In recent years, Digital Humanities (DH) has gained significant visibility both within academia and in public discourse, yet this expansion has been accompanied by persistent debates over the field's identity and intellectual foundations (Hockey, 2004; Nyhan, 2016). This ongoing "soul searching" has produced a steady stream of publications centered on recurring questions such as "What is DH?"...
This contribution focuses on the study of scientific literature in the field of Bioregenerative Life Support Systems (BLSSs), which is at the forefront of current space science. Since the 1960s – and more intensely since the 1980s – this multidisciplinary field has brought together scholars from various disciplines and different countries to investigate how to sustain human life over long...
This study investigates the role of structural holes and islands in the dynamics of scientific knowledge production within social science methodology. Structural holes are conceptualized as gaps in knowledge due to fragmented connections between thematic groups, while islands represent cohesive clusters of specialized knowledge. Employing a bibliometric and scientometric approach, we analyze...
Mathematical research in Russia has had a substantial impact on multiple areas within mathematics as well as on disciplines beyond it. The work explores the publication patterns of Russian mathematicians using data from the Web of Science (WoS) database, aiming to understand how their contributions have evolved over time and what factors have influenced these dynamics.
We analyze publication...
Analyzing co-authorship relationships provides valuable insights into collaboration patterns and their impact on research productivity and performance. This study focuses on the co-authorship relationships among academics affiliated with Italian universities in the fields of statistics, management, and sociology.
We compiled a comprehensive list of Italian scholars and their attributes,...
In recent years, Research Infrastructures (RIs) have assumed a strategic role in the development of the social sciences, functioning not only as technical platforms for data collection and management but also as epistemic actors that shape scientific practices, methodological standards, and forms of collaboration. Aligned with the FAIR principles and the Open Science framework promoted by the...
Much effort has been made to analyze industrial districts (IDs) because of their local influence on both employment rates and economic growth. IDs are rooted in locally defined environments, but they are also embedded in global value chains that influence their strategic approaches and their capacity to generate effects on local communities. Companies operating in IDs, which are mainly family...
The study explores the evolution of a dynamic co-authorship network among European countries between 1990 and 2023 arising from the interplay of geographical, linguistic, and historical factors to shape scientific collaboration. Using bibliometric data from OpenAlex, Indirect Blockmodeling and Dynamic Stochastic Blockmodeling (DSBM) are employed in the analysis to examine patterns in three...
