Measuring flow of ideas between scientific disciplines using input-output model: A theoretical feasibility study

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to explore if the principles of Input-Output model can reveal the flow of ideas between scientific disciplines. The Input-Output model originates from economics and the current study attempts to investigate its applicability in the context of scientific communications. In this context, scientific disciplines, as the main producers of scientific knowledge and also the most productive resources of modern economics, are constantly interacting with each other.