How Do We Engage with Other Disciplines? A Framework to Study Meaningful Interdisciplinary Discourse in Scholarly Publications
arXiv:2601.17020v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: With the rising popularity of interdisciplinary work and increasing institutional incentives in this direction, there is a growing need to understand how resulting publications incorporate ideas from multiple disciplines. Existing computational approaches, such as affiliation diversity, keywords, and citation patterns, do not account for how individual citations are used to advance the citing work. Although, in line with addressing this gap, prior studies have proposed taxonomies to classify citation purpose, these frameworks are not we
The increasing focus on interdisciplinary research and institutional incentives highlights the need for better methods to track and understand its impact.
Understanding how knowledge is integrated across disciplines is crucial for assessing research trends, funding effectiveness, and the evolution of scientific fields, particularly in rapidly advancing areas like AI.
This paper proposes a new framework for analyzing interdisciplinary discourse, potentially improving how we measure and value collaborative research beyond simple metrics.
- · Researchers in interdisciplinary fields
- · Research funding bodies
- · Academic publishers
- · Traditional siloed academic departments
Improved methods for evaluating the quality and depth of interdisciplinary research will emerge.
Funding decisions for research projects might be influenced by more nuanced understanding of interdisciplinary engagement.
The development of novel AI tools for analyzing academic discourse could accelerate, leading to new insights into the structure of knowledge.
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