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A unified approach to mapping and clustering of bibliometric networks

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  • Waltman, Ludo
  • van Eck, Nees Jan
  • Noyons, Ed C.M.

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In the analysis of bibliometric networks, researchers often use mapping and clustering techniques in a combined fashion. Typically, however, mapping and clustering techniques that are used together rely on very different ideas and assumptions. We propose a unified approach to mapping and clustering of bibliometric networks. We show that the VOS mapping technique and a weighted and parameterized variant of modularity-based clustering can both be derived from the same underlying principle. We illustrate our proposed approach by producing a combined mapping and clustering of the most frequently cited publications that appeared in the field of information science in the period 1999–2008.

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  • Waltman, Ludo & van Eck, Nees Jan & Noyons, Ed C.M., 2010. "A unified approach to mapping and clustering of bibliometric networks," Journal of Informetrics, Elsevier, vol. 4(4), pages 629-635.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:infome:v:4:y:2010:i:4:p:629-635
    DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2010.07.002
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