id
	12369
Url
	https://chloe.cnr.it/s/BiDiAr/item/12369
Resource template
	Academic Article
Resource class
	bibo:AcademicArticle
Title
	Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping
Creator
	van Eck, Nees Jan
	Waltman, Ludo
Date
	2010
Language
	eng
Abstract
	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.
Is Part Of
	Scientometrics
Cited by
	11046
Doi
	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-009-0146-3
Issn
	1588-2861
Issue
	2
Pages
	523-538
Short title
	Software survey
Uri
	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-009-0146-3
Volume
	84
Homepage
	https://www.zotero.org/groups/5293298/bidiar/items/6E86Q8PI/item-list

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