Academic genealogy as an indicator of interdisciplinarity: A preliminary examination of sociology doctoral dissertations

Ni, Chaoqun; Sugimoto, Cassidy R.
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Title:Academic genealogy as an indicator of interdisciplinarity: A preliminary examination of sociology doctoral dissertations
Author(s):Ni, Chaoqun; Sugimoto, Cassidy R.
Subject(s):sociology
interdisciplinarity
Academic Genealogy
Dissertation
ProQuest
Abstract:This project aims to explore the interdisciplinarity heritage of the field of Sociology by utilizing academic genealogy networks based on doctoral dissertation data from ProQuest database. With the advisor name provided by each dissertation, the discipline of each advisor was identified by matching back to ProQuest database. The Subject Categories assigned to advisor dissertations were approximated as the advisor discipline. Results provide an indication of the major areas interacting with Sociology. Disciplines such as business administration, health science and economics show increasing trends in the percentage of sociology advisors getting degrees from them, while the decreasing trends can be found in history and literature.
Issue Date:2013-02
Publisher:iSchools
Citation Info:Ni, C., & Sugimoto, C. R. (2013). Academic genealogy as an indicator of interdisciplinarity: A preliminary examination of sociology doctoral dissertations. iConference 2013 Proceedings (pp. 929-936). doi:10.9776/13482
Genre:Conference Poster
Type:Text
Language:English
URI:http://hdl.handle.net/2142/42059
DOI:https://doi.org/10.9776/13482
Publication Status:published or submitted for publication
Peer Reviewed:is peer reviewed
Sponsor:National Science Foundation SciSIP Program Grant No. SMA-1158670
Rights Information:Copyright © 2013 is held by the authors. Copyright permissions, when appropriate, must be obtained directly from the authors.
Date Available in IDEALS:2013-02-03


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