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Title: Generation of large-scale maps of science and associated indicators.

Abstract

Over the past several years, techniques have been developed for clustering very large segments of the technical literature using sources such as Thomson ISI's Science Citation Index. The primary objective of this work has been to develop indicators of potential impact at the paper level to enhance planning and evaluation of research. These indicators can also be aggregated at different levels to enable profiling of departments, institutions, agencies, etc. Results of this work are presented as maps of science and technology with various overlays corresponding to the indicators associated with a particular search or question.

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  1. (SciTech Strategies, Inc., Berwyn, PA)
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Research Org.:
Sandia National Laboratories
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
875987
Report Number(s):
SAND2005-7538
TRN: US200604%%218
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PLANNING; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; MAPS; Visualization-Technique.; Science-Statistical methods.; Visualization.; Science-Information services.

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Klavans, Richard, and Boyack, Kevin W. Generation of large-scale maps of science and associated indicators.. United States: N. p., 2005. Web. doi:10.2172/875987.
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Klavans, Richard, & Boyack, Kevin W. Generation of large-scale maps of science and associated indicators.. United States. doi:10.2172/875987.
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abstractNote = {Over the past several years, techniques have been developed for clustering very large segments of the technical literature using sources such as Thomson ISI's Science Citation Index. The primary objective of this work has been to develop indicators of potential impact at the paper level to enhance planning and evaluation of research. These indicators can also be aggregated at different levels to enable profiling of departments, institutions, agencies, etc. Results of this work are presented as maps of science and technology with various overlays corresponding to the indicators associated with a particular search or question.},
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year = {Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2005},
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