Methods of assessing the evolution of science: A review

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2012

Authors

Maria Manuela Castro Silva (Author) FEP; Teixeira, AAC (Author) FEP

Journal

Title: European Journal of Scientific Research

Vol. 68 No. 4

Pages: 616-635

ISSN: 1450-202X

Publisher: European Journals Inc.

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Scientific classification

CORDIS: Social sciences > Economics

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-008-23M

Abstract (EN): Interest in the characterization and evolution of science has sparked a vast amount of literature. The manner in which this field of knowledge is depicted is highly diversified, giving rise to different styles of reporting the history of science. Not with standing the relevance of the subject for a broader understanding of how knowledge is produced, certified and appropriated, a simple and informative framework is missing. Proposing a simple categorization of the methods for assessing the evolution of science, our study highlights the changing process of scientific traditions, portraying the evolution of science as shifting towards hybrid and quantitative methodologies, namely those based on bibliometric techniques, as they arguably rely less on the judgments and perceptions of researchers, and have a higher degree of certainty. © EuroJournals Publishing, Inc. 2012.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 20