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Analysis of worldwide research in the field of cybernetics during 1997–2011

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The study provides an overview of the research activity carried out in the field of cybernetics. To do so, all research papers from 1997 to 2011 (16,445 research papers) under the category of “Computer Science, Cybernetics” of Web of Science have been processed using our in-house software which is developed specifically for this purpose. Among its multiple capabilities, this software analyses individual and compound keywords, quantifies productivity taking into account the work distribution, estimates the impact of each article and determines the collaborations established at different scales. Keywords analysis identifies the evolution of the most important research topics in the field of cybernetics and their specificity in biological aspects, as well as the research topics with lesser interest. The analysis of productivity, impact and collaborations provides a framework to assess research activity in a specific and realistic context. The geographical and institutional distribution of publications reveals the leading countries and research centres, analysing their relation to main research journals. Moreover, collaborations analysis reveals great differences in terms of internationalization and complexity of research networks. The results of this study may be very useful for the characterization and the decisions made by research in the field of cybernetics.

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  1. Polytechnic University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Virender Singh, Alicia Perdigones, José Luis García, Ignacio Cañas-Guerrero & Fernando R. Mazarrón

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Singh, V., Perdigones, A., García, J.L. et al. Analysis of worldwide research in the field of cybernetics during 1997–2011. Biol Cybern 108, 757–776 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00422-014-0617-3

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