Decoding Segregation: Navigating a century of segregation research across disciplines and introducing a bottom-up ontology
Vini Netto, Kimon Krenz, Maria Fiszon, Ot\'avio Peres, Desir\'ee, Rosalino

TL;DR
This paper systematically analyzes over a century of segregation research across disciplines, revealing its diversification, evolution, and geographical distribution, and introduces a bottom-up ontology to organize this complex knowledge landscape.
Contribution
It provides the first comprehensive bottom-up ontology of segregation, synthesizing diverse forms and disciplinary insights into a structured semantic framework.
Findings
Exponential growth and diversification of segregation forms
Hierarchical and cluster-based evolution of the field
Geographical and temporal distribution patterns
Abstract
Segregation is a widely recognised phenomenon with profound implications for societies worldwide. From political science and gender studies to anthropology and urban studies, it has garnered considerable attention across numerous scientific fields due to its multifaceted nature. However, what makes segregation such a far-reaching phenomenon? In fact, how many forms of segregation exist? Have different disciplines engaged in segregation research uncovered all its facets? This article systematically explores the landscape of segregation research spanning over a century. We analyzed 10,754 documents from the Scopus database to unveil the dynamics of the discovery of segregation forms through several findings. We identify (1) the exponential growth and increasing diversification of segregation forms, driven by combinatorial and exploratory work and increasing transdisciplinarity and…
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Taxonomy
TopicsUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
