Exploring the antecedents of interdisciplinarity at the European Research Council: a topic modeling approach

Andrea Bonaccorsi, Nicola Melluso () and Francesco Alessandro Massucci
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Andrea Bonaccorsi: University of Pisa
Nicola Melluso: University of Pisa
Francesco Alessandro Massucci: SIRIS Lab, Research Division of SIRIS Academic

Scientometrics, 2022, vol. 127, issue 12, No 9, 6991 pages

Abstract: Abstract The paper applies topic modeling to the collection of ERC-funded proposals, interim reports and related publications, with the aim of measuring in a novel way the degree of interdisciplinarity. This approach helps to address several open research questions about the epistemic, institutional and individual conditions that may favour the blossoming of interdisciplinarity. We present several interesting descriptive data and suggest possible lines of investigation about the antecedents of interdisciplinarity.

Keywords: Interdisciplinarity; European research council; Text mining; Topic modeling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-022-04368-9

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