Improving the functionality of interactive bibliometric science maps

Renald K. Buter () and Ed C. M. Noyons
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Renald K. Buter: Leiden University
Ed C. M. Noyons: Leiden University

Scientometrics, 2001, vol. 51, issue 1, No 4, 55-68

Abstract: Abstract The use of a map as a metaphor of a scientific field is an established idea and using it as aninterface to bibliometric data seems to have great potential. Nevertheless, our own implementationof such an interface came up with some limits inhibiting the user to comprehend as to what hewas looking at. As a result, the map was not used to its fullest potential. The implementationdescribed in this paper as a high-level (conceptual) design, addresses the problems noted by users.It combines both top-down and bottom-up access to the bibliometric data, something we see asvital to mapping internal knowledge onto the external depiction and vice versa. And as such, itbecomes a more complete tool to explore the mapped scientific field and to find and retrieverelevant information.

Date: 2001
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