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Poster Short Abstract

Bibliometric mapping shows citizen science thematic structures in academic literature related with underrepresented groups in Digital Humanities and GLAM, through keyword co-occurrence analysis of 3,250 records across digital humanities and GLAM sectors.

Poster Abstract

Academic literature searches related with citizen science and participatory approaches, face challenges due to heterogeneous and incompatible disciplinary taxonomies across academic databases. Traditional searches in Scopus and Web of Science yield incomplete or overly broad results despite conceptually sound queries. This study employs bibliometric scientific mapping (using SciMAT) based on term co-occurrence patterns to reveal their latent structures and overcome these limitations. The citizen science and co-creation focus contributes to future literature systematic reviews while maintaining its richness and multidisciplinarity.

The methodology built a representative sample using strategic search equations with focused, proximity, and broad operators (W/n, NEAR/n, wild cards *, field-specific labels) for metadata extraction from Scopus (2,657 records) and Web of Science (613 records) from 2014–2025, yielding 3,250 unique records after deduplication. After systematic refinement, the thematic network generated (14,151 nodes and 231,319 edges), was analyzed into two five-year periods (2014–2019 and 2020–2025). It was built based on bibliometrics of 45,650 retrieved and normalized keyword co-occurrences and clustering algorithms, ensuring thematic coverage while minimizing bias through manual selection. Results focused on thematic positioning of citizen science topics, co-occurrence patterns of marginalized communities within the dataset. A better understanding of academic production allows literature reviews to analyze the complexity of promoting inclusive and equitable public spheres. They can also address representational gaps in data usage and information retrieval, particularly concerning women, intersectionalities, and underrepresented groups. For the conditions to ensure engagement, meaningful and plurivocal digital solutions are necessary to emerge them with the appropriate social contexts.