%0 Journal Article %1 schildt2006 %A Schildt, Henri A. %A Mattsson, Juha T. %D 2006 %J Scientometrics %K co-citation netzwerke software %N 1 %P 143-163 %T A dense network sub-grouping algorithm for co-citation analysis and its implementation in the software tool Sitkis %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-006-0054-8 %V 67 %X Clustering algorithms are used prominently in co-citation analysis by analysts aiming to reveal research streams within a field. However, clustering of widely cited articles is not robust to small variations in citation patterns. We propose an alternative algorithm, dense network sub-grouping, which identifies dense groups of co-cited references. We demonstrate the algorithm using a data set from the field of familybusiness research and compare it to two alternative methods, multidimensional scaling and clustering. We also introduce a free software tool, Sitkis, that implements the algorithm and other common bibliometric methods. The software identifies journal-,country- and university-specific citation patterns and co-citation groups, enabling the identification of “invisible colleges.”

@article{schildt2006, abstract = {Clustering algorithms are used prominently in co-citation analysis by analysts aiming to reveal research streams within a field. However, clustering of widely cited articles is not robust to small variations in citation patterns. We propose an alternative algorithm, dense network sub-grouping, which identifies dense groups of co-cited references. We demonstrate the algorithm using a data set from the field of familybusiness research and compare it to two alternative methods, multidimensional scaling and clustering. We also introduce a free software tool, Sitkis, that implements the algorithm and other common bibliometric methods. The software identifies journal-,country- and university-specific citation patterns and co-citation groups, enabling the identification of “invisible colleges.”}, added-at = {2009-11-03T12:58:12.000+0100}, author = {Schildt, Henri A. and Mattsson, Juha T.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/254917f845e9c81debd023e0640e75762/wdees}, description = {SpringerLink - Zeitschriftenbeitrag}, interhash = {4c82e77fe90bee77e33a79d441eb0cb7}, intrahash = {54917f845e9c81debd023e0640e75762}, journal = {Scientometrics}, keywords = {co-citation netzwerke software}, number = 1, pages = {143-163}, timestamp = {2009-11-03T12:58:12.000+0100}, title = {A dense network sub-grouping algorithm for co-citation analysis and its implementation in the software tool Sitkis}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11192-006-0054-8}, volume = 67, year = 2006 }