Measuring the disparity among scientific disciplines using Library of Congress Subject Headings

Fei Shu (), Jesse David Dinneen and Shiji Chen
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Fei Shu: Hangzhou Dianzi University
Jesse David Dinneen: Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin
Shiji Chen: Hangzhou Dianzi University

Scientometrics, 2022, vol. 127, issue 6, No 32, 3613-3628

Abstract: Abstract Examining the relationships among scientific disciplines is important today, but existing methods are limited by the contents and structure of their bibliographic databases. We therefore demonstrate a novel approach that measures disparity by examining the organization of published scientific books and monographs into Library of Congress Subject Headings. After outlining the method and analyses conducted, we compare our results with those produced by prior works, note potential implications of the demonstrated method for use by bibliometric practitioners, and suggest directions for further research.

Keywords: Interdisciplinarity; Disparity; LCSH; Co-assignment; Similarity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-022-04387-6

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