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Bibliometric Analysis and Visualization

Data Sources

  • Dimensions:
    • a database of abstracts and citations
  • OpenAlex:
    • a bibliographic database of scholarly papers, authors, and institutions.
  • Web of Science (through Lakehead subscription)
    • Provides access to multiple databases and citation data for various disciplines.
    • Covers from 1900 to present.

Selected Software Tools

  • BiblioMaps / BiblioTools:
    • a set of python scripts to perform bibliometric analysis on bibliographic data.
    • free
  • Bibliometrix: 
    • a package for the R programming language for science mapping analysis.
    • free
  • CiteSpace:
    • a powerful software for visualizing and analyzing bibliometric data.
    • basic version (free); other versions (non-free)
  • ScientoPyUI:
    • ScientoPy is a open-source Python based scientometric analysis tool
    • free
  • VOSViewer
    • a software for visualizing and analyzing bibliometric data.
    • free

For a more comprehensive list of software tools, please check the following article entitled "Software tools for conducting bibliometric analysis in science: An up-to-date review"