Semantometrics in Coauthorship Networks: Fulltext-based Approach for Analysing Patterns of Research Collaboration

• Drahomira Herrmannova ^[1]
  1. [1] KMi, The Open University, UK
• Localización: D-Lib Magazine, ISSN-e 1082-9873, Vol. 21, Nº. 11-12, 2015
• Idioma: inglés
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  • To date, many studies of scientific citation, collaboration and coauthorship networks have focused on the concept of cross-community ties. In this article we explore how Semantometrics can help to characterise the types of research collaboration in scholarly publication networks and the nature of the cross-community ties, and how this information can be utilised in aiding research evaluation. In contrast to the existing research evaluation metrics such as Bibliometrics, Altmetrics or Webometrics, which are based on measuring the number of interactions in the scholarly network, Semantometrics build on the premise that fulltext is needed to understand the value of publications. Using the CORE dataset as a case study, this paper looks at the relation between the semantic distance of authors and their research endogamy value. We identify four potential types of collaboration in a coauthorship network. The results suggest similar measures can be used to provide meaningful information about the nature of collaboration in scholarly publication networks.