Mapping the Chinese Science Citation Database
Loet Leydesdorff, Jin Bihui

TL;DR
This paper applies citation mapping methods to the Chinese Science Citation Database, revealing a dual structure of intellectual organization and institutional influence, highlighting Mode 2 characteristics in Chinese scientific knowledge production.
Contribution
It introduces the application of journal mapping techniques to the Chinese database, uncovering its dual structure and Mode 2 features compared to Western counterparts.
Findings
Dual journal structure: intellectual and institutional layers
Chinese database exhibits Mode 2 characteristics
Institutional context influences journal organization
Abstract
Methods developed for mapping the journal structures contained in aggregated journal-journal citations in the Science Citation Index are applied to the Chinese Science Citation Database of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. This database covers 991 journals, of which only 37 had originally English titles. Using factor-analytical and graph-analytical techniques we show that this data is dually structured. The main structure is the intellectual organization of the journals in journal groups (as in the international SCI), but the university-based journals provide an institutional layer that orients this structure towards practical ends (e.g., agriculture). The Chinese Science Citation Database exhibits the characteristics of Mode 2 in the production of scientific knowledge more than its western counterparts. The contexts of application lead to correlation (interfactorial complexity) among…
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Taxonomy
TopicsWeb visibility and informetrics · Advanced Text Analysis Techniques · scientometrics and bibliometrics research
