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Trends in conceptual modeling: Citation analysis of the ER conference papers (1979-2005)
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| Title: | Trends in conceptual modeling: Citation analysis of the ER conference papers (1979-2005) |
| Authors: | Chen, Chaomei
Song, Il-Yeol
Zhu, Weizhong |
| Keywords: | Progressive knowledge domain visualization
CiteSpace |
| Issue Date: | 25-Jun-2007 |
| Citation: | Paper presented at The 11th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI 2007). Madrid, Spain. |
| Abstract: | We analyze thematic trends and challenging issues in conceptual modeling based on the metadata of 943
research papers published in a series of conferences on conceptual modeling (known as the ER conferences)
between 1979 and 2005. We specifically address 1) all-time prominent challenges in conceptual modeling, 2)
current challenges and emerging trends, and 3) the structure and dynamics of the conceptual modeling
community. We utilize CiteSpace, a progressive domain visualization tool, to identify and visualize the
movement of research fronts and intellectual bases, persistent clusters of papers, critical paths connecting these
clusters, and the evolution of co-authorship networks as well as citation networks. The work contributes an indepth
analysis of a major forum of conceptual modeling and a practical method that one can use as frequently as
needed to keep abreast of the state of the art of conceptual modeling. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1860/1883 |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty Research and Publications (IST)
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