Visualizing the marrow of science

  • Authors:

  • SCImago Group: Félix de Moya-Anegón;Benjamín Vargas-Quesada;Zaida Chinchilla-Rodríguez;Elena Corera-Álvarez;Francisco J. Munoz-Fernández;Victor Herrero-Solana

  • Affiliations:

  • University of Granada, Library and Information Science Faculty, 18071, Granada, Spain;University of Granada, Library and Information Science Faculty, 18071, Granada, Spain;University of Granada, Library and Information Science Faculty, 18071, Granada, Spain;University of Granada, Library and Information Science Faculty, 18071, Granada, Spain;University of Granada, Library and Information Science Faculty, 18071, Granada, Spain;University of Granada, Library and Information Science Faculty, 18071, Granada, Spain

  • Venue:
  • Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

This study proposes a new methodology that allows for the generation of scientograms of major scientific domains, constructed on the basis of cocitation of Institute of Scientific Information categories, and pruned using PathfinderNetwork, with a layout determined by algorithms of the spring-embedder type (Kamada–Kawai), then corroborated structurally by factor analysis. We present the complete scientogram of the world for the Year 2002. It integrates the natural sciences, the social sciences, and arts and humanities. Its basic structure and the essential relationships therein are revealed, allowing us to simultaneously analyze the macrostructure, microstructure, and marrow of worldwide scientific output. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.