Theories in communication science: a structural analysis using webometrics and social network approach

Gohar Feroz Khan (), Sungjoon Lee (), Ji Young Park () and Han Woo Park ()
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Gohar Feroz Khan: Keimyung University
Sungjoon Lee: Cheongju University
Ji Young Park: YeungNam University
Han Woo Park: YeungNam University

Scientometrics, 2016, vol. 108, issue 2, No 4, 557 pages

Abstract: Abstract This exploratory study analyzes the networked structure of theories in social sciences represented by co-occurrences on the World Wide Web. For this, co-occurrences of communication science theories were retrieved from the Web and analyzed using social network analysis tools. Several networks and node-level properties were measured to examine the relationships of theories in terms of co-occurrences. Communication science theories were grouped into four clusters. The results shed some important light on structural dynamics of communication science theories on the academic and social Web.

Keywords: Social science; Theories; Communication science; Structural dynamics; Web; Webometrics; Social network analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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