Erjia Yan

Erjia Yan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Science at Drexel University's College of Computing & Informatics. His research focuses on informetrics, scientometrics, scholarly data mining, and knowledge diffusion studies, contributing to understanding scientific activity, innovation propagation, and equitable science policymaking.

• PhD, Information Science, Indiana University Bloomington
• Master of Information Science, Indiana University Bloomington
• Bachelor of Science, Nanjing University

Dr. Yan's work integrates network science and data analysis to examine scholarly communication methods, academic mobility patterns, and the impact of software in scientific literature. He has published extensively on topics including HBCU faculty dynamics, open access effects, and biases in citation practices.

Recent publications highlight trends in academic mobility, knowledge transfer across sectors, ethical data collection, and the role of software in research. His studies span interdisciplinary collaborations, digital equity, and the evolution of disciplinary vocabularies.

Dr. Yan's research has implications for equitable scientific workforce development, transparent policymaking, and enhancing bibliographic information retrieval systems.