Scientific Production and Impact Analyses of Sociometry Field

Year 2014, Volume: 3 Issue: 28, 0 - 283, 22.06.2015

Metin Tunç

Abstract

Since the first presentation of sociometry by Jacob L. Moreno in 1932, there has been significant scientific production in the field. However scientific production consists of many different activities, the core consists of scientific publications. This study is evaluating scientific publications as the core performance indicator of sociometry field. The citations to these publications are also analyzed in the scope of impact generation. With combination of publications and citations, it analyses sociometry field not as the source only, but also as generated impact environment. In addition, related fields of sociometry are analyzed within clusters as publication production and impact generation. This additional analyze has shown significant differentiations between time periods, as well as field distributions and research and impact generation trends. It is aimed that this study will illustrate if the production in sociometry is in increase, decline or stability phases and also to illustrate research areas characteristics. 

Keywords

Sociometry, Scientific Production, Scientific Impact, Sociodrama, Psychodrama, Scientometrics