Abstract
We investigate the influence of culture and identity (geographic location) on the constitution of a specific research field. Using as case study the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) project in the Astronomy field, we analyzed texts from bibliographic records of publications along three cultural and geographic axes: US only publications, non-US publications and international collaboration. Using three text mining systems (CiteSpace, Term Watch and PEx), we were able to automatically identify the topics specific to each cultural and geographic region as well as isolate the core research topics common to all geographic zones. The results tended to show that US-only and non-US research in this field shared more commonalities with international collaboration than with one another, thus indicating that the former two (US-only and non-US) research focused on rather distinct topics.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Culture and Identity in Knowledge Organization - Proceedings of the 10th International ISKO Conference |
| Publisher | International Society for Knowledge Organization |
| Pages | 307-312 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783899136449 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 Jan 1 |
| Event | 10th International Conference on International Society for Knowledge Organization, ISKO 2008 - Montreal, QC, Canada Duration: 2008 Aug 5 → 2008 Aug 8 |
Publication series
| Name | Advances in Knowledge Organization |
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| Volume | 11 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0938-5495 |
Other
| Other | 10th International Conference on International Society for Knowledge Organization, ISKO 2008 |
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| Country | Canada |
| City | Montreal, QC |
| Period | 08/8/5 → 08/8/8 |
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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Computer Science Applications
- Information Systems
- Information Systems and Management
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The impact of the sloan digital sky survey on astronomical research : The role of culture, identity, and international collaboration. / Chen, Chaomei; Ibekwe-SanJuan, Fidelia; Pinho, Roberto; Zhang, James.
Culture and Identity in Knowledge Organization - Proceedings of the 10th International ISKO Conference. International Society for Knowledge Organization, 2008. p. 307-312 (Advances in Knowledge Organization; Vol. 11).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AB - We investigate the influence of culture and identity (geographic location) on the constitution of a specific research field. Using as case study the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) project in the Astronomy field, we analyzed texts from bibliographic records of publications along three cultural and geographic axes: US only publications, non-US publications and international collaboration. Using three text mining systems (CiteSpace, Term Watch and PEx), we were able to automatically identify the topics specific to each cultural and geographic region as well as isolate the core research topics common to all geographic zones. The results tended to show that US-only and non-US research in this field shared more commonalities with international collaboration than with one another, thus indicating that the former two (US-only and non-US) research focused on rather distinct topics.
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