Mapping Authors in Intellectual Space: A Technical Overview.

McCain, Katherine W.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Mapping Authors in Intellectual Space: A Technical Overview.

McCain, Katherine W.

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v41 n6 p433-43 Sep 1990

Presents an overview of current data gathering and analytical techniques for author cocitation analysis (ACA). Highlights include selection of the author set; retrieval of cocited author counts; multivariate analyses, including multidimensional scaling; data display techniques; an example for macroeconomics; interpretation and validation of results; and longitudinal studies. (44 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Authors, Citation Analysis, Cluster Grouping, Computer Graphics, Data Analysis, Display Systems, Information Retrieval, Longitudinal Studies, Multivariate Analysis, Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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