Clickstream Data Yields High-Resolution Maps of Science
PLoS ONEPublished 10 March 2009Open access
Johan Bollen, Herbert Van de Sompel, Aric Hagberg, Luís M. A. Bettencourt, Ryan Chute, Marko A. Rodriguez
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Map of science resulting from large-scale clickstream data provide a detailed, contemporary view of scientific activity and correct the underrepresentation of the social sciences and humanities that is commonly found in citation data.
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Maps of science resulting from large-scale clickstream data provide a detailed, contemporary view of scientific activity and correct the underrepresentation of the social sciences and humanities that is commonly found in citation data.
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