Koautorenschaften in der deutschsprachigen Politikwissenschaft - Eine Netzwerkanalyse auf Basis von Fachzeitschriftenartikeln

Abstract: Employing bibliometric approaches and network analysis this article seeks to explore the cooperation structures within German Political Science. We analyze a dataset consisting of 5279 articles that were published between 2000 and 2011 in 20 journals. We find an extreme unequal distribution of productivity as well as a trend towards more coauthorships - although single authors are still the norm. The network we constructed based on joint publications is in many aspects similar to those structures known from the natural sciences, but it is much smaller and more fragmented - we only find three larger components (49-112 authors). Finally we measure the importance of a single author within the network using a newly developed index that takes account of a persons' productivity as well as her position within the network. Adapted from the source document

Object Details

• Alternative title: Co-Authorships in German Political Science - A Network Analysis Based on Journal Article
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Deutsch
• Notes: Postprint ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift ; 54 (2013) 2 ; 256-291

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik
• Keyword: Politische Wissenschaft ; Soziales Netzwerk ; Forschung

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (who): SSOAR, GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften e.V.
• (when): 2013
• Creator: Metz, Thomas ; Jackle, Sebastian

Further information

• DOI: 10.5771/0032-3470-2013-2-256
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-71409-5
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 25.03.2025, 1:45 PM CET