Mapping the contemporary terrorism research domain

• Published in: International journal of human-computer studies Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 42 - 56
• Main Authors: Reid, Edna F., Chen, Hsinchun
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: London Elsevier Ltd 2007; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Bibliometrics; Citation analysis; Co-citation analysis; Computer science; control theory; systems; Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface; Exact sciences and technology; Intellectual structure; Memory and file management (including protection and security); Memory organisation. Data processing; Researchers; Software; Subject fields; Terrorism; Visualization; Co-citation analysis; Visualization; Terrorism; Bibliometrics; Intellectual structure; Type theory; Literature; Citation analysis; Mechanism analysis; Social network; Distributed system; Modeling; User interface; Network analysis; World wide web; Social analysis; Database; Internet; Computer security; Content analysis

A systematic view of terrorism research to reveal the intellectual structure of the field and empirically discern the distinct set of core researchers, institutional affiliations, publications, and conceptual areas can help us gain a deeper understanding of approaches to terrorism. This paper respon...