Model-groups as scientific research programmes

The scientific research programmes of Lakatos and applications in parasitology.

The methodology of scientific research programme (MSRP) proposed by Lakatos was in the line of the proposals made by Popper. MSRP were intended for constructing and evaluating research programme, which is unique among philosophers of science. Surprisingly, scientists dedicated to research in mathematics, physic or biology have not used much MRSP. This could be due to the fact that scientists ar...

Criticism and the Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes

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Focus Groups as Qualitative Research

How to Compare the Scientific Contributions between Research Groups

We present a method to analyse the scientific contributions between research groups. Given multiple research groups, we construct their journal/proceeding graphs and then compute the similarity/gap between them using network analysis. This analysis can be used for measuring similarity/gap of the topics/qualities between research groups’ scientific contributions. We demonstrate the practicality ...

Research Synthesis as a Scientific Process

The moment we are introduced to science we are told it is a cooperative, cumulative enterprise. Like the artisans who construct a building from blueprints, bricks, and mortar, scientists contribute to a common edifi ce, called knowledge. Theorists provide our blueprints and researchers collect the data that are our bricks. To extend the analogy further yet, we might say that research synthesist...