Paper Info
Title
The detection of "hot regions" in the geography of science: A visualization approach by using density maps
Abstract
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.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1016/j.joi.2011.04.006
Journal of Informetrics
Keywords
Field
DocType
Density map,Geographic information system,Geographical mapping,Highly cited paper,Spatial scientometrics
Geographic information system,Data mining,World Wide Web,Visualization,Computer science,Scopus,Scientometrics,Excellence
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
5
4
1751-1577
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
20
1.05
9
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
lutz bornmann13124279.75
Ludo Waltman22236105.47