Disciplinary, Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary -concepts and Indicators
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Introduction The production of knowledge is dominantly organized in disciplines. At the same time, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research is developing at the boundaries of the scientific disciplines. In this paper we compare disciplinary and non-disciplinary forms of knowledge production in terms of communication patterns. We will suggest an indicator for measuring the degree of interdisciplinarity, and this allows us to evaluate the development of interdisciplinary fields. The indicator is based on the patterns and intensity of the knowledge streams between research fields. The communication of knowledge within a disciplinary field is expected to differ from the communication of knowledge within a non-disciplinary field. The same holds for the communication between a disciplinary and a nondisciplinary research field with their respective scientific environments. Clarifying these patterns of knowledge communication improves our understanding of the nature and dynamics of non-disciplinary research, and we will illustrate that interdisciplinary fields develop towards disciplinary patterns.
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