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A Study on the Network Generation Methods for Examining the Intellectual Structure of Knowledge Domains

  • Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
  • 2006, 40(2), pp.333-355
  • Publisher : 한국문헌정보학회
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science

Lee, Jae Yun 1

1경기대학교

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ABSTRACT

Network generation methods to visualize bibliometric data for examining the intellectual structure of knowledge domains are investigated in some detail. Among the four methods investigated in this study, pathfinder network algorithm is the most effective method in representing local details as well as global intellectual structure. The nearest neighbor graph, although never used in bibliometic analysis, also has some advantages such as its simplicity and clustering ability. The effect of input data preparation process on resulting intellectual structures are examined, and concluded that unlike MDS map with clusters, the network structure could be changed significantly by the differences in data matrix preparation process. The network generation methods investigated in this paper could be alternatives to conventional multivariate analysis methods and could facilitate our research on examining intellectual structure of knowledge domains.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.