A bibliometric analysis of citation diversity in accessibility and HCI research
This provides insights into interdisciplinary influences for researchers in accessibility and HCI, though it is incremental as it extends existing bibliometric methods to this domain.
The study analyzed citation trends in accessibility and HCI research, finding that while computer science dominates citations, the proportion from psychology and medicine has increased over time, with ASSETS and CHI showing standard diversity levels among 53K papers.
Accessibility research sits at the junction of several disciplines, drawing influence from HCI, disability studies, psychology, education, and more. To characterize the influences and extensions of accessibility research, we undertake a study of citation trends for accessibility and related HCI communities. We assess the diversity of venues and fields of study represented among the referenced and citing papers of 836 accessibility research papers from ASSETS and CHI, finding that though publications in computer science dominate these citation relationships, the relative proportion of citations from papers on psychology and medicine has grown over time. Though ASSETS is a more niche venue than CHI in terms of citational diversity, both conferences display standard levels of diversity among their incoming and outgoing citations when analyzed in the context of 53K papers from 13 accessibility and HCI conference venues.