The Practical Application of Cluster Analysis of Aca-demic Fields in Bibliometric Information to Enhance Research Performance Evaluation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52731/lir.v005.332Keywords:
research evaluation, bibliometrics, Scopus, cluster analysisAbstract
In recent years, the research capabilities of Japanese universities have declined compared to other countries, highlighting the need for effective evaluation of research performance. Due to the diversity of academic disciplines and the rise of interdisciplinary research, identifying comparable researchers presents a challenge. Therefore, this paper presents a method for identifying comparable researchers by classifying research fields through the application of bibliometrics. Specifically, using the Scopus database, this study conducted cluster analysis on the research topic profiles of researchers from multiple universities within the same field to group them. Additionally, this paper demonstrates how the results of cluster analysis can be applied to enhance the evaluation of research performance.
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