A general framework for describing diversity within systems and similarity between systems with applications in informetrics

Qiuju Zhou (), Ronald Rousseau (), Liying Yang, Ting Yue and Guoliang Yang
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Qiuju Zhou: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ronald Rousseau: KHBO (Association KU Leuven)
Liying Yang: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ting Yue: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guoliang Yang: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Scientometrics, 2012, vol. 93, issue 3, No 13, 787-812

Abstract: Abstract Building on the ideas of Stirling (J R Soc Interface, 4(15), 707–719, 2007) and Rafols and Meyer (Scientometrics, 82(2), 263–287, 2010), we borrow models of genetic distance based on gene diversity and propose a general conceptual framework to investigate the diversity within and among systems and the similarity between systems. This framework can be used to reveal the relationship of systems weighted by the similarity of the corresponding categories. Application of the framework to scientometrics is explored to evaluate the balance of national disciplinary structures, and the homogeneity of disciplinary structures between countries.

Keywords: Diversity; Cosine index; Field-similarity weighted cosine measure; Homogeneity; Interdisciplinarity; Evenness of national disciplinary structure (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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