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Macromolecule mass spectrometry: citation mining of user documents
Ronald N Kostoff1, Clifford D Bedford, J Antonio del Río
1Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia 22217, USA. kostofr@onr.navy.mil
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
|March 5, 2004
Summary
Citation Mining traced the impact of two key chemistry papers. This method reveals how fundamental research influences technology and applications through literature pathways.
Area of Science:
- Chemistry
- Bibliometrics
- Text Mining
Background:
- Identifying research users, applications, and impact is complex due to indirect pathways.
- Fundamental research impact assessment requires detailed analysis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify literature pathways for two highly-cited chemistry papers.
- To analyze the impact of Fenn's and Tanaka's foundational research on subsequent developments.
Main Methods:
- Citation Mining, integrating bibliometrics and text mining.
- Analyzed >1600 citing papers for Fenn's 1989 Electrospray Ionization paper.
- Analyzed >400 citing papers for Tanaka's 1988 Laser Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry paper.
Main Results:
- Bibliometrics profiled user characteristics of citing research.
- Text mining identified technical areas impacted by the research.
- Established relationships among impacted technical areas.
Conclusions:
- Citation Mining effectively maps the influence of fundamental research.
- This methodology aids in understanding research impact and application pathways.