Citation and bibliographic coupling between authors in the field of social network analysis

Purpose:We analyzed the structure of a community of authors working in the field of social network analysis(SNA)based on citation indicators:direct citation and bibliographic coupling metrics.We observed patterns at the micro,meso,and macro levels of analysis.Design/methodology/approach:We used bibliometric network analysis,including the“temporal quantities”approach proposed to study temporal networks.Using a two-mode network linking publications with authors and a one-mode network of citations between the works,we constructed and analyzed the networks of citation and bibliographic coupling among authors.We used an iterated saturation data collection approach.Findings:At the macro-level,we observed the global structural features of citations between authors,showing that 80%of authors have not more than 15 citations from other works.At the meso-level,we extracted the groups of authors citing each other and similar to each other according to their citation patterns.We have seen a division of authors in SNA into groups of social scientists and physicists,as well as into other groups of authors from different disciplines.We found some examples of brokerage between different groups that maintained the common identity of the field.At the micro-level,we extracted authors with extremely high values of received citations,who can be considered as the most prominent authors in the field.We examined the temporal properties of the most popular authors.Research limitations:The main challenge in this approach is the resolution of the author’s name(synonyms and homonyms).We faced the author disambiguation,or“multiple personalities”(Harzing,2015)problem.To remain consistent and comparable with our previously published articles,we used the same SNA data collected up to 2018.The analysis and conclusions on the activity,productivity,and visibility of the authors are relative only to the field of SNA.Practical implications:The proposed approach can be utilized for similar objectives and identifying key structures and characteristics in other disciplines.This may potentially inspire the application of network approaches in other research areas,creating more authors collaborating in the field of SNA.Originality/value:We identified and applied an innovative approach and methods to study the structure of scientific communities,which allowed us to get the findings going beyond those obtained with other methods.We used a new approach to temporal network analysis,which is an important addition to the analysis as it provides detailed information on different measures for the authors and pairs of authors over time.

ST-Map:an Interactive Map for Discovering Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Bibliographic Data

Getting insight into the spatiotemporal distribution patterns of knowledge innovation is receiving increasing attention from policymakers and economic research organizations.Many studies use bibliometric data to analyze the popularity of certain research topics,well-adopted methodologies,influential authors,and the interrelationships among research disciplines.However,the visual exploration of the patterns of research topics with an emphasis on their spatial and temporal distribution remains challenging.This study combined a Space-Time Cube(STC)and a 3D glyph to represent the complex multivariate bibliographic data.We further implemented a visual design by developing an interactive interface.The effectiveness,understandability,and engagement of ST-Map are evaluated by seven experts in geovisualization.The results suggest that it is promising to use three-dimensional visualization to show the overview and on-demand details on a single screen.

The Predicaments and Countermeasures of the Chinese Commercial Bibliographic Databases

In China, the vast majority of the bibliographic databases is commercial, such as China National Knowledge Infrastructure （CNKI）, Wanfang Database, Longyuan Journal Net, CQVIP Company, however, there are also non-profit open access （OA） databases, such as journal database jointly established by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences （CASS） and National Social Science Fund. The commercial bibliographic databases have to face many difficulties： intellectual property disputes, the benefit distribution between the hardcopy periodical and the commercial bibliographic database, the lack of quality assessment about the commercial bibliographic databases, the need of improving digital technology as well as the lack of a unified database regulation, which restricts the development of commercial bibliographic databases. This paper puts forward the countermeasures from the perspective of how to enhance the governmental management; how to protect the intellectual property fight; how to improve the technical standard of the commercial bibliographic databases; how to build interest distribution between the hardcopy periodical and the commercial bibliographic database; how to improve the quality of commercial bibliographic databases; and how to improve the industrial chain of the commercial bibliographic databases.

A Novel Method for Resolving and Completing Authors' Country Affiliation Data in Bibliographic Records

Purpose: Our work seeks to overcome data quality issues related to incomplete author affiliation data in bibliographic records in order to support accurate and reliable measurement of international research collaboration(IRC).Design/methodology/approch: We propose, implement, and evaluate a method that leverages the Web-based knowledge graph Wikidata to resolve publication affiliation data to particular countries. The method is tested with general and domain-specific data sets.Findings: Our evaluation covers the magnitude of improvement, accuracy, and consistency. Results suggest the method is beneficial, reliable, and consistent, and thus a viable and improved approach to measuring IRC.Research limitations: Though our evaluation suggests the method works with both general and domain-specific bibliographic data sets, it may perform differently with data sets not tested here. Further limitations stem from the use of the R programming language and R libraries for country identification as well as imbalanced data coverage and quality in Wikidata that may also change over time.Practical implications: The new method helps to increase the accuracy in IRC studies and provides a basis for further development into a general tool that enriches bibliographic data using the Wikidata knowledge graph.Originality: This is the first attempt to enrich bibliographic data using a peer-produced, Webbased knowledge graph like Wikidata.

Warehousing and OLAP Analysis of Bibliographic Data

In this paper, the system bgMath/OLAP for warehousing and online analytical processing bibliographic data is proposed. The implemented system can be useful for the users maintaining their electronic libraries with publications in order to monitoring, evaluating and comparing the scientific development of particular researchers, entire research groups, certain scientific fields and problems.

Rules for Description in Bibliographic References: Special Literature

GB/T 7714-2005 Rules for description of bibliographic reference is specifically for writers and editors to edit bibliographic references. Legal documents, standard documents and patent documents are considered special. GB/T 7714-2005 provides that description of such literature in bibliographic references should stress the key points and simplify the content.

Recommender System for Information Retrieval Using Natural Language Querying Interface Based in Bibliographic Research for Naïve Users

With the increasing of data on the internet, data analysis has become inescapable to gain time and efficiency, especially in bibliographic information retrieval systems. We can estimate the number of actual scientific journals points to around 40,000 with about four million articles published each year. Machine learning and deep learning applied to recommender systems had become unavoidable whether in industry or in research. In this current, we propose an optimized interface for bibliographic information retrieval as a running example, which allows different kind of researchers to find their needs following some relevant criteria through natural language understanding. Papers indexed in Web of Science and Scopus are in high demand. Natural language including text and linguistic-based techniques, such as tokenization, named entity recognition, syntactic and semantic analysis, are used to express natural language queries. Our Interface uses association rules to find more related papers for recommendation. Spanning trees are challenged to optimize the search process of the system.

A FORTRAN Software Application to Decode Geographical, Lithological, Political, and Bibliographical Information from the IGBADAT International Database on Igneous Rocks

GEOLITH is a FORTRAN program designed primarily to extract and decode geographical, lithological, political, and bibliographical information from the international igneous rocks database IGBADAT. It fetches the following information: sample name, sample latitude and longitude locational coordinates, name of specimen contributor to the database, nominal field and proper rock names, name of geological unit, name and title of rock groups, name of country and province of sample, and sample cultural location. Rock group name and title and geological unit name are decoded directly by simple manipulation and translation of text strings, while other types of information utilize pneumonic representations for decoding. Users interrogate the IGBADAT (and similarly-structured databases) fully, producing a voluminous wealth of data. Output from the GEOLITH software tool is a flat ASCII text file containing the decoded information. A spreadsheet-compatible file containing the output results is also produced. The latter file is ready for inclusion into a spreadsheet like EXCEL. An error file also results from the application of the GEOLITH program.

Bibliographic survey and comprehensive review on mechanical and durability properties of microorganism based self-healing concrete

Concrete is the most widely utilized material for construction purposes,second only to water,in the ever-increasing need for construction globally.Concrete is a brittle material and possesses a high risk of crack formation and consequent deterioration.Cracking,which allows chemicals to enter and can cause concrete structures to lose their physico-mechanical and durability features.Repairing and rehabilitating concrete structures involves high costs and leads to various repair methods including coating,adhesives,polymers,supplementary cementitious materials(SCMs),and fibers.One of the latest technologies is the use of microorganisms in concrete.These added microorganisms lead to calcite precipitation and thereby heal the cracks effectively.This study presents a comprehensive literature survey on bacteria-included concrete,before which a bibliographic survey is performed using VOSViewer software.In addition to regular bacterial concrete,this study focuses on also using SCMs and fibers in bacterial concrete.A detailed literature review with data representation for various mechanical properties including compressive strength(CS),split tensile strength(SS),and flexure strength(FS),along with durability properties including carbonation,water absorption,resistance against chloride ion penetration,gas permeation,and resistance against cyclic freeze-and-thaw is presented.A study on the use of X-ray computed tomography(XCT)in bacterial concrete is highlighted,and the scope for future research,along with identification of the research gap,is presented.

Tsien tsuen-hsuin and his bibliographical study

Tsien Tsuen-Hsuin is a renowned Chinese-American expert on book history,printing history and the Library Science.However,his bibliographical thoughts have been ignored so far.Therefore,this paper is intended to make a tentative interpretation of his bibliographical thoughts by means of both textual analysis and historical analysis.

Evidence-based literature review:De-duplication a cornerstone for quality

Evidence-based literature reviews play a vital role in contemporary research,facilitating the synthesis of knowledge from multiple sources to inform decisionmaking and scientific advancements.Within this framework,de-duplication emerges as a part of the process for ensuring the integrity and reliability of evidence extraction.This opinion review delves into the evolution of de-duplication,highlights its importance in evidence synthesis,explores various de-duplication methods,discusses evolving technologies,and proposes best practices.By addressing ethical considerations this paper emphasizes the significance of deduplication as a cornerstone for quality in evidence-based literature reviews.

Medline-based bibliometric analysis of gastroenterology journals between 2001 and 2007

AIM: To analyze the MEDLINE-indexed publications in gastroenterology specialty journals from 2001 to 2007. Special attention was paid to specific types of articles, the number of publications for individual authors and the author count in each journal. METHODS: The bibliographic entries of papers belonging to journals listed under the subject heading of "gastroenterology" were downloaded from MEDLINE on the PubMed web site. The analysis was limited to journal articles published between January 1, 2001 and December 31, 2007. The analytical dimensions of an article included journal, publication year, publication type, and author name (the last name and initials). RESULTS: According to MEDLINE, 81 561 articles were published in 91 gastroenterology journals from 2001 to 2007. The number of articles increased from 9447 in 2001 to 13 340 in 2007. Only 12 journals had more than 2000 articles indexed in MEDLINE. The "World Journal of Gastroenterology" had the largest number of publications (5684 articles), followed by "Hepato-Gastroenterology" (3036) and "Gastrointestinal Endoscopy" (3005). Of all the articles published, reviews accounted for 17.2% and case reports for 15.4%. Only 3739 randomized controlled trials (4.6% of all articles) were published and their annual number increased from 442 in 2001 to 572 in 2007. Among 141 741 author names appearing in the articles of gastroenterology journals, 92 429 had published only in one journal, 22 585 in two journals, 9996 in three journals, and 16 731 in more than three journals. The "World Journal of Gastroenterology " had the greatest number of authors (17 838),followed by "Gastroenterology " (12 770), "Digestive Diseases and Sciences" (11 395), "American Journal of Gastroenterology" (10 889), and "Hepatology" (10 588). CONCLUSION: Global gastroenterology publications displayed a continuous growth in the new millennium. The change was most striking in certain journals. Regular bibliometric analyses on the trends and specific topics would help researchers publish more efficiently and allow editors to adjust the policy more accurately.

An overview of proven Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment tools for forests and forest-dependent communities across the globe：a literature analysis

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment（VA） tools for forest ecosystems and forest-dependent communities are important for making decisions and understanding the impact of climate change on both social and natural systems.However,the tools are poorly coordinated,making it difficult for policymakers to carry out VAs properly.The aim of this study was to analyze VA literature worldwide to find representative case studies in terms of methods and tools applied and which have been successful in performing VAs on forests and forest-dependent communities.All successful VA studies analyzed had common characteristics such as significant funding,data availability and technical capacity.An additional characteristic was the development of an integrated approach that considered the vulnerability of both ecosystems and communities by combining qualitative and quantitative methods.Community members and relevant stakeholders were significantly involved in a participatory process that concluded with the identification of adaptation measures.The case studies also revealed how policymakers need to choose suitable methods and tools to undertake efficient assessment of vulnerabilities.They need to consider several aspects of the VA process such as subject matter,availability of resources,time and scale.

Do civil engineering fronts emerge from interdisciplinary research?

Interdisciplinary research is considered a source of innovativeness and creativity, serving as a key mechanism for creating recombination necessary for the evolution of science systems. The aim of this study is to quantitatively establish the connection between interdisciplinary research and the research fronts that have recently emerged in civil engineering. The degree of interdisciplinarity of the research fronts was measured by developing metrics from bibliographic analyses. As indicated by the consistent increase in the metrics of interdisciplinarity over time, research fronts tend to emerge in studies with increasing diversity in the disciplines involved. The active disciplines involved in the fronts vary over time. The most active disciplines are no longer fundamental but those associated with energy, environment, and sustainable development, focusing on solutions to climate change and integrating intelligence technologies.

Medicine-Engineering Interdisciplinary Research Based on Bibliometric Analysis: A Case Study on Medicine-Engineering Institutional Cooperation of Shanghai Jiao Tong University

This article aims to provide reference for medicine-engineering interdisciplinary research.Targeted at the scientific literature and patent literature published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University,this article attempts to set up co-occurrence matrix of medicine-engineering institutional information which was extracted from address fields of the papers,so as to construct the medicine-engineering intersection datasets.The dataset of scientific literature was analyzed using bibliometrics and visualization methods from multiple dimensions,and the most active factors,such as trends of output,journal and subject distribution,were identified from the indicators of category normalized citation impact(CNCI),times cited,keywords,citation topics and the degree of medicineengineering interdisplinary.Research on hotspots and trends was discussed in detail.Analyses of the dataset of patent literature showed research themes and measured the degree for technology convergence of medicineengineering.

Microcapsule-enabled self-healing concrete:A bibliometric analysis

With the development of self-healing technology, the overall properties of the microcapsule-enabled selfhealingconcrete have taken a giant leap. In this research, a detailed assessment of current research on the microcapsuleenabledself-healing concrete is conducted, together with bibliometric analysis. In the bibliometric analysis, variousindicators are considered. The current state of progress regarding self-healing concrete is assessed, and an analysis of thetemporal distribution of documents, organizations and countries of literature is conducted. Later, a discussion of thecitations is analyzed. The research summarizes the improvements of microcapsule-enabled self-healing cementitiouscomposites and provides a concise background overview.

Exploration of Clinical Regularity in Acupuncture for Apoplexy Sequelae Based upon ‘Traditional Chinese Medical Acupuncture-moxibustion Information Databank'

In review of acupuncture literature from 1949 to 2010, in accordance with the data in ‘Traditional Chinese Medical Acupuncture-moxibustion Information Databank', the accounting analysis was used for comprehensive analysis and regularity summery of acupuncture therapy for apoplexy sequelae. The results showed that Hegu(LI 4), Zusanli(ST 36), Quchi(LI 11), Jianyu(LI 15), Sanyinjiao(SP 6), Yanglingquan(GB 34), Lianquan(CV 23), and Waiguan(TE 5) were used at the highest frequency. In the therapeutic methods, acupuncture was used at the highest frequency, followed by scalp acupuncture, and simultaneous application of acupuncture and herbal medicine.

Analysis of the Frequency of Clinical Acupoint Use Based on ‘Traditional Chinese Medical Acupuncture-moxibustion Information Databank'

The frequencies of use of 361 human acupoints in 74 academic journals of traditional Chinese medicine published between 1949 and 2010 are arranged in order using ‘Traditional Chinese Medical Acupuncturemoxibustion Information Databank'. The frequencies of use are divided into five grades: most frequent use, more frequent use, frequent use, less frequent use and infrequent use. The most frequently used acupoints and infrequently used acupoints are summarized and analyzed to help point selection for clinical acupuncture and selection of acupuncture research projects in the future.

On social computing research collaboration patterns： a social network perspective

The field of social computing emerged more than ten years ago. During the last decade, researchers from a vari- ety of disciplines have been closely collaborating to boost the growth of social computing research. This paper aims at iden- tifying key researchers and institutions, and examining the collaboration patterns in the field. We employ co-authorship network analysis at different levels to study the bibliographic information of 6 543 publications in social computing from 1998 to 2011. This paper gives a snapshot of the current re- search in social computing and can provide an initial guid- ance to new researchers in social computing.

The Computer Science Ontology:A Comprehensive Automatically-Generated Taxonomy of Research Areas

Ontologies of research areas are important tools for characterizing,exploring,and analyzing the research landscape.Some fields of research are comprehensively described by large-scale taxonomies,e.g.,MeSH in Biology and PhySH in Physics.Conversely,current Computer Science taxonomies are coarse-grained and tend to evolve slowly.For instance,the ACM classification scheme contains only about 2K research topics and the last version dates back to 2012.In this paper,we introduce the Computer Science Ontology(CSO),a large-scale,automatically generated ontology of research areas,which includes about 14K topics and 162K semantic relationships.It was created by applying the Klink-2 algorithm on a very large data set of 16M scientific articles.CSO presents two main advantages over the alternatives:i)it includes a very large number of topics that do not appear in other classifications,and ii)it can be updated automatically by running Klink-2 on recent corpora of publications.CSO powers several tools adopted by the editorial team at Springer Nature and has been used to enable a variety of solutions,such as classifying research publications,detecting research communities,and predicting research trends.To facilitate the uptake of CSO,we have also released the CSO Classifier,a tool for automatically classifying research papers,and the CSO Portal,a Web application that enables users to download,explore,and provide granular feedback on CSO.Users can use the portal to navigate and visualize sections of the ontology,rate topics and relationships,and suggest missing ones.The portal will support the publication of and access to regular new releases of CSO,with the aim of providing a comprehensive resource to the various research communities engaged with scholarly data.