A Bibliometric Analysis of Research on CRISPR in Social Sciences and Humanities

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Main author: Asquer, Alberto
Other authors: Krachkovskaya, Inna
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institution SOAS, University of London
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language English
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description The rise of CRISPR not only opens up multiple opportunities for genetic editing but also results in potentially threatening or controversial applications. Research needs to be done in order to appreciate how CRISPR affects the identity and role of individuals within society and reshapes social, political, and economic regimes. A bibliometric analysis of articles on CRISPR published in academic journals in the period 2012-2020 helps identify the main research themes on genome editing that have been addressed in social sciences and humanities so far. Results suggest that CRISPR studies have primarily focused on normative and ethical issues, together with more specific attention toward issues of public perception, trust toward science, regulation and governance of critical applications, and, especially, around the manipulation of the genome of human embryos. Results also suggest that issues of commercial, cultural, and geopolitical sorts have been left relatively unattended so far, instead. Attention to the implications of CRIRPS on such areas should inform the future social sciences and humanities research agenda on genome editing.
format Journal Article
author Asquer, Alberto
author_facet Asquer, Alberto
Krachkovskaya, Inna
authorStr Asquer, Alberto
author_letter Asquer, Alberto
author2 Krachkovskaya, Inna
author2Str Krachkovskaya, Inna
title A Bibliometric Analysis of Research on CRISPR in Social Sciences and Humanities
publisher Mary Ann Liebert
publishDate 2021
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/35229/

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