Evolution and Trend of Internet Rumor Research in China:An Analysis of Topic Mining Based on Literature Statistics and LDA Model
Internet rumors are like the"cancer"produced in the development of the Internet.By using the literature statistics method,the number of papers on Internet rumor research in Chinese academic journal net-work from 1994 when the Internet came into being in China to 2022 is calculated.Four stages can be found in its research,that is,"blank period""gentle growth period""sharp growth period"and"high fluctuation peri-od",showing that the research of Internet rumors in China has the characteristics of"being not yet started"through"gentle growth"and"sharp growth"to"high fluctuation".The study of internet rumors in China is closely related to the development of the Internet industry,especially the development of Internet communication technology,the breeding and dissemination of Internet rumors and major public events.The LDA model was used to mine and analyze 2 932 research papers on Internet rumors in Chinese academic journals from 1994 to 2022.Seven major research topics can be found,including research on Internet rumors and legal regulations,research on Internet rumors and epidemic prevention and control,research on Internet rumors and Internet de-velopment,research on Internet rumors and social public opinions,research on Internet rumors and political and ideological education,research on Internet rumors and news media,and research on the law and governance effect of Internet rumor dissemination.Because of the variety of the social attention,sensitivity and demand of the focus and research content,the scope of research topic,and the disciplinary source range of researchers,the number and the proportion of literature on each research topic vary.Influenced by social development,so-cial demand,characteristics of each research topic and existing research output,research on Internet rumors and epidemic prevention and control,research on Internet rumors and legal regulations,research on Internet ru-mors and social public opinions,research on Internet rumors and news media tend to become less and less popu-lar,while research on Internet rumors and Internet development,research on Internet rumors and political and ideological education,and research on governance of Internet rumor and its effect remain popular.
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