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Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science","Information Science & Library Science
A new method for the analysis of leadership and subdisciplinary struct
ure of a scientific discipline is discussed. The database consists of
lists of participants in international scientific meetings. Disciplina
ry leaders are identified by means of their frequency of participation
. The subdisciplinary structure is mapped by means of cluster analysis
of meetings with respect to degree of similarity. The method possesse
s strengths not shared by citation analysis: in addition to scientists
frequently cited in the literature for their contribution to cognitiv
e research programs, it also identifies administrative discipline buil
ders. The method may also represent better the cognitive interests of
scientists.