bibliometrix: An R-tool for comprehensive science mapping analysis

Journal of Informetrics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 959-975

  Aria, Massimo ^a   Cuccurullo, Corrado ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bibliographic coupling; Bibliometrics; Co citation; R package; Science mapping; Workflow

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA FLOW ANALYSIS; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; OPEN SYSTEMS;

BIBLIOGRAPHIC COUPLINGS; BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS; BIBLIOMETRICS; COCITATION; MAPPING ANALYSIS; OPEN SOURCE TOOLS; WORK-FLOWS; WORKFLOW;

MAPPING;

EID: 85029313621     PISSN: 17511577     EISSN: 18755879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joi.2017.08.007     Document Type: Article

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