Analyzing evolution of research topics with NEViewer: a new method based on dynamic co-word networks

Scientometrics

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1253-1271

  Wang, Xiaoguang ^a   Cheng, Qikai ^a   Lu, Wei ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Co word analysis; Emerging trend detection; Network communities; Science mapping; Topic evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939898121     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: 15882861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-014-1347-y     Document Type: Article

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