Krampen Günter
Leibniz Institute for Psychology Information (ZPID), 54286 Trier, Germany ; Department of Psychology, University of Trier, 54286 Trier, Germany ; Department of Psychology (INSIDE), University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Scientometrics. 2016;106:1217-1238. doi: 10.1007/s11192-016-1834-4. Epub 2016 Jan 11.
Examines scientometrically the trends in and the recent situation of research on and the teaching of the history of psychology in the German-speaking countries and compares the findings with the situation in other countries (mainly the United States) by means of the psychology databases PSYNDEX and PsycINFO. Declines of publications on the history of psychology are described scientometrically for both research communities since the 1990s. Some impulses are suggested for the future of research on and the teaching of the history of psychology. These include (1) the necessity and significance of an intensified use of quantitative, unobtrusive scientometric methods in historiography in times of digital "big data", (2) the necessity and possibilities to integrate qualitative and quantitative methodologies in historical research and teaching, (3) the reasonableness of interdisciplinary cooperation of specialist historians, scientometricians, and psychologists, (4) the meaningfulness and necessity to explore, investigate, and teach more intensively the past and the problem history of psychology as well as the understanding of the subject matter of psychology in its historical development in cultural contexts. The outlook on the future of such a more up-to-date research on and teaching of the history of psychology is-with some caution-positive.
通过心理学数据库PSYNDEX和PsycINFO，从科学计量学角度审视了德语国家心理学史研究及教学的趋势和现状，并将研究结果与其他国家（主要是美国）的情况进行了比较。自20世纪90年代以来，科学计量学描述了两个研究群体中关于心理学史出版物数量的下降情况。针对心理学史研究和教学的未来发展提出了一些建议。这些建议包括：（1）在数字“大数据”时代，在史学研究中加强使用定量、非侵入性科学计量方法的必要性和重要性；（2）在历史研究和教学中整合定性和定量方法的必要性和可能性；（3）专业历史学家、科学计量学家和心理学家进行跨学科合作的合理性；（4）更深入地探索、研究和讲授心理学的过去、问题史以及在文化背景下其历史发展中对心理学主题的理解的意义和必要性。对这种更新颖的心理学史研究和教学的未来展望——需谨慎对待——是积极的。
