Discovering and analyzing the intellectual structure and its evolution of LIS in China, 1998–2007

• Published in: Scientometrics Vol. 93; no. 3; pp. 645 - 659
• Main Author: Ma, Ruimin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2012; Springer
• Subjects: Bibliometrics. Scientometrics; Bibliometrics. Scientometrics. Evaluation; China; Citation analysis; Computer Science; Exact sciences and technology; Information and communication sciences; Information science. Documentation; Information Storage and Retrieval; Library and information science; Library and information science. General aspects; Library Science; Sciences and techniques of general use; Subject fields; Trends; Library and Information Science; Visualization; Author cocitation analysis; China; 62P25; I21; Intellectual structure; Domain mapping; Research field; Bibliometrics; Informetrics; Scientific research; Database; Webometrics; Bibliometric analysis; Comparative study

The intellectual structure and its evolution of library and information science (LIS) in China are analyzed with time series data from Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index which is the properest database for ACA practice in the field of social science at present. The result indicates that the subf...