Visualizing a field of research: A methodology of systematic scientometric reviews

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 14; no. 10; p. e0223994
• Main Authors: Chen, Chaomei, Song, Min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 31.10.2019; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Academic disciplines; Academic publications; Bibliometrics; Biology and Life Sciences; Citation analysis; Citations; Cocitation; Comparative literature; Comparative studies; Computer and Information Sciences; Computer applications; Computer Graphics; Data visualization; Datasets; Deep learning; Generic drugs; Indexing (Content analysis); Informatics; Information science; Information services; Mapping; Medical research; Methodology; Project management; Research and Analysis Methods; Researchers; Risk reduction; Scholarly communication; Scientometrics; Search methods; Subject specialists; South Korea

Systematic scientometric reviews, empowered by computational and visual analytic approaches, offer opportunities to improve the timeliness, accessibility, and reproducibility of studies of the literature of a field of research. On the other hand, effectively and adequately identifying the most repre...