The role of open data in digital society: The analysis of scientific trending topics through a bibliometric approach
The analysis of contemporary society, characterized by technological, economic, political, social, and cultural changes, has become more challenging due to the development of the internet and information and communication technologies, which provide a vast and increasingly valuable source of informa...
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| description | The analysis of contemporary society, characterized by technological, economic, political, social, and cultural changes, has become more challenging due to the development of the internet and information and communication technologies, which provide a vast and increasingly valuable source of information, knowledge, and data. Within this context, so-called open data—that is, data that are made public, especially by public administrations, through an open governance model (transparent and accessible to citizens) are assuming a significant role. This is a topic of growing importance that scientific research is addressing in an attempt to discern the multiplicity of social, educational, legal, technological, statistical, and methodological issues that underlie the creation and use of such data. This article aims to provide insights into understanding scientific trends on the topic of open data through a bibliometric approach. Specifically, a total of 3,110 publications related to the disciplinary fields of the social sciences and humanities published from 2013 to 2022 were collected. The data was then analyzed using network and factorial analysis techniques to detect the conceptual structure to identify the trends of topics and perspectives of research that characterize open data studies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a5cebac2ebc497fb1951243e3f2ccea2023-02-01T06:17:47ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sociology2297-77752023-02-01810.3389/fsoc.2023.11345181134518The role of open data in digital society: The analysis of scientific trending topics through a bibliometric approachMaria Carmela CatoneThe analysis of contemporary society, characterized by technological, economic, political, social, and cultural changes, has become more challenging due to the development of the internet and information and communication technologies, which provide a vast and increasingly valuable source of information, knowledge, and data. Within this context, so-called open data—that is, data that are made public, especially by public administrations, through an open governance model (transparent and accessible to citizens) are assuming a significant role. This is a topic of growing importance that scientific research is addressing in an attempt to discern the multiplicity of social, educational, legal, technological, statistical, and methodological issues that underlie the creation and use of such data. This article aims to provide insights into understanding scientific trends on the topic of open data through a bibliometric approach. Specifically, a total of 3,110 publications related to the disciplinary fields of the social sciences and humanities published from 2013 to 2022 were collected. The data was then analyzed using network and factorial analysis techniques to detect the conceptual structure to identify the trends of topics and perspectives of research that characterize open data studies.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1134518/fullopen databibliometric analysisresearch trendsconceptual structurescience mapping |
| spellingShingle | Maria Carmela Catone The role of open data in digital society: The analysis of scientific trending topics through a bibliometric approach Frontiers in Sociology open data bibliometric analysis research trends conceptual structure science mapping |
| title | The role of open data in digital society: The analysis of scientific trending topics through a bibliometric approach |
| title_full | The role of open data in digital society: The analysis of scientific trending topics through a bibliometric approach |
| title_fullStr | The role of open data in digital society: The analysis of scientific trending topics through a bibliometric approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of open data in digital society: The analysis of scientific trending topics through a bibliometric approach |
| title_short | The role of open data in digital society: The analysis of scientific trending topics through a bibliometric approach |
| title_sort | role of open data in digital society the analysis of scientific trending topics through a bibliometric approach |
| topic | open data bibliometric analysis research trends conceptual structure science mapping |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1134518/full |
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