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Crossing borders: A citation analysis of connections between Cognitive Science and Educational Research … and the fields in between

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  • Jan Youtie
  • Gregg E. A. Solomon
  • Stephen Carley
  • Seokbeom Kwon
  • Alan L. Porter

Abstract

For decades, there have been calls for bringing the Cognitive Science literature and Educational Research literature into greater and more systematic contact, resulting in the publication of a number of influential papers and the launch of targeted federal funding programs around the turn of the century. This article explores the extent of the integration of Cognitive Science into the Educational Research literature at around that time by means of a citation analysis of journal articles published between 1994 and 2014. Results reveal a marked increase in the citation of Cognitive Science articles by Educational Research articles beginning around the year 2000. They also show a similar increase in citation by Educational Research articles of articles appearing in ‘Border field’ journals (i.e. Educational Psychology, the Learning Sciences, Human–Computer Interaction, and Applied Linguistics). Border Field articles, in turn, show a relatively high percentage of citation of articles in both Education Research and Cognitive Science, suggesting that they may serve as a pathway for the flow of knowledge between fields. These trends held for papers with US authors as well as those with non-US authors. Limitations of citation analysis are discussed along with suggestions for future research.

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  • Jan Youtie & Gregg E. A. Solomon & Stephen Carley & Seokbeom Kwon & Alan L. Porter, 2017. "Crossing borders: A citation analysis of connections between Cognitive Science and Educational Research … and the fields in between," Research Evaluation, Oxford University Press, vol. 26(3), pages 242-255.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:rseval:v:26:y:2017:i:3:p:242-255.
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    1. Geoff Woolcott & Dan Chamberlain & Zachary Hawes & Michelle Drefs & Catherine D. Bruce & Brent Davis & Krista Francis & David Hallowell & Lynn McGarvey & Joan Moss & Joanne Mulligan & Yukari Okamoto &, 2020. "The central position of education in knowledge mobilization: insights from network analyses of spatial reasoning research across disciplines," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 125(3), pages 2323-2347, December.
    2. Alan L. Porter & David J. Schoeneck & Jan Youtie & Gregg E. A. Solomon & Seokbeom Kwon & Stephen F. Carley, 2019. "Learning about learning: patterns of sharing of research knowledge among Education, Border, and Cognitive Science fields," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 118(3), pages 1093-1117, March.
    3. Stephen F. Carley & Seokbeom Kwon & Alan L. Porter & Jan L. Youtie, 2019. "The relationship between forward and backward diversity in CORE datasets," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 120(3), pages 961-974, September.
    4. Solomon, Gregg E.A. & Youtie, Jan & Carley, Stephen & Porter, Alan L., 2019. "What people learn about how people learn: An analysis of citation behavior and the multidisciplinary flow of knowledge," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 48(9), pages 1-1.

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