Mapping online hate: A scientometric analysis on research trends and hotspots in research on online hate
<p dir="ltr">Internet and social media participation open doors to a plethora of positive opportunities for the general public. However, in addition to these positive aspects, digital technology also provides an effective medium for spreading hateful content in the form of cyberbully...
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| author | Ahmed Waqas (687129) |
| author2 | Joni Salminen (7434770) Soon-gyo Jung (7434773) Hind Almerekhi (7434776) Bernard J. Jansen (7434779) |
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| author_facet | Ahmed Waqas (687129) Joni Salminen (7434770) Soon-gyo Jung (7434773) Hind Almerekhi (7434776) Bernard J. Jansen (7434779) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Ahmed Waqas (687129) Joni Salminen (7434770) Soon-gyo Jung (7434773) Hind Almerekhi (7434776) Bernard J. Jansen (7434779) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2019-09-26T03:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1371/journal.pone.0222194 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Information and computing sciences Cybersecurity and privacy Data management and data science Human-centred computing internet social media Citation analysis Adolescents Centrality |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Mapping online hate: A scientometric analysis on research trends and hotspots in research on online hate |
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| description | <p dir="ltr">Internet and social media participation open doors to a plethora of positive opportunities for the general public. However, in addition to these positive aspects, digital technology also provides an effective medium for spreading hateful content in the form of cyberbullying, bigotry, hateful ideologies, and harassment of individuals and groups. This research aims to investigate the growing body of online hate research (OHR) by mapping general research indices, prevalent themes of research, research hotspots, and influential stakeholders such as organizations and contributing regions. For this, we use scientometric techniques and collect research papers from the Web of Science core database published through March 2019. We apply a predefined search strategy to retrieve peer-reviewed OHR and analyze the data using CiteSpace software by identifying influential papers, themes of research, and collaborating institutions. Our results show that higher-income countries contribute most to OHR, with Western countries accounting for most of the publications, funded by North American and European funding agencies. We also observed increased research activity post-2005, starting from more than 50 publications to more than 550 in 2018. This applies to a number of publications as well as citations. The hotbeds of OHR focus on <i>cyberbullying</i>, <i>social media platforms</i>, <i>co-morbid mental disorders</i>, and <i>profiling of aggressors and victims</i>. Moreover, we identified four main clusters of OHR: (1) <i>Cyberbullying</i>, (2) <i>Sexual solicitation and intimate partner violence</i>, (3) <i>Deep learning and automation</i>, and (4) <i>Extremist and online hate groups</i>, which highlight the cross-disciplinary and multifaceted nature of OHR as a field of research. The research has implications for researchers and policymakers engaged in OHR and its associated problems for individuals and society.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: PLOS ONE<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222194" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222194</a></p> |
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| spelling | Mapping online hate: A scientometric analysis on research trends and hotspots in research on online hateAhmed Waqas (687129)Joni Salminen (7434770)Soon-gyo Jung (7434773)Hind Almerekhi (7434776)Bernard J. Jansen (7434779)Information and computing sciencesCybersecurity and privacyData management and data scienceHuman-centred computinginternetsocial mediaCitation analysisAdolescentsCentrality<p dir="ltr">Internet and social media participation open doors to a plethora of positive opportunities for the general public. However, in addition to these positive aspects, digital technology also provides an effective medium for spreading hateful content in the form of cyberbullying, bigotry, hateful ideologies, and harassment of individuals and groups. This research aims to investigate the growing body of online hate research (OHR) by mapping general research indices, prevalent themes of research, research hotspots, and influential stakeholders such as organizations and contributing regions. For this, we use scientometric techniques and collect research papers from the Web of Science core database published through March 2019. We apply a predefined search strategy to retrieve peer-reviewed OHR and analyze the data using CiteSpace software by identifying influential papers, themes of research, and collaborating institutions. Our results show that higher-income countries contribute most to OHR, with Western countries accounting for most of the publications, funded by North American and European funding agencies. We also observed increased research activity post-2005, starting from more than 50 publications to more than 550 in 2018. This applies to a number of publications as well as citations. The hotbeds of OHR focus on <i>cyberbullying</i>, <i>social media platforms</i>, <i>co-morbid mental disorders</i>, and <i>profiling of aggressors and victims</i>. Moreover, we identified four main clusters of OHR: (1) <i>Cyberbullying</i>, (2) <i>Sexual solicitation and intimate partner violence</i>, (3) <i>Deep learning and automation</i>, and (4) <i>Extremist and online hate groups</i>, which highlight the cross-disciplinary and multifaceted nature of OHR as a field of research. The research has implications for researchers and policymakers engaged in OHR and its associated problems for individuals and society.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: PLOS ONE<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222194" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222194</a></p>2019-09-26T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1371/journal.pone.0222194https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Mapping_online_hate_A_scientometric_analysis_on_research_trends_and_hotspots_in_research_on_online_hate/25904134CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/259041342019-09-26T03:00:00Z |
| spellingShingle | Mapping online hate: A scientometric analysis on research trends and hotspots in research on online hate Ahmed Waqas (687129) Information and computing sciences Cybersecurity and privacy Data management and data science Human-centred computing internet social media Citation analysis Adolescents Centrality |
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| title | Mapping online hate: A scientometric analysis on research trends and hotspots in research on online hate |
| title_full | Mapping online hate: A scientometric analysis on research trends and hotspots in research on online hate |
| title_fullStr | Mapping online hate: A scientometric analysis on research trends and hotspots in research on online hate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping online hate: A scientometric analysis on research trends and hotspots in research on online hate |
| title_short | Mapping online hate: A scientometric analysis on research trends and hotspots in research on online hate |
| title_sort | Mapping online hate: A scientometric analysis on research trends and hotspots in research on online hate |
| topic | Information and computing sciences Cybersecurity and privacy Data management and data science Human-centred computing internet social media Citation analysis Adolescents Centrality |