Abstract
We introduce the design and applications of a few influential science mapping tools, namely CiteSpace, VOSviewer, and CitNetExplorer, such that one can utilize these freely available tools to study a scientific domain of interest. CiteSpace provides a variety of metrics and indicators concerning trends and patterns in scientific literature. Many of these metrics are explained further with illustrative examples from applications of CiteSpace. CiteSpace also includes extensions that are particularly made to generate examples in the book. Three examples of systematic scientometric reviews using CiteSpace are included to illustrate relevant concepts and analytic functions.
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Chen, C., Song, M. (2017). Science Mapping Tools and Applications. In: Representing Scientific Knowledge. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62543-0_3
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