Description
The Map of Science is a visual representation of a network of 554 subdisciplines of science (grouped into 13 overarching disciplines) and their relationships to one another. Over top this visualization is drawn the result of mapping a dataset's journals to the underlying subdiscipline(s) those journals contain. Mapped subdisciplines are shown with size relative to the number matching journals and color from the discipline.
For more information on maps of science, see mapofscience.com and UCSD Map.
Recommendation
It is recommended to clean your journal names using Reconcile Journal Names algorithm before using this visualization algorithm.
Menu Path
Visualization > Topical > Map of Science via Journals
Input Parameters
Name | Description | Notes |
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Journal Column | A column of the input table that identifies a journal name on each row |
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Scaling Factor | An absolute scaling factor that will be multiplied through all subdiscipline circle sizes | Leave this set to the default value auto for automatic scaling |
Dataset Display Name | Any custom data description text you would like to include in the visualization |
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Simplified Layout? | If selected, a simpler visual configuration will be used | The simpler template contains only the visualization, footer, copyright info, and legend |
Show Export Window? | If selected, a graphics window showing the visualization will pop-up when the algorithm finishes running | You can use the export window to preview the visualization result and save it to a variety of output image formats |
Output
Name | Description |
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Journals Located | A table giving the number of occurrences of each journal in the input data that was successfully located on the map of science |
Journals Not Located | A table giving the number of occurrences of each journal in the input data that was not successfully located on the map of science |
Map of Science Visualization | The visualization as a PostScript file, suitable for viewing and printing |
Sample Visualizations
Standard Layout
Simplified Layout
Usage Hints
See Also
Attachments:
science map - laszlo barabasi - map.PNG (image/png)
science map - laszlo barabasi - list.PNG (image/png)
Simplified Layout - 2012-02-23.png (image/png)
Standard Layout - 2012-02-23.png (image/png)
Simplified Layout - 2012-02-23.pdf (application/pdf)
Standard Layout - 2012-02-23.pdf (application/pdf)
Map of Science - 2012-03-19 - Simplified.pdf (application/pdf)
Map of Science - 2012-03-19 - Standard.pdf (application/pdf)
Map of Science - Standard.pdf (application/pdf)
Map of Science - Simplified.pdf (application/pdf)