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JOURNAL OF INFORMETRICS
Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages 547-553Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2011.04.006
Keywords
Density map; Geographic information system; Geographical mapping; Highly cited paper; Spatial scientometrics
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Spatial scientometrics has attracted a lot of attention in the very recent past. The visualization methods (density maps) presented in this paper allow for an analysis revealing regions of excellence around the world using computer programs that are freely available. Based on Scopus and Web of Science data, field-specific and field-overlapping scientific excellence can be identified in broader regions (worldwide or for a specific continent) where high quality papers (highly cited papers or papers published in Nature or Science) were published. We used a geographic information system to produce our density maps. We also briefly discuss the use of Google Earth. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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