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Koautorenschaften in der deutschsprachigen Politikwissenschaft - Eine Netzwerkanalyse auf Basis von Fachzeitschriftenartikeln
Co-Authorships in German Political Science - A Network Analysis Based on Journal Article
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Abstract Employing bibliometric approaches and network analysis this article seeks to explore the cooperation structures within German Political Science. We analyze a dataset consisting of 5279 articles that were published between 2000 and 2011 in 20 journals. We find an extreme unequal distribution of produ... view more
Employing bibliometric approaches and network analysis this article seeks to explore the cooperation structures within German Political Science. We analyze a dataset consisting of 5279 articles that were published between 2000 and 2011 in 20 journals. We find an extreme unequal distribution of productivity as well as a trend towards more coauthorships - although single authors are still the norm. The network we constructed based on joint publications is in many aspects similar to those structures known from the natural sciences, but it is much smaller and more fragmented - we only find three larger components (49-112 authors). Finally we measure the importance of a single author within the network using a newly developed index that takes account of a persons' productivity as well as her position within the network. Adapted from the source document.... view less
Keywords
network analysis; scientometry; political science; author; network; cooperation; publication
Classification
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Political Science
Scientometrics, Bibliometrics, Informetrics
Free Keywords
Bibliometrics
Document language
German
Publication Year
2013
Page/Pages
p. 256-291
Journal
Politische Vierteljahresschrift, 54 (2013) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5771/0032-3470-2013-2-256
ISSN
1862-2860
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
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Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications