基于自引网络和主路径分析的论文主题创新实证研究

目的/意义]探讨如何从大量论文中快速发现相关论文，研究论文主题创新的方法，为研究者阅读和利用期刊论文提供参考。方法/过程]在对论文主题创新和自引网络概念界定的基础上，提出研究论文主题创新的思路、方法和工具。以美国印第安纳大学在图书情报学领域的论文为例进行实证研究。结果/结论]利用主路径分析可以快速从自引网络中发现由于引用而产生联系的论文，在此基础上可以进行主题创新分析。

Empirical Research on the Topic Innovation of the Paper Based on Self-citation Network and Main Path Analysis

Purpose/significance]This paper aims to study how to find the relative paper from large numbers of papers and study on the topic innovation of the paper. It may help researcher to read and use those papers. Method/process]First, the paper defined the concept of the topic innovation and the self-citation network. And then the paper brought out the research idea, the tools and the method. At last the paper studied the Indiana University's innovation in the library and information science. Result/conclusion]The result shows that the main path method can help to find these papers according to citation relationship from the self-citation network and analyze the topic innovation based on the result.