Citation Analysis of North American Symposium on Knowledge Organization (NASKO) proceedings (2007-2015)

Authors

  • Renata Cristina Gutierres Castanha Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • Carla Mara Hilário Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
  • Paula Carina Araújo Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Universidade Federal do Paraná and University of Washington
  • Maria Cláudia Cabrini Grácio Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7152/nasko.v6i1.15234

Abstract

Knowledge Organization (KO) theoretical foundations are still being developed in a continuous process of epistemological, theoretical and methodological consolidation. The remarkable growth of scientific records has stimulated the analysis of this production and the creation of instruments to evaluate the behavior of science became indispensable. We propose the Domain Analysis of KO in North America through the citation analysis of North American Symposium on Knowledge Organization (NASKO) proceedings (2007-2015). We present the citation, co-citation and bibliographic coupling analysis to visualize and recognize the researchers that influence the scholarly communication in this domain. The most prolific authors through NASKO conferences are Smiraglia, Tennis, Green, Dousa, Grant Campbell, Pimentel, Beak, La Barre, Kipp and Fox. Regarding their theoretical references, Hjørland, Olson, Smiraglia, and Ranganathan are the authors who most inspired the event's studies. The co-citation network shows the highest frequency is between Olson and Mai, followed by Hjørland and Mai and Beghtol and Mai, consolidating Mai and Hjørland as the central authors of the theoretical references in NASKO. The strongest theoretical proximity in author bibliographic coupling network occurs between Fox and Tennis, Dousa and Tennis, Tennis and Smiraglia, Dousa and Beak, and Pimentel and Tennis, highlighting Tennis as central author, that interconnects the others in relation to KO theoretical references in NASKO. The North American chapter has demonstrated a strong scientific production as well as a high level of concern with theoretical and epistemological questions, gathering researchers from different countries, universities and knowledge areas.

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Vol 6 (2017): Proceedings from North American Symposium on Knowledge Organization

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