Visualizing the Knowledge Domain of Academic Mobility Research from 2010 to 2020: A Bibliometric Analysis Using CiteSpace

Academic mobility, given its importance in the dissemination of knowledge and globalization of research collaboration, has received growing attention over the past decades. Based on a bibliometric analysis of the literature on academic mobility (119) from 343 journal articles in Web of Science over the period of 2010 to 2020 with the use of CiteSpace, this paper outlines the research intellectual map, such as the most active contemporary institutions, journals, and popular regions/countries; dissects the network of categories and summarizes the emerging trends and future research opportunities for academic mobility. The results of the study are: (1) England is the most productive region followed by China and Netherlands in terms of publication; (2) Utrecht University, The Polytechnic University of Valencia, and Russian Academy of Science are the most productive institutions; (3) The publications are mainly in the subject categories of Education, Business and Economics, and Geography; (4) Gender, scientific practice, brain drain are the main keywords for discussion; and (5) Louise Ackers is the most influential author in this field and International Migration Journal is the most frequently cited journal over the past decade. Our paper contributes to the relevant body of literature by systematizing the literature on academic mobilities through CiteSpace, a visualized analytical tool for undertaking bibliometric analysis, providing valuable references for researchers and practitioners who want to further explore this knowledge area.

A Bibliometric and Visual Analysis of Global Urban Resilience Research in 2011–2020: Development and Hotspots

Urban resilience (UR), which promotes the implementation of resilient cities, has received widespread attention. The purpose of this study is to visualize the knowledge background, research status, and knowledge structure of relevant literatures by using a Citespace based scientometrics survey. The results show that UR is an increasingly popular topic, with 2629 articles published during the study period. (1) The most prolific publications and journals involved in the flourishment of UR research were identified by co-citation. The United States was the most productive contributor, with numerous publications and active institutions. Journal of Cleaner Production, Sustainability, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction were the three most cited journals. (2) Co-occurrence analysis was employed to determine the highly productive keywords, and subject categories in the UR domain, including “environmental science & ecology”, “environmental sciences, “science & technology”, “environmental studies”, “green & sustainable science & technology”, and “water resources”. (3) The diversity of highly cited authors in different countries and regions confirmed the evolution of UR studies. (4) Furthermore, the classification of UR knowledge was performed in the form of clusters and knowledge structure to achieve ten distinct sub-domains (e.g., Urban floods and stormwater management, Urban ecosystem services, Urban landscapes, and Trauma). This study provides an overview of UR research and research topics so that future researchers can identify their research topics and partners.

Top 50 medical journals from Balkan countries: A bibliometric analysis, 2000–2020

Background: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) is one of the most important indexes that medical journals aspire to be covered by. Currently, SCIE indexes 14,840 peer-reviewed journals across 178 disciplines. Among these journals are 3445 medical journals, divided into more than 40 subject categories. Objectives: To reveal the impact and contribution of medical journals from Balkan countries through the Journal Impact Factor of those journals, the number of articles published by them, and the number of times those articles have been cited. Methods: Balkan countries are countries that fall or fully or partly within the Balkan peninsula. All medical journals from those countries listed in the SCIE were ranked based on cumulative citations between 2000 and 2020. Among them, the top 50 journals in terms of cumulative citations were chosen for the study, which analysed the data on 129,259 research articles and reviews that covered 27 different subject categories within the broad field of medicine. The countries were Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, and Turkey Results: The top 50 journals included those published from eight Balkan countries. Turkey had the most journals (21) in the Web of Science (WoS) and Greece had 13 but, when ranked in terms of the number of journals in WoS per million people, Croatia topped the list, with 1.22 journals per million of its population, followed by Greece (1.21 journals). The top-cited journals were Anticancer Research (206,226 citations), International Journal of Oncology (171,654), Oncology Reports (157,467), Molecular Medicine Reports (82,009), and Oncology Letters (69,161). Oncology was the most cited subject category and Croatia, the country with maximum interaction with other Balkan countries, that is, papers in Croatian journals cited journals published from the maximum number of Balkan counties. Conclusion: The study provides insights into the last two decades of progress in academic publishing and in the performances of medical journals published from Balkan countries.

Exploring the knowledge domain of earthquake prediction based on bibliometric analysis and text mining

Earthquake prediction is one of the important themes of earthquake research, and it is also a very difficult scientific problem in the world. In this study, a bibliometric analysis is conducted on the scientific publications about earthquake prediction indexed in SCIE (Science Citation Index Expanded) and SSCI (Social Sciences Citation Index) databases during the past two decades (1998–2017). The subject categories, annual and journal distributions, leading countries/regions and institutions are investigated in this field. The main research topics are identified through text mining method. The research trends are explored by keyword co-occurrence analysis and bursting keywords detection techniques. The results of this study are helpful for scholars in this field to find the knowledge structure and important participants. It is also helpful for scholars to seize the current research hotspots and future development trends in this field.

The development of cognitive interest at pupils of senior profile classes in polydisciplinary teaching

Актуальность настоящей статьи обусловлена происходящими изменениями в научном знании. Формирующиеся новые отрасли знания, в том числе стыке наук, вносят изменения в содержание образования, исследователи осуществляют поиск новых подходов обучения. Предложено использование полипредметного подхода в обучении иностранным языкам обучающихся старших классов негуманитарного профиля с целью сформировать целостное представление о предметах и явлениях окружающего мира. Данная статья посвящена развитию познавательного интереса у обучающихся старших классов негуманитарного профиля в полипредметном обучении. Особый акцент в полипредметном обучении делается на приобретение новых знаний, умений и навыков по предметам естественно-математического цикла средствами иностранного языка. Полипредметность расширяет и углубляет предметные знания обучающихся, улучшает их лингвистическую подготовку. Составляющими полипредметного обучения являются проектная и исследовательская деятельность, которые в рамках полипредметного обучения позволяют приобретать знания по проблеме исследования из разных предметных областей. Разработка проектов и проведение исследовательской работы в полипредметном обучении активизирует мыслительную деятельность, развивает разные типы мышления, познавательный интерес. The actuality of present article is occasioned by changes in scientific knowledge. New branches of knowledge, forming at the junction of sciences make changes in syllabus, investigators search new approaches in teaching. This article is devoted to the development of cognitive interest at pupils of non-humanitarian profile in polydisciplinary education. Special accent is made on getting knowledge and skills on the subjects of science and mathematics using a foreign language. Polydisciplinary spreads and deeps science and mathematical knowledge and improves the linguistic education. Being a part of polydisciplinary teaching, project and research work help to get knowledge on the problem of investigation from different subject categories. Preparing a project or a research work in a polydisciplinary education makes thinking active, develops different types of thinking, cognitive interest.