On the degree of interdisciplinarity of research programs: A quantitative assessment

S. Amir

doi:10.1007/bf02025225

Jump to Content

Scientometrics

Volume/Issue:: Volume 8: Issue 1-2

On the degree of interdisciplinarity of research programs: A quantitative assessment

Author:

S. Amir

S. Amir Environmental Protection Service P.O. Box 6158 Jerusalem (Israel) P.O. Box 6158 Jerusalem (Israel)

Search for other papers by S. Amir in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed

View More View Less

Pages:: 117–136

Online Publication Date:: 06 Aug 2005

Publication Date:: 26 Jul 1985

Article Category:: Research Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02025225

Restricted access

Abstract

It is widely maintained that the study of policy alternatives, particularly if they are associated with introducing new tehcnologies that may engender vast social and environmental repercussions, ought to be interdisciplinary. There is, however, much confusion in the literature as to what exactly is meant by the term interdisciplinary. In the present paper, we quantitatively assess the extent of interdisciplinarity of studies and of research programs. First, we propose several working definitions of the concept of interdisciplinarity. Second, we consider the construction of indicators that quantify these definitions. Third, as an example, we examine whether or not a given policy oriented research program is truly interdisciplinary.

Save
Cite
Email this content

Share Link

Copy this link, or click below to email it to a friend
Email this content
or copy the link directly:

https://akjournals.com/abstract/journals/11192/8/1-2/article-p117.xml
The link was not copied. Your current browser may not support copying via this button.

Link copied successfully

Collapse
Expand

Scientometrics

Print ISSN:: 0138-9130

Online ISSN:: 1588-2861

To see the editorial board, please visit the website of Springer Nature.

Manuscript submission: http://www.editorialmanager.com/scim/

For subscription options, please visit the website of Springer Nature.

Scientometrics
Language	English
Size	B5
Year of Foundation	1978
Volumes per Year	1
Issues per Year	12
Founder	Akadémiai Kiadó
Founder's Address	H-1117 Budapest, Hungary 1516 Budapest, PO Box 245.
Publisher	Akadémiai Kiadó Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publisher's Address	H-1117 Budapest, Hungary 1516 Budapest, PO Box 245. CH-6330 Cham, Switzerland Gewerbestrasse 11.
Responsible Publisher	Chief Executive Officer, Akadémiai Kiadó
ISSN	0138-9130 (Print)
ISSN	1588-2861 (Online)