@inproceedings{39dbd9eef17a4cbb98bcfc4a6c1fc087,
title = "A trend analysis of the question answering domain",
abstract = "We present a trend analysis of the question answering (QA) domain. Using bibliometric mapping, we sketched the boundary of the domain by uncovering the topics central to and peripheral to QA research in the new millennium. This paper visualizes the evolution of concepts in the QA domain by studying the dynamics of the QA research during the periods 2000 - 2003 and 2004 - 2007. It was found that question classification, answer extraction, information retrieval, user interface, performance evaluation, web, & natural language were the main topics in current QA research.",
keywords = "Bibliometric mapping, Co-word analysis, Question answering",
author = "Blooma, {Mohan John} and Chua, {Alton Yeow Kuan} and Goh, {Dion Hoe Lian} and Keong, {Lee Chu}",
year = "2009",
month = dec,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1109/ITNG.2009.96",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781424437702",
series = "ITNG 2009 - 6th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations",
publisher = "IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers",
pages = "1522--1527",
editor = "Shahram Latifi",
booktitle = "ITNG 2009 - 6th International Conference on Information Technology",
address = "United States",
note = "6th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generations, ITNG 2009 ; Conference date: 27-04-2009 Through 29-04-2009",
}