Analysis of the Factors Affecting Interdisciplinarity of Research in Library and Information Science

Introduction In recent years, there has been a growing recognition of the necessity for interdisciplinary research that crosses disciplinary boundaries to deal with increasingly complex social issues (Rafols & Meyer, 2010). The relationship between the changes in interdisciplinarity of research over the years and researchers’ attributions has rarely been investigated. Understanding the relationship between them will make it possible to gain useful information to foster interdisciplinary research, career-development of researchers, and development of research institutions. Thus, considering different periods, this study examines interdisciplinarity of research and the transdisciplinarity of researchers (targeted researchers themselves and their co-authors).