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Visualizing Science Using Vosviewer
Visualizing Science Using Vosviewer
Visualizing Science Using Vosviewer
Ludo Waltman
Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University
• Introduction to VOSviewer
• Application
• Lessons learned
My research into
bibliometric visualization
and the development of
VOSviewer is joint work
with CWTS colleague
Nees Jan van Eck
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Introduction to
VOSviewer
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Bibliometric networks
Co-authorship networks
Bibliographic
data source
Citation networks
Web of
Science
Bibliographic coupling networks
Scopus
PubMed
Co-occurrence networks
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Software tools for bibliometric network analysis
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VOSviewer
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VOSviewer
• Researchers
• Research institutions
• Research funders
• Scientific publishers
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Demonstration
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Application
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Micro-level scientific fields
Physical
sciences and
engineering
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Activity of Indiana University Bloomington
Scientometrics /
science of science
Physical
sciences and
engineering
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Activity of Leiden University
Scientometrics /
science of science
Physical
sciences and
engineering
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Scientometrics / science of science
Peer review
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Activity of Indiana University Bloomington and
Leiden University
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Adjust visualizations to mode of presentation
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Balance technical sophistication against
methodological transparency
University co-authorship network based on full counting University co-authorship network based on fractional counting
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Be aware that visualizations give a simplified
representation of your data
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Combine visualizations with other evidence
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Challenges for bibliometric visualization
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Further reading
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Thank you for your attention!
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