Understanding the domain development through a word status observation model

Tongyang Zhang, Ran Sun, Julia Fensel, Andrew Yu, Yi Bu, Jian Xu

Abstract: Highlights•A word status observation model is provided that classifies the role of these representative words as tree structures.•Through the perspective of the word status, this study deepens the examination of domain development in a more granular way.•The static word status provides a new insight into detecting the internal detailed organizational composition and maturing status of a research domain.•The dynamic role shift helps track historical development changes in the domain.