Mapping the field of complexity theory: A computational approach to understanding changes in the field

Pollack, J; Adler, D; Sankaran, S

Mapping the field of complexity theory: A computational approach to understanding changes in the field

Pollack, J

Adler, D Sankaran, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Emergence: Complexity and Organization, 2014, 16 (2), pp. 74 - 92
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Pollack, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8879-9408	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Adler, D	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sankaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-6216	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Emergence: Complexity and Organization, 2014, 16 (2), pp. 74 - 92	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1521-3250	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/34200
dc.description.abstract	The field of Complexity Theory research has grown considerably over the last two decades, but it is unclear whether the field is, or has ever been, an integrated whole. This paper uses Scientometric research techniques; a computational way to depict changes in Complexity Theory research as a whole. The field is mapped in terms of the geographic distribution of publications, the relationships between individual authors and the research fields to which they contribute, and the network of citations between publications and the sources they reference. This mapping has been used to address the question of whether there is a divide between Complexity Theory as applied to research in Mathematics and Computer Science, and Complexity Theory as used in Management research; an important consideration for those interested in the application of Complexity Theory in Management research past the level of explanatory metaphor.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Emergence: Complexity and Organization	en_US
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dc.title	Mapping the field of complexity theory: A computational approach to understanding changes in the field	en_US
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Abstract:

The field of Complexity Theory research has grown considerably over the last two decades, but it is unclear whether the field is, or has ever been, an integrated whole. This paper uses Scientometric research techniques; a computational way to depict changes in Complexity Theory research as a whole. The field is mapped in terms of the geographic distribution of publications, the relationships between individual authors and the research fields to which they contribute, and the network of citations between publications and the sources they reference. This mapping has been used to address the question of whether there is a divide between Complexity Theory as applied to research in Mathematics and Computer Science, and Complexity Theory as used in Management research; an important consideration for those interested in the application of Complexity Theory in Management research past the level of explanatory metaphor.

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