Network Dynamics of Scientific Fields: Centralization and Stability in Conceptual and Citation Structures

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Keywords: network science, scientometrics, keyword co-occurrence, gini coefficient, rank-biased overlap
TL;DR: This study uses keyword networks and citation data to assess the stability of scientific fields by examining their conceptual cores, institutional hierarchies, top author turnover, and citation inequality.
Submission Number: 177