The Scientometric Measurement of Interdisciplinarity and Diversity in the Research Portfolios of Chinese Universities
Interdisciplinarity is a hot topic in science and technology policy. However, the concept of interdisciplinarity is both abstract and complex, and therefore difficult to measure using a single indicator. A variety of metrics for measuring the diversity and interdisciplinarity of articles, journals,...
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| description | Interdisciplinarity is a hot topic in science and technology policy. However, the concept of interdisciplinarity is both abstract and complex, and therefore difficult to measure using a single indicator. A variety of metrics for measuring the diversity and interdisciplinarity of articles, journals, and fields have been proposed in the literature. In this article, we ask whether institutions can be ranked in terms of their (inter-)disciplinary diversity. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2a0add0182374b3eb21c6ba2987c5f602022-12-22T00:06:36ZengSciendoJournal of Data and Information Science2543-683X2021-06-0164133510.2478/jdis-2021-0027The Scientometric Measurement of Interdisciplinarity and Diversity in the Research Portfolios of Chinese UniversitiesZhang Lin0Leydesdorff Loet1Center for Studies of Information Resources, School of Information Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan, ChinaAmsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, PB 15793, 1001NGAmsterdam, The NetherlandsInterdisciplinarity is a hot topic in science and technology policy. However, the concept of interdisciplinarity is both abstract and complex, and therefore difficult to measure using a single indicator. A variety of metrics for measuring the diversity and interdisciplinarity of articles, journals, and fields have been proposed in the literature. In this article, we ask whether institutions can be ranked in terms of their (inter-)disciplinary diversity.https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2021-0027diversitybalancedisparityvarietymeasurementinterdisciplinaritycomprehensivenessportfolio |
| spellingShingle | Zhang Lin Leydesdorff Loet The Scientometric Measurement of Interdisciplinarity and Diversity in the Research Portfolios of Chinese Universities Journal of Data and Information Science diversity balance disparity variety measurement interdisciplinarity comprehensiveness portfolio |
| title | The Scientometric Measurement of Interdisciplinarity and Diversity in the Research Portfolios of Chinese Universities |
| title_full | The Scientometric Measurement of Interdisciplinarity and Diversity in the Research Portfolios of Chinese Universities |
| title_fullStr | The Scientometric Measurement of Interdisciplinarity and Diversity in the Research Portfolios of Chinese Universities |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Scientometric Measurement of Interdisciplinarity and Diversity in the Research Portfolios of Chinese Universities |
| title_short | The Scientometric Measurement of Interdisciplinarity and Diversity in the Research Portfolios of Chinese Universities |
| title_sort | scientometric measurement of interdisciplinarity and diversity in the research portfolios of chinese universities |
| topic | diversity balance disparity variety measurement interdisciplinarity comprehensiveness portfolio |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2021-0027 |
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