Artificial intelligence in social science: A study based on bibliometrics analysis

Q1 Social Sciences

Human Technology Pub Date : 2023-11-03 DOI:10.14254/1795-6889.2023.19-2.1

Juan-Jose Prieto-Gutierrez, Francisco Segado-Boj, Fabiana Da Silva França

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually changing the planet. Data digitisation, computing infrastructure and machine learning are helping AI tools to spread across all sectors of society. This article presents the results of a bibliometric analysis of AI-related publications in the social sciences over the last ten years (2013-2022). Most of the historical publications are taken into consideration with the aim of identifying research relevance and trends in this field. The results indicate that more than 19,408 articles have been published, 85% from 2008 to 2022, showing that research in this field is increasing significantly year on year. Clear domains or disciplines of research related to AI within the social sciences can be grouped into sub-areas such as law and legal reasoning, education, economics, and ethics. The United States is the country that publishes the most (20%), followed by China (13%). The influence of AI on society is inevitable and the advances can generate great opportunities for innovation and new jobs, but in the medium term it is necessary to adequately face this transition, setting regulations and reviewing the challenges of ethics and responsibility.

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社会科学中的人工智能:基于文献计量学分析的研究

人工智能(AI)正在逐渐改变地球。数据数字化、计算基础设施和机器学习正在帮助人工智能工具在社会各个领域普及。本文介绍了过去十年(2013-2022)社会科学领域人工智能相关出版物的文献计量分析结果。大多数历史出版物都被考虑在内，目的是确定该领域的研究相关性和趋势。结果表明，在2008年至2022年期间，共发表了19408多篇论文，占85%，表明该领域的研究逐年显著增加。社会科学中与人工智能相关的明确研究领域或学科可以分为法律和法律推理、教育、经济学和伦理学等子领域。美国是出版最多的国家(20%)，其次是中国(13%)。人工智能对社会的影响是不可避免的，这种进步可以为创新和新的就业机会带来巨大的机会，但从中期来看，有必要充分面对这种转变，制定法规，审查道德和责任的挑战。

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Human Technology Social Sciences-Communication

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3.80

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50 weeks

期刊介绍： Human Technology is an interdisciplinary, multiscientific journal focusing on the human aspects of our modern technological world. The journal provides a forum for innovative and original research on timely and relevant topics with the goal of exploring current issues regarding the human dimension of evolving technologies and, then, providing new ideas and effective solutions for addressing the challenges. Focusing on both everyday and professional life, the journal is equally interested in, for example, the social, psychological, educational, cultural, philosophical, cognitive scientific, and communication aspects of human-centered technology. Special attention shall be paid to information and communication technology themes that facilitate and support the holistic human dimension in the future information society.