This presentation was given at the Royal Geographical Society's (RGS-IBG) Annual conference in London, UK covering Patrick Rickles' literature review on Interdisciplinary Research, GIS Education, and the work undertaken to determine top search results / papers from Google Scholar.

1. Potential
Uptake of
Geographic
Information
Systems
Patrick Rickles
Reading Between the
Lines

2. Literature Review Findings

3. C1. Collaborating with Other
Disciplines
C2. The Interface Between
Disciplines
C3. Personal Issues
C4. Licensing and Ownership
Interdisciplinary
Challenges

4. C5. Time Constraints
C6. Lack of Management
C7. Institutional Intransigence
C8. Lack of Opportunities
Interdisciplinary
Challenges

5. S1. Incentivise Research
S2. Establish an Institutional
Structure
S3. Include Senior Staff and
Interested Parties
S4. Discourage Disciplinary
Selfishness
Interdisciplinary Solutions

6. S5. Build Relationships
S6. Management,Clear
Objectives and Evaluation
S7. Provide Training
S8. Increase and Adapt Funding
Interdisciplinary Solutions

7. Using
Geographic
Information
Systems
Emotions and
Technology
The Learning
Process
Suggested
Curricula

8. G1. Analytical Methods
G2. Cartography and Visualization
G3. Design Aspects
G4. Conceptual Foundations
G5. Data Modeling
GIS&T Body of Knowledge

9. G6. Data Manipulation
G7. Geocomputation
G8. Geospatial Data
G9. GIS&T and Society
G10. Organizational and
Institutional Aspects
GIS&T Body of Knowledge

10. Articles and Results

11. Search for
“Interdisciplinary”
and “GIS” in the top
journals of each
category of Google
Scholar

12. • Emergency Management – 254
• Higher Education – 220
• Water Supply & Treatment – 147
• Life Sciences & Earth Sciences – 142
• Fuzzy Systems – 105
Top 10 Categories by Number of
Search Results Returned

13. • Remote Sensing – 96
• Entrepreneurship & Innovation – 92
• Sustainable Development – 82
• Hydrology & Water Resources – 76
• Environmental & Occupational Medicine –
33
Top 10 Categories by Number of
Search Results Returned

14. A1. “Use of GIS technology in the Prediction and Monitoring
of Landslide Hazard” – 211
A2. “Group Project Work and Student-Centred Active
Learning: Two Different Experiences” – 116
A3. “One View of the Future” – 95
A4. “The World of Geography: Visualizing a Knowledge
Domain with Cartographic Means” – 61
A5. “A Collaborative Virtual Geographic Environment Based
on P2P and Grid Technology” – 34
Top Cited Article from the
Top 10 Categories

15. A6. “GIS-Based Habitat Modeling Using Logistic Multiple
Regression – A Study of the Mt. Graham Red Squirrel” – 337
A7. “e-Government 2015: Exploring m-Government
Scenarios,between ICT-Driven Experiments and Citizen-
Centric Implications” – 34
A8. “Energy and Environmental Aspects of Using Corn Stover
for Fuel Ethanol” – 392
A9. “Interactions between Groundwater and Surface Water:
the State of the Science” – 630
A10. “Using Geographic Information Systems for Exposure
Assessment in Environmental Epidemiology Studies” – 190
Top Cited Article from the
Top 10 Categories

16. Findings
C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8
A1 X X X X
A2 X X X X
A3 X X X X
A4 X
A5
A6
A7 X X X X
A8
A9 X
A10 X
*A1-A10 corresponds with Articles; C1-C8 corresponds with Challenges

17. Findings
S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7 S8
A1 X X X X X
A2 X X X X X
A3 X X X
A4 X
A5 X X
A6
A7 X X X
A8
A9 X
A10 X X
*A1-A10 corresponds with Articles; S1-S8 corresponds with Solutions

18. Findings
G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G6 G7 G8 G9 G10
A1 X X X X X X X X X
A2 X X
A3 X X X X X
A4 X X X X X X X
A5 X X X X X X X X
A6 X X X X X X X
A7 X X
A8 X X X
A9 X X X X
A10 X X X X X X X
*A1-A10 corresponds with Articles; G1-G10 corresponds with GIS Concepts

19. • “Emergency Management” – Top Category (254 Results)
• “Interactions between Groundwater and Surface Water:
the State of the Science” – Top Article (630 Citations)
– From “Hydrology & Water Resources” Category
• “Collaborating with Other Disciplines” – Top Challenge
• “Building Relationships” – Top Suggested Solution
• “Geospatial Data” – Most Important GIS&T Knowledge
Area (9 out of 10 articles)
– Map only produced in 5 out of 10 articles
Findings

20. Discussion

21. What is
Successful?
Where to
Now?
Common
Trends?