%A Chen Shiji %T Survey of Approaches to Research Front Detection %0 Journal Article %D 2009 %J Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery %R 10.11925/infotech.1003-3513.2009.09.05 %P 28-33 %V %N 9 %U {https://manu44.magtech.com.cn/Jwk_infotech_wk3/CN/abstract/article_830.shtml} %8 2009-09-25 %X

 This paper analyzes the meaning and feature of research front, then it introduces some approaches based on citation analysis and theme words irrespectively. In the end, it concludes the advantages, disadvantages and application environment of  these approaches.