Bibliometric Overview of ChatGPT: New Perspectives in Social Sciences

IF 4.6 Q1 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Publications Pub Date : 2024-03-21 DOI:10.3390/publications12010009

M. Oliński, K. Krukowski, Kacper Sieciński

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Abstract

This study delves into a bibliometric analysis of ChatGPT, an AI tool adept at analysing and generating text, highlighting its influence in the realm of social sciences. By harnessing data from the Scopus database, a total of 814 relevant publications were selected and scrutinised through VOSviewer, focusing on elements such as co-citations, keywords and international collaborations. The objective is to unearth prevailing trends and knowledge gaps in scholarly discourse regarding ChatGPT’s application in social sciences. Concentrating on articles from the year 2023, this analysis underscores the rapid evolution of this research domain, reflecting the ongoing digital transformation of society. This study presents a broad thematic picture of the analysed works, indicating a diversity of perspectives—from ethical and technological to sociological—regarding the implementation of ChatGPT in the fields of social sciences. This reveals an interest in various aspects of using ChatGPT, which may suggest a certain openness of the educational sector to adopting new technologies in the teaching process. These observations make a contribution to the field of social sciences, suggesting potential directions for future research, policy or practice, especially in less represented areas such as the socio-legal implications of AI, advocating for a multidisciplinary approach.

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ChatGPT 的文献计量学概览：社会科学新视角

ChatGPT 是一种善于分析和生成文本的人工智能工具，本研究对 ChatGPT 进行了文献计量分析，以突出其在社会科学领域的影响力。通过利用 Scopus 数据库中的数据，共选取了 814 篇相关出版物，并通过 VOSviewer 对其进行了仔细研究，重点关注共同引用、关键词和国际合作等要素。目的是发现学术界关于 ChatGPT 在社会科学中应用的普遍趋势和知识差距。本分析以 2023 年以来的文章为重点，强调了这一研究领域的快速发展，反映了社会正在进行的数字化转型。本研究对所分析的作品进行了广泛的专题描绘，表明了有关 ChatGPT 在社会科学领域应用的各种观点--从伦理、技术到社会学。这揭示了人们对使用 ChatGPT 的各个方面的兴趣，可能表明教育部门对在教学过程中采用新技术持一定的开放态度。这些观察结果为社会科学领域做出了贡献，提出了未来研究、政策或实践的潜在方向，特别是在人工智能的社会法律影响等代表性较弱的领域，倡导多学科方法。

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Publications Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences

CiteScore

6.50

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1.90%

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审稿时长

11 weeks

期刊介绍： The scope of Publications includes: Theory and practice of scholarly communication Digitisation and innovations in scholarly publishing technologies Metadata, infrastructure, and linking the scholarly record Publishing policies and editorial/peer-review workflows Financial models for scholarly publishing Copyright, licensing and legal issues in publishing Research integrity and publication ethics Issues and best practices in the publication of non-traditional research outputs (e.g., data, software/code, protocols, data management plans, grant proposals, etc.) Issues in the transition to open access and open science Inclusion and participation of traditionally excluded actors Language issues in publication processes and products Traditional and alternative models of peer review Traditional and alternative means of assessment and evaluation of research and its impact, including bibliometrics and scientometrics The place of research libraries, scholarly societies, funders and others in scholarly communication.