Mapping the intellectual structure of information retrieval studies: an author co-citation analysis, 1987-1997

Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 67 - 78
Published: Feb 1, 1999
Abstract
Author co-citation analysis (ACA) has been used to explore changes in the intellectual base of the information retrieval (IR) field over two consecutive time periods: 1987-1991 and 1992-1997. Thirty-nine highly cited IR researchers were selected as the research sample. Multidimensional scaling (MDS) and clustering techniques (CT) were used to create the two-dimensional maps to display the dynamic intellectual structure of IR, based on scholars...
Paper Details
Title
Mapping the intellectual structure of information retrieval studies: an author co-citation analysis, 1987-1997
Published Date
Feb 1, 1999
Volume
25
Issue
1
Pages
67 - 78
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