Gaston Heimeriks

  1. Distributed scientific communication in the European information society: Some cases of "Mode 2" fields of research.

    Authors: Loet Leydesdorff, Peter van den Besselaar, Gaston Heimeriks
    Subjects: Information Retrieval
    Abstract

    Can self-organization of scientific communication be specified by using
    literature-based indicators? In this study, we explore this question by
    applying entropy measures to typical "Mode-2" fields of knowledge production.
    We hypothesized these scientific systems to be developing from a
    self-organization of the interaction between cognitive and institutional
    levels: European subsidized research programs aim at creating an institutional
    network, while a cognitive reorganization is continuously ongoing at the
    scientific field level.

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