STUDYING LEADERSHIP AND SUBDISCIPLINARY STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES - CLUSTER-ANALYSIS OF PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS

Authors
SODERQVIST T SILVERSTEIN AM
Citation
T. Soderqvist et Am. Silverstein, STUDYING LEADERSHIP AND SUBDISCIPLINARY STRUCTURE OF SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES - CLUSTER-ANALYSIS OF PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS, Scientometrics, 30(1), 1994, pp. 243-258
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science","Information Science & Library Science
Journal title
Scientometrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
01389130
Volume
30
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
243 - 258
Database
ISI
SICI code
0138-9130(1994)30:1<243:SLASSO>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
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.