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[ecrea] Maps on the basis of the Arts & Humanities Citation Index:

Sun Oct 18 15:03:10 GMT 2009



Maps on the basis of the Arts & Humanities Citation Index:
the journals Leonardo and Art Journal=B8 and =93Digital Humanities=94 as =
a topic

Abstract: The possibilities of using the Arts & Humanities Citation =
Index
(A&HCI) for journal mapping have not been sufficiently recognized =
because of
the absence of a Journal Citations Report (JCR) for this database. =
However,
any document set contained in the ISI domain can be used for =
bibliographic
coupling and co-citation analysis. Furthermore, we explore the =
possibilities
and limitations of the construction of a quasi-JCR for the A&HCI (2008). =
At
http://www.leydesdorff.net/ah08/cited/index.htm and
http://www.leydesdorff.net/ah08/citing/index.htm cosine-normalized =
citation
matrices for all 1,157 source journals to the A&HCI are brought online =
in
Pajek format.=20

We compare the maps of two art journals -- Leonardo and Art Journal -- =
in
terms of how they inform us about the relevant citation environments, =
both
cited and citing. Using animations, the presence and reproduction of
structure can be examined. The journals share a common knowledge base in
their reference patterns, but their cultural impact is much wider than =
the
limited domain of the A&HCI. =93Digital humanities=94 is additionally =
analyzed
as a topic. The topic seems to function as an intellectual focus more =
than
the journals.=20

Availaible in html at http://www.leydesdorff.net/ahci/index.htm=20
As PDF at http://www.leydesdorff.net/ahci/ahci.pdf =20


Loet Leydesdorff & Alkim Almila Akdag Salah


** apologies for cross-postings

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