Bibliometric analysis of source memory in human episodic memory research

• Published in: 인지과학 Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 23 - 50
• Main Authors: Yunjin Bak(박연진), Sumin Yu(유수민), Yoonjin Nah(나윤진), Sanghoon Han(한상훈)
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 한국인지과학회 01.03.2022
• Subjects: 인지과학; Bibliometric Analysis; Networks; 네트워크; 원천기억; Source memory; Keyword Co-occurrence; 인용분석; 동시출현단어 분석; 계량서지학; Citation Analysis
• ISSN: 1226-4067
• DOI: 10.19066/cogsci.2022.33.1.002

Source memory is a cognitive process that combines the representation of the origin of the episodic experience with an item. By studying this daily process, researchers have made fundamental discoveries that make up the foundation of brain and behavior research, such as executive function and binding. In this paper, we review and conduct a bibliometric analysis on source memory papers published from 1989 to 2020. This review is based on keyword co-occurrence networks and author citation networks, providing an in-depth overview of the development of source memory research and future directions. This bibliometric analysis discovers a change in the research trends: while research prior to 2010 focused on individuality of source memory as a cognitive function, more recent papers focus more on the implication of source memory as it pertains to connectivity between disparate brain regions and to social neuroscience. Keyword network analysis shows that aging and executive function are continued topics of interest, although frameworks in which they are viewed have shifted to include developmental psychology and meta memory. The use of theories and models provided by source memory research seem essential for the future development of cognitive enhancement tools within and outside of the field of Psychology. KCI Citation Count: 0