Rainmakers, Space Mirrors and Atmospheric Vacuums: A Bibliometric Mapping of Geoengineering Research

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Title: Rainmakers, Space Mirrors and Atmospheric Vacuums: A Bibliometric Mapping of Geoengineering Research
Author(s): Weber, Nicholas M.
Issue Date: 2012
Keyword(s): Bibliometrics, Geoengineering, Science Policy
Date of Ingest: 2014-03-31T23:24:39Z
Abstract: This poster presents preliminary results from an informetric study of geoengineering publications. As a field of research geoengineering is loosely defined as the intentional modification of the Earth’s environment to stabilize, correct, or ameliorate climate change. A broad overview of the policy and practical implications of geoengineering strategies are discussed, as well as evidence of a growing body of cited scholarly publications. A technique of bibliometric mapping is used to display correlations between keywords attached to a corpus of geoengineering publications. Past studies have shown this technique to be particularly useful for revealing sub-domains that are affecting the evolution of a new field of study. Preliminary results, in the form of keyword co-occurrence clusters are discussed as two-dimensional disciplinary maps. These maps relationally situate the broad sub-domains that both import and export knowledge from the field of geoengineering.
Type of Resource: text
Genre of Resource: Conference Paper / Presentation
Language: en
Permalink: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/48762
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/2132176.2132320

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