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The Interdisciplinarity of Collaborations in Cognitive Science
Till Bergmann1, Rick Dale1, Negin Sattari2
1Cognitive and Information Sciences, University of California, Merced.
Cognitive Science
|February 19, 2016
Summary
We developed a new metric to quantify interdisciplinarity by analyzing co-author publication histories. This metric reveals that Cognitive Science journal articles often represent highly interdisciplinary collaborations, predicting future citations.
Area of Science:
- * Cognitive Science, Scientometrics, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences
Background:
- * Introduces a novel metric for interdisciplinarity, derived from co-author publication history.
- * This metric quantifies the convergence of research from distinct publication outlets.
- * Previous work demonstrated this metric's ability to predict article citations.
Discussion:
- * The journal Cognitive Science exhibits a high degree of interdisciplinarity, ranking in the 80th percentile across scientific fields.
- * Scientometric tools, utilizing this metric, can assess cognitive science's role in broader research.
- * These tools aid in investigating teamwork and distributed cognition.
Key Insights:
- * Interdisciplinarity metric effectively identifies collaborations bridging diverse research areas.
- * Cognitive Science is a hub for high-interdisciplinary research.
- * Data-driven metrics offer a robust alternative to keyword-based analyses.
Outlook:
- * Further application of this metric can enhance understanding of scientific collaboration.
- * Exploration of teamwork and distributed cognition through scientometric analysis.
- * Potential to refine how scientific contributions and interdisciplinary impact are measured.
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