What Is Citizen Science?--A Scientometric Meta-Analysis

PloS One
Christopher Kullenberg, Dick Kasperowski

Abstract

The concept of citizen science (CS) is currently referred to by many actors inside and outside science and research. Several descriptions of this purportedly new approach of science are often heard in connection with large datasets and the possibilities of mobilizing crowds outside science to assists with observations and classifications. However, other accounts refer to CS as a way of democratizing science, aiding concerned communities in creating data to influence policy and as a way of promoting political decision processes involving environment and health. In this study we analyse two datasets (N = 1935, N = 633) retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) with the aim of giving a scientometric description of what the concept of CS entails. We account for its development over time, and what strands of research that has adopted CS and give an assessment of what scientific output has been achieved in CS-related projects. To attain this, scientometric methods have been combined with qualitative approaches to render more precise search terms. Results indicate that there are three main focal points of CS. The largest is composed of research on biology, conservation and ecology, and utilizes CS mainly as a methodology of collecting a...Continue Reading

References

Sep 1, 1992·Journal of Health and Social Behavior·P Brown
May 25, 2004·International Journal of Epidemiology·Margaret W LeungMeredith Minkler
Mar 15, 2006·Annual Review of Public Health·Robert J Brulle, David N Pellow
Jul 10, 2009·Trends in Ecology & Evolution·Jonathan Silvertown
Jun 30, 2010·Scientometrics·Nees Jan van Eck, Ludo Waltman
Sep 20, 2011·Nature Structural & Molecular Biology·Firas KhatibDavid Baker
Sep 21, 2012·Nature Reviews. Molecular Cell Biology·Ashley A Rowland, Gia K Voeltz
Oct 31, 2014·Environmental Health : a Global Access Science Source·Gregg P MaceyDavid O Carpenter
Aug 21, 2015·Nature
Nov 26, 2015·PloS One·Ria Follett, Vladimir Strezov

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Dec 25, 2016·Health Promotion International·Lea Den BroederAnnemarie Wagemakers
Apr 26, 2017·Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management·Thijs BoskerMartina G Vijver
May 25, 2018·Social Studies of Science·Dick Kasperowski, Thomas Hillman
Aug 1, 2018·Sensors·Maximilian UeberhamUwe Schlink
Dec 13, 2018·PloS One·Federico De PascalisJonathan A Green
Jan 23, 2018·Canadian Journal of Public Health = Revue Canadienne De Santé Publique·Stephanie J PomeroyCatherine L Mah
Jan 9, 2019·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene·Ashley C MooreJohn Volckens
Aug 23, 2019·Public Understanding of Science·Per Hetland
Feb 23, 2020·American Journal of Primatology·Nurul I A Mohd RameliNadine Ruppert
Apr 29, 2020·The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics : a Journal of the American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics·Mary A Majumder, Amy L McGuire
Sep 17, 2019·Work : a Journal of Prevention, Assessment, and Rehabilitation·Manel DjebrouniGregor Wolbring
Nov 3, 2016·Journal of Hospital Medicine : an Official Publication of the Society of Hospital Medicine·Vincent X LiuGabriel J Escobar
Jan 25, 2020·Scientific Reports·Anna CigariniJosep Perelló
Jun 27, 2019·GigaScience·Bastian Greshake TzovarasMad Price Ball
Sep 3, 2020·Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics·Christi J Guerrini, Jorge L Contreras
Nov 3, 2020·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences·Rachel KellyAletta Bonn
Feb 23, 2021·PloS One·Sarah A WoodRoxanne S Beltran
Feb 26, 2021·Public Understanding of Science·Peter Weingart, Corlia Meyer
Feb 23, 2021·Ecology and Evolution·Maureen S McCarthyMimi Arandjelovic
Apr 7, 2021·Translational Behavioral Medicine·Rebecca E LeeJacob Szeszulski
Apr 20, 2021·Frontiers in Sociology·Jennifer EckhardtAnn Christin Schulz
Apr 20, 2021·Frontiers in Psychology·Nicolás Contreras-BarrazaAntonio Ariza-Montes
Jul 3, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Ayat AbourashedEric C M van Gorp
Aug 31, 2021·Royal Society Open Science·Muki HaklayKatrin Vohland
Oct 12, 2021·PloS One·Baptiste BedessemEleonora Montuschi

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Software Mentioned

VOSviewer
FoldIT
Planet
Web
Genographic
Foldit Contenders
Ebird
Galaxy Zoo
Zooniverse
Scopus

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Hand Surgery : an International Journal Devoted to Hand and Upper Limb Surgery and Related Research : Journal of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand
Carlos Henrique FernandesWalter Manna Albertoni
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved