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This paper presents a bibliometric study and general overview of research on ritual. I searched the Web of Science Core Collection on Nov 22, 2020 for studies published between 2000 and 2020 with the term “ritual*” in the title, keywords or abstract. A data corpus of 16,600 English-language publications was further analysed using publication statistics, citation metrics, co-citation networks and network analyses of keywords. Evolutionary research on religious ritual with an emphasis on signaling was identified as a central area of research with strong impact on the study of ritual overall. Distinct clusters of clinical, neuroscience, developmental and health research using rituals were also identified and these clusters showed high citation metrics. Concerning publication outlets, archaeology journals publish a large number of papers on ritual, but the impact of these publications as measured by citations weakens over time. Changes in research trends suggest a maturation and specialization of ritualistic research over the last 20 years, with greater isolation and disconnectedness of individual research themes. The list of key publications based on contemporary impact metrics and historical co-citation networks can be used to provide a common language and theoretical lens for researchers to facilitate interaction between different disciplines.
本文介绍了文献计量学研究和仪式研究概况。我于2020年11月22日在Web of Science Core Collection检索了2000年至2020年间发表的标题、关键词或摘要中包含“仪式*”一词的研究。使用出版物统计、引文指标、共被引网络和关键词网络分析进一步分析了16,600份英语出版物的数据语料库。以信号为重点的宗教仪式进化研究被认为是对整个仪式研究具有重要影响的核心研究领域。使用仪式的临床、神经科学、发育和健康研究的不同集群也被确定,这些集群显示出高引用指标。就出版渠道而言,考古学期刊发表了大量关于仪式的论文,但这些论文的影响力随着时间的推移而减弱。研究趋势的变化表明,在过去20年中,仪式研究趋于成熟和专业化,个别研究主题更加孤立和脱节。基于当代影响指标和历史共引网络的关键出版物列表可以为研究人员提供共同的语言和理论视角,以促进不同学科之间的互动。