Abstract
Can self-organization of scientific communication be specified by using
literature-based indicators? In this study, we explore this question by
applying entropy measures to typical "Mode-2" fields of knowledge
production. We hypothesized these scientific systems to be developing
from a self-organization of the interaction between cognitive and
institutional levels: European subsidized research programs aim at
creating an institutional network, while a cognitive reorganization is
continuously ongoing at the scientific field level. The results indicate
that the European system develops towards a stable level of distribution
of cited references and title-words among the European member states. We
suggested that this distribution could be a property of the emerging
European system. In order to measure to degree of specialization with
respect to the respective distributions of countries, cited references
and title words, the mutual information among the three frequency
distributions was calculated. The so-called transmission values informed
us that the European system shows increasing levels of differentiation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1320 |
| Journal | arXiv.org |
| Volume | 1001 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2010 |
Keywords
- Computer Science - Information Retrieval
- Computer Science - Digital Libraries
- Physics - Physics and Society