段对2000—2019年发表在《自然科学史研究》上研究文献的中国科技史研究者的地域、单位、年龄等信息做出分析,并给出地域分布地图。研究者涉及全国28个省市区,主要集中在直辖市和省会城市,北京遥遥领先,发文量占47.02%;研究机构主要分布在科技史研究院所或高校,中国科学院自然科学史研究所居发文机构首位,发表20篇以上的单位依次有上海交通大学、中国科学技术大学、西北大学、天津师范大学;国际合作率较低;研究者年龄集中在30~50岁,是科技史研究的最佳年龄期。

In order to understand the overall status of the research institutions and researchers of the history of science and technology in China in the early 21st century,this paper uses statistical methods and means to analyze the region,unit,age and other information of the researchers of the history of science and technology published in the Studies in the History of Natural Sciences from 2000 to 2019,and gives the geographical distribution map.The researchers involved 28 provinces and cities across the country,mainly concentrated in municipalities directly under the central government and provincial capital cities.Beijing is far ahead,accounting for 47.02%of the documents issued;Research institutions are mainly distributed in institutes or universities of the history of science and technology.The Institute of the history of natural sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first among the publishing institutions.The units that have published more than 20 articles are Shanghai Jiaotong University,University of Science and Technology of China,Northwest University and Tianjin Normal University;Low rate of international cooperation;The age of researchers is concentrated in 30 to 50 years old,which is the best age for the study of the history of science and technology.