3 papers
cs.DL2026
Multiplex coupling: Connecting the intellectual base and the topics of a research field
Massimo Aria, Corrado Cuccurullo, Maria Spano
Two documents can be close because they cite the same works or because they write about the same things, and the two kinds of proximity often disagree. Science mapping reads them i…
cs.SI2026
Rethinking Thematic Evolution in Science Mapping: An Integrated Framework for Longitudinal Analysis
Massimo Aria, Luca D'Aniello, Michelangelo Misuraca +1
Strategic diagrams and co-word analysis are widely employed to examine the conceptual structure of scientific domains and their development over time. Yet a structural inconsistenc…
cs.DL2024
Decoding Knowledge Claims: The Evaluation of Scientific Publication Contributions through Semantic Analysis
Luca D'Aniello, Nicolas Robinson-Garcia, Massimo Aria +1
The surge in scientific publications challenges the use of publication counts as a measure of scientific progress, requiring alternative metrics that emphasize the quality and nove…