Salīdzināt metodes

	VOSviewer palīdzības tematisko attīstības analīze	Zinātnes kartēšana
Nozare	Zinātnometrija	Bibliometrija
Saime	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Izcelsmes gads	2010–2011	2000s
Autors	Nees Jan van Eck & Ludo Waltman (VOSviewer); thematic evolution methodology associated with Cobo et al.	Katy Börner, Chaomei Chen, and others
Tips	Scientometric workflow / bibliometric visualization pipeline	Method
Pirmavots	van Eck, N. J., & Waltman, L. (2010). Software survey: VOSviewer, a computer program for bibliometric mapping. Scientometrics, 84(2), 523–538.	Börner, K., Chen, C., & Boyack, K. W. (2003). Visualizing knowledge domains. Annual Review of Information Science and Technology, 37, 179–255.
Citi nosaukumi	VOSviewer thematic mapping, keyword co-occurrence thematic evolution, science mapping thematic evolution, VOSviewer longitudinal thematic analysis	knowledge mapping, domain mapping, research landscape visualization
Saistītās	6	5
Kopsavilkums	VOSviewer-assisted thematic evolution analysis is a scientometric pipeline that uses the VOSviewer software to build keyword co-occurrence networks across chronological time slices of a bibliographic dataset, revealing how research themes emerge, converge, fragment, or disappear over time within a scientific field. By coupling VOSviewer's density-based clustering with period-by-period comparison, researchers obtain a visual and quantitative account of a field's intellectual trajectory.	Science mapping is a bibliometric visualization method that creates visual representations of research domains, showing the structure, development, and relationships of scientific fields. Using bibliographic data (citations, keywords, authors, journals), science mapping algorithms generate network diagrams where nodes represent documents, concepts, or authors and edges represent relationships (citation, collaboration, semantic similarity). The resulting maps make invisible intellectual structures visible, enabling researchers to understand field topology, identify emerging areas, and navigate disciplinary landscapes. Pioneered by Börner, Chen, and Boyack in the 2000s, science mapping has become a standard tool in research evaluation and strategic planning.