Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping

被引：12375

作者：

van Eck, Nees Jan ^{[1
,2
]}

Waltman, Ludo ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Leiden Univ, Ctr Sci & Technol Studies, Leiden, Netherlands

[2] Erasmus Univ, Inst Econometr, Erasmus Sch Econ, NL-3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands

来源：

SCIENTOMETRICS | 2010年 / 84卷 / 02期

关键词：

Bibliometric mapping; Science mapping; Visualization; VOSviewer; VOS; Journal co-citation analysis; MAPS; GRAPHS;

D O I：

10.1007/s11192-009-0146-3

中图分类号：

TP39 [计算机的应用];

学科分类号：

081203 ; 0835 ;

摘要：

We present VOSviewer, a freely available computer program that we have developed for constructing and viewing bibliometric maps. Unlike most computer programs that are used for bibliometric mapping, VOSviewer pays special attention to the graphical representation of bibliometric maps. The functionality of VOSviewer is especially useful for displaying large bibliometric maps in an easy-to-interpret way. The paper consists of three parts. In the first part, an overview of VOSviewer's functionality for displaying bibliometric maps is provided. In the second part, the technical implementation of specific parts of the program is discussed. Finally, in the third part, VOSviewer's ability to handle large maps is demonstrated by using the program to construct and display a co-citation map of 5,000 major scientific journals.

引用

页码：523 / 538

页数：16

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