Theories in communication science: a structural analysis using webometrics and social network approach

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Gohar Feroz Khan
Sungjoon Lee
Ji Young Park
Han Woo Park
机构
[1] Keimyung University,Department of Business Administration
[2] Cheongju University,Department of Journalism and Communication Studies
[3] YeungNam University,Interdisciplinary Program of East Asia Cultural Studies, Cyber Emotions Research Institute
[4] YeungNam University,Interdisciplinary Program of East Asian Cultural Studies, Interdisciplinary Program of Digital Convergence Business, Cyber Emotions Research Institute
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Scientometrics | 2016年 / 108卷
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Social science; Theories; Communication science; Structural dynamics; Web; Webometrics; Social network analysis;
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This exploratory study analyzes the networked structure of theories in social sciences represented by co-occurrences on the World Wide Web. For this, co-occurrences of communication science theories were retrieved from the Web and analyzed using social network analysis tools. Several networks and node-level properties were measured to examine the relationships of theories in terms of co-occurrences. Communication science theories were grouped into four clusters. The results shed some important light on structural dynamics of communication science theories on the academic and social Web.
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页码:531 / 557
页数:26
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