%0 Journal Article %1 Law92 %A Law, J. %A Whittaker, J. %D 1992 %J Scientometrics %K co-word mapping %N 3 %P 417-461 %T Mapping acidification research: A test of the co-word method %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02029807 %V 23 %X This paper extends the co-word method for mapping science, adopting new statistical and graphical methods to explore time-series data and the changing distribution of effort between different research themes. It also tests the reliability of the co-word method, comparing coword data on the acidification of the environment with data derived from a large scale interview study. Overall, the study increases our confidence in the reliability of the co-word method. In particular, it leads us to the following conclusions: (a) that the PASCAL database is representative, at least in the area of acidification research; (b) that indexer bias is negligible; and (c) that the co-word method satisfactorily identifies groups of research themes and the way in which these evolve.

@article{Law92, abstract = {This paper extends the co-word method for mapping science, adopting new statistical and graphical methods to explore time-series data and the changing distribution of effort between different research themes. It also tests the reliability of the co-word method, comparing coword data on the acidification of the environment with data derived from a large scale interview study. Overall, the study increases our confidence in the reliability of the co-word method. In particular, it leads us to the following conclusions: (a) that the PASCAL database is representative, at least in the area of acidification research; (b) that indexer bias is negligible; and (c) that the co-word method satisfactorily identifies groups of research themes and the way in which these evolve. }, added-at = {2010-01-20T12:13:59.000+0100}, author = {Law, J. and Whittaker, J.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/21bb3f5ba0d986643da0d376f1b21eab1/wdees}, description = {SpringerLink - Zeitschriftenbeitrag}, interhash = {a0da10ff01feae8c8f73ac7d6d0a6fa5}, intrahash = {1bb3f5ba0d986643da0d376f1b21eab1}, journal = {Scientometrics}, keywords = {co-word mapping}, number = 3, pages = {417-461}, timestamp = {2010-01-20T12:13:59.000+0100}, title = {Mapping acidification research: A test of the co-word method}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02029807}, volume = 23, year = 1992 }