Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping

Nees van Eck; Ludo Waltman

doi:10.1007/s11192-009-0146-3

Jump to Content

Scientometrics

Volume/Issue:: Volume 84: Issue 2

Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping

Authors:

Nees van Eck

Nees van Eck

Search for other papers by Nees van Eck in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed

and

Ludo Waltman

Ludo Waltman

Search for other papers by Ludo Waltman in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed

View More View Less

Pages:: 523–538

Online Publication Date:: 30 Dec 2009

Publication Date:: 01 Aug 2010

Article Category:: Research Article

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-009-0146-3

Keywords:: Bibliometric mapping; Science mapping; Visualization; VOSviewer; VOS; Journal co-citation analysis

Open access

Download PDF

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.

Save
Cite
Email this content

Share Link

Copy this link, or click below to email it to a friend
Email this content
or copy the link directly:

https://akjournals.com/view/journals/11192/84/2/article-p523.xml
The link was not copied. Your current browser may not support copying via this button.

Link copied successfully

Collapse
Expand

Scientometrics

Print ISSN:: 0138-9130

Online ISSN:: 1588-2861

To see the editorial board, please visit the website of Springer Nature.

Manuscript submission: http://www.editorialmanager.com/scim/

For subscription options, please visit the website of Springer Nature.

Scientometrics
Language	English
Size	B5
Year of Foundation	1978
Volumes per Year	1
Issues per Year	12
Founder	Akadémiai Kiadó
Founder's Address	H-1117 Budapest, Hungary 1516 Budapest, PO Box 245.
Publisher	Akadémiai Kiadó Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Publisher's Address	H-1117 Budapest, Hungary 1516 Budapest, PO Box 245. CH-6330 Cham, Switzerland Gewerbestrasse 11.
Responsible Publisher	Chief Executive Officer, Akadémiai Kiadó
ISSN	0138-9130 (Print)
ISSN	1588-2861 (Online)