A comparison of two approaches for measuring interdisciplinary research output: The disciplinary diversity of authors vs the disciplinary diversity of the reference list

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Highlights:

• This study investigates the convergence of two bibliometric approaches to the measurement of interdisciplinary research.

• The above general tendency varies across disciplines, but noticeable exceptions are found at individual paper level.

• The diversity of the reference list grows with the number of fields reflected in the authors’ list and with the number of authors being equal the number of fields.

• When fields reflected in the authors’ list belong to different disciplines, the disparity in the reference list is accordingly higher.

摘要

•This study investigates the convergence of two bibliometric approaches to the measurement of interdisciplinary research.•The above general tendency varies across disciplines, but noticeable exceptions are found at individual paper level.•The diversity of the reference list grows with the number of fields reflected in the authors’ list and with the number of authors being equal the number of fields.•When fields reflected in the authors’ list belong to different disciplines, the disparity in the reference list is accordingly higher.

论文关键词:Interdisciplinarity,Research collaboration,Co-authorship,Bibliometrics,Italy

论文评审过程:Received 1 May 2018, Revised 30 July 2018, Accepted 3 September 2018, Available online 9 October 2018, Version of Record 9 October 2018.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2018.09.001