The influence of similarity between concepts in evolving biomedical ontologies for mapping adaptation
Dos Reis, J.C.; Dinh, D.; Pruski, C.éd.; Da Silveira, M.; Reynaud-Delaître, C.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 205: 1003-1007
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1879-8365 PMID: 25160339 Document Number: 675226
Biomedical ontologies continuously evolve which demands maintain associated mappings up-to-date. This article studies whether similarity calculated between values of concept attributes issued from successive ontology versions plays a role in deciding mapping adaptation actions. We empirically analyse the evolution of official mappings established between large biomedical ontologies. The results point out the relevance of this factor for mapping adaptation.