Classifications of scholarship
This page lists the classifications of scholarship; the classifications, thesauri or maps developed to categorise scholarly research. Classifications have been created by many organisations to classify scholarly research. The kinds of activity covered by these classifications include the research itself, the outputs of the research (such as articles in learned journals) and funding for the research.
The classifications operate at different levels of detail. Some cover the whole of scholarly endeavour; some cover broad fields, such as medicine; some cover entire disciplines, such as physics; some cover a specific sub-discipline, such as high-energy physics. In total there are probably hundreds or thousands of different classifications. The classifications have found new applications in the digital era as the basis for many commercial text mining algorithms.[1]
The classifications are the subject of ongoing inquiry and development among academics and agencies studying the system of science.[2] These agencies include the OECD and the U.S. National Research Council.[3] A conference on science mapping standards was held in 2013 at Indiana University.[4]
Sources for information on classifications
[edit]Classifications covering the whole of scholarly endeavour
[edit]- Units of Assessment for the UK Research Excellence Framework[5]
- Rodman Grants Keyword Thesaurus[6]
- Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification[7]
- Frascati Manual
Classifications covering broad fields
[edit]- UCSD Science Map[2]
- Medical Subject Headings (MESH) Medical thesaurus
Classifications covering entire disciplines
[edit]Classifications covering specific sub-disciplines
[edit]- High-Energy Physics Taxonomy[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Elsevier Fingerprint Engine". info.scival.com. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ a b Börner, Katy; Klavans, Richard; Patek, Michael; Zoss, Angela M.; Biberstine, Joseph R.; Light, Robert P.; Larivière, Vincent; Boyack, Kevin W. (12 July 2012). "Design and Update of a Classification System: The UCSD Map of Science". PLOS ONE. 7 (7): e39464. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0039464. PMC 3395643. PMID 22808037.
- ^ Data on Federal Research and Development Investments: A Pathway to Modernization. National Research Council. 2009. doi:10.17226/12772. ISBN 9780309145237. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ "Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science (CNS) Center at Indiana University". cns.iu.edu. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ "Units of Assessment: REF 2014". www.ref.ac.uk. Archived from the original on July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ "NIH Guide: Keyword Thesaurus Codes and Terms". grants.nih.gov. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ "Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 31 March 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ "The HEP taxonomy: rationale and extensions - CERN Document Server". cds.cern.ch. Retrieved July 13, 2017.