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and diffused to LIS from 2005. However, compared to other areas which entered the start stage
after 2000, LIS field generated the largest amount of papers, which shows that the interdisciplinary
research and the application of structural holes theory is relatively active in this field.

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Figure 3. The diffusion curves of structural holes theory in major subject areas.