2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Geography as "an epitome of science": a scientometric analysis of specialization and integration of the discipline
| Project/Area Number |
15K12457
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Geography
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| Research Institution | Chukyo University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 科学計量学 / 引用 / 著者 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study conducted a scientometric analysis of articles on geography, which included a range of human, social, and natural scientific fields, in order to quantitatively demonstrate the characteristics of knowledge production and its temporal changes. Information on the articles, authors, and cited references were collected from the Geographical Review of Japan, a principal geography journal in Japan, and a database for the analysis was constructed. The statistical analysis demonstrated that significant temporal changes were visible in many aspects including predominant sub-disciplines, article types, authorships, the author’s profile such as age and gender, and references cited in the articles, indicating that knowledge production in Japanese geography is not stable but dynamic in nature.
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| Free Research Field |
人文地理学
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