Gauging the Impact of e-Research in the Social Sciences Eric T. Meyer Ralph Schroeder Oxford Internet Institute Oxford e-Social Science node of NCeSS Presented at UK e-Science All Hands Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 8-11 September 2008
Source: Dutton & Meyer 2008
Evidence for Uncertainty Trough Source: Dutton, W.H. & Meyer, E.T. (2008). “e-Social Science as an Experience Technology: Distance from, and Attitudes Toward, E-Research“. Presentation for the 4th International Conference on e-Social Science, University of Manchester, 19 June Available at SSRN:
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Publications in e-Research , social sciences compared to all disciplines
Publication Patterns in Discipline in Scopus sample (n=2887) Social Sciences (n=175) Computer Science (n=749)
Fields, Citations and Authors
Field intersection
Publications and Interdisciplinarity Figure 3. Map showing number of articles by field, and article interdisciplinarity Source: Data retrieved from Scopus using sample search terms; image created with Microsoft Excel.NetMap plugin
Title word clouds by discipline
Oxford e-Social Science (OeSS) Node of NCeSS Oxford Internet Institute University of Oxford Eric T. Meyer Research Fellow Ralph Schroeder James Martin Research Fellow Oxford e-Social Science Project