ESMARConf2022 Special session 1: Review processes from A to Z (part 1) - Elina Takola
Channel: ESMARConf
Date: 22/02/2022

Presenter: Elina Takola
Session: Special session 1: Review processes from A to Z (part 1)
Title: Towards an automated Research Weaving
Absract: We here present a systematic study on the concept of ecological niche. Ecological niche has been described in various ways; from habitat to role and from biotope to hypervolume. Although it has many different definitions, it remains one of the most fundamental concepts in Ecology. Our aim is to implement the Research Weaving framework on a large body of literature, relevant to the ecological niche in order to illustrate how this concept evolved since its introduction in the early 20th century. We analysed over 29,000 publications using systematic maps and bibliometric webs. Our synthesis consisted of 8 components: phylogeny, type/validity, temporal trends, spatial patterns, contents, terms, authors, citations. We used bibliometric analyses, quantitative analyses of publication metadata and text mining algorithms. This integrative presentation of the development of the ecological niche concept provides an overview of how dynamics changed over time. It also allows us to detect knowledge gaps, while presenting a systematic summary of existing knowledge. To our knowledge, this is one of the first projects that implements the research weaving framework using exclusively automated processes.

Please cite as: Takola, Elina (2022) Towards an automated Research Weaving. ESMARConf conference presentation. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6047518