Comparative Study of Discipline Evaluation Based on Bibliometrics and Topic Detection Considering the Education Disciplines of China, the U.S., the U.K., and Australia
Wang Nan, Ma Qianchun
College of Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048
Abstract Since the introduction of the “double first-class”, the academic community have been following the concept that the foundation obtained from a first-class university inculcates discipline. Further, research on discipline evaluation, particularly the evaluation methods and tools employed, has attracted considerable attention. This study compares the productivity and impact of research outcomes and topics in the discipline of education of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan), the U.S., the U.K., and Australia from 2013 to 2018, using bibliometrics indicators and research topic detection analyses. The research findings are as follows. A gap still exists between China and the U.S., the U.K, and Australia regarding research competitiveness in the discipline of education. First, compared with the U.S., the U.K., and Australia, the productivity and impact of research outcomes are dissatisfactory in China. Second, the research field is narrow; however, China monitors the global hot spots. Third, China has published the highest number of papers in the topics of engineering talent training and migrant and left-behind children in China. The paper suggests that the bibliometrics indicators of scientific research output and research topic detection methods could be further combined based on the characteristics of different disciplines. In this manner, we can better analyze the advantages and disadvantages of disciplines, evaluate the competitiveness of disciplines, and then serve help develop these disciplines.
Wang Nan,Ma Qianchun. Comparative Study of Discipline Evaluation Based on Bibliometrics and Topic Detection Considering the Education Disciplines of China, the U.S., the U.K., and Australia[J]. 情报学报, 2020, 39(9): 1001-1010.
