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The Domain of Knowledge Organization: A Bibliometric Analysis of Prolific Authors and Their Intellectual Space
Renata Cristina Gutierres Castanha 1, Dietmar Wolfram 2
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1 Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP/Marilia), 737 Hygino Muzzi Filho Avenue, 17525-900 Marilia, Brazil
2 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Information Studies, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA
Abstract
The domain of knowledge organization (KO) represents a foundational area of information science. One way to better understand the intellectual structure of the KO domain is to apply bibliometric methods to key contributors to the literature. This study analyzes the most prolific contributing authors to the journal Knowledge Organization, the sources they cite and the citations they receive for the period 1993 to 2016. The analyses were conducted using visualization outcomes of citation, co-citation and author bibliographic coupling analysis to reveal theoretical points of reference among authors and the most prominent research themes that constitute this scientific community. Birger Hjørland was the most cited author, and was situated at or near the middle of each of the maps based on different citation relationships. The proximities between authors resulting from the different citation relationships demonstrate how authors situate themselves intellectually through the citations they g