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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"