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Structure and development of science communication research. Co-citation analysis of a developing field

Rauchfleisch, Adrian; Schäfer, Mike S (2018). Structure and development of science communication research. Co-citation analysis of a developing field. JCOM : Journal of Science Communication, 17(3):A07.

Abstract

Since the early 1990s, there has been a considerable increase in the number of scientific studies on science communication, and this increase has been accompanied by a diversification of the research field. This study focuses on one aspect of this development: it analyses how citation network structures within the field have developed over time, and whether science communication research shows signs of becoming a research field or a discipline in its own right. Employing a co-citation analysis of scholarly publications published between 1996 and 2015, it assesses to what extent a coherent communication network exists within science communication research. The results show a field with a diverse internal structure and clear internal changes over time which suggest an increasing emancipation of the field.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:06 Faculty of Arts > Department of Communication and Media Research
Dewey Decimal Classification:070 News media, journalism & publishing
Scopus Subject Areas:Social Sciences & Humanities > Communication
Language:English
Date:10 September 2018
Deposited On:21 Dec 2018 14:32
Last Modified:25 May 2025 03:33
Publisher:SISSA, Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati
ISSN:1824-2049
OA Status:Gold
Free access at:Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply.
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.22323/2.17030207
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