Make maps of research interactive, detailed and open!

Network maps are essential tools in quantitative research studies. In this blog post I argue for interactive maps that show both overview as well as details, are openly accessible, and based on open data. Such maps add value by providing more information, enhanced transparency and interpretability.

Peter Sjögårde • December 06, 2021

VOSviewer goes online! (Part 2)

Last week, CWTS colleagues Nees Jan van Eck and Ludo Waltman published a post in which they announced the launch of VOSviewer Online. Today, they discuss a new update of the regular stand-alone VOSviewer tool, offering additional possibilities for making VOSviewer visualizations available online.

Nees Jan van Eck and Ludo Waltman • July 22, 2021

VOSviewer goes online! (Part 1)

Today, the new VOSviewer Online software was released by CWTS colleagues Nees Jan van Eck and Ludo Waltman. In this post, they discuss the possibilities offered by the software.

Nees Jan van Eck and Ludo Waltman • July 16, 2021

Visualising quantitative data with VOSviewer will widen your research projects

VOSviewer is a well-known and widely used software tool visualising quantitative data. Learning to use all VOSviewer’s features through guided instruction was an exceptional and new experience for us. In this post, we share some of our recent experiences in mastering our science mapping skills.

Eleonora Dagiene and Qianqian Xie • March 08, 2021

COVID-19 research in the news: Visualizing the sentiment and topics in science news about the pandemic

Every day news outlets around the world play a central role in disseminating the latest COVID-19 research. In this post, we discuss the impact of COVID-19 findings on the news by applying state-of-the-art sentiment analysis and present some interesting preliminary results, stay tuned!

Márcia R. Ferreira, Bijan Ranjbar-Sahraei and Rodrigo Costas • July 06, 2020

Exploring the COVID-19 discourse in “The Conversation”

The current pandemic has revealed a pressing demand for accessible and reliable science communication. Platforms such as “The Conversation” can help by enabling experts to communicate research to the public. Here, we explore the topics that became prevalent in this medium in the context of COVID-19.

Jonathan Dudek and Rodrigo Costas • June 02, 2020

Delineating COVID-19 and coronavirus research

Many initiatives are keeping track of research on COVID-19 and coronaviruses. These initiatives, while valuable because they allow for fast access to relevant research, pose the question of subject delineation. We analyse here one such initiative, the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19).

Giovanni Colavizza, Rodrigo Costas, Vincent Traag, Nees Jan van Eck, Thed van Leeuwen and Ludo Waltman • April 21, 2020

Mapping science using Microsoft Academic data

This blog post discusses the emergence of new data sources in the field of bibliometrics, and how to use them to map science.

Nees Jan van Eck and Ludo Waltman • October 28, 2019 • 2 comments

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