An approach for detecting, quantifying, and visualizing the evolution of a research field: A practical application to the Fuzzy Sets Theory field

Journal of Informetrics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 146-166

  Cobo, M J ^a   Lopez Herrera A G ^a   Herrera Viedma, E ^a   Herrera, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bibliometric studies; Co word analysis; Fuzzy Sets Theory; H Index; Science mapping; Thematic evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650518205     PISSN: 17511577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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