caa a22 4500 445348666 CHVBK 20180317142837.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11192-011-0342-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11192-011-0342-9 Varga Attila Institute of Sociology and Social Policy, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, 1093 Közraktár utca 4-6, Hungary aut Measuring the semantic integrity of scientific fields: a method and a study of sociology, economics and biophysics [Elektronische Daten] [Attila Varga] The paper introduces a concept for measuring the interpretive fragmentation of scientific fields by the analysis of their citation networks. Transitive closure in two-mode networks is the basis of the proposed measurement. To test the validity of the concept two analyses are presented. One compares the integrity of two social sciences, sociology and economics, and a natural science, biophysics. The results are in line with the widely held opinion, that because of the lack in cumulative and consensual knowledge production mechanisms the social sciences are more disintegrated. Sociology is considerably more fragmented then economics, as the different paradigm structure of these disciplines would predict. As a second test, the fragmentation of scholarly communication inside and between the sub-fields of sociology is measured. The results correctly indicate that meaning making processes are taking place inside invisible colleges. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, Hungary, 2011 Network analysis nationallicence Paradigms nationallicence Citation analysis nationallicence Meaning nationallicence Ambiguity nationallicence Integration nationallicence Scientometrics Springer Netherlands 88/1(2011-07-01), 163-177 0138-9130 88:1<163 2011 88 11192 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-011-0342-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-011-0342-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Varga Attila Institute of Sociology and Social Policy, Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, 1093 Közraktár utca 4-6, Hungary aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Scientometrics Springer Netherlands 88/1(2011-07-01), 163-177 0138-9130 88:1<163 2011 88 11192 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer