Spatial scientometrics: Towards a cumulative research program |
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| Authors: | Koen Frenken Sjoerd Hardeman Jarno Hoekman |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Environment, State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation College of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China;2. College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China;3. Key Laboratory of Nonpoint Source Pollution Control, Ministry of Agriculture/Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, PR China;4. College of Science, Yanbian University, Yanji 133000, Jilin, PR China;5. Changbai Mountain Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Functional Molecules, Yanji 133003, Jilin, PR China |
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| Abstract: | We propose a research program to analyse spatial aspects of the science system. First, we provide a review of scientometric studies that already explicitly take the spatial dimension into account. The review includes studies on (i) the spatial distribution of research and citations, (ii) the existence of spatial biases in collaboration, citations and mobility, and (iii) the citation impact of national versus international collaborations. Then, we address a number of methodological issues in dealing with space in scientometrics. Finally, to integrate spatial and non-spatial approaches, we propose an analytical framework based on the concept of proximity. A proximity approach allows for combining hypotheses from different theoretical perspectives into a single framework. |
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