Chinchilla-Rodriguez, Z; Vargas-Quesada, B; Hassan-Montero, Y; Gonzalez-Molina, A; Moya-Anegon, F. 2010. New approach to the visualization of international scientific collaboration. INFORMATION VISUALIZATION 9 (4): 277-287

[Eugene Garfield]

Chinchilla-Rodriguez, Z; Vargas-Quesada, B; Hassan-Montero, Y; Gonzalez-
Molina, A; Moya-Anegon, F. 2010. New approach to the visualization of 
international scientific collaboration. INFORMATION VISUALIZATION 9 (4): 277-
287.

Author Full Name(s): Chinchilla-Rodriguez, Zaida; Vargas-Quesada, Benjamin; 
Hassan-Montero, Yusef; Gonzalez-Molina, Antonio; Moya-Anegon, Felix
Language: English
Document Type: Article

Author Keywords: information visualization; international collaboration 
networks; impact factor; bibliometric indicators; research performance
KeyWords Plus: CO-AUTHORSHIP; SCIENCE; COOPERATION; UNIVERSITIES; 
INDICATORS; REFERENCES; CITATIONS; PATTERNS; GROWTH; INDEX

Abstract: In this study, visual representations are created in order to analyze 
different aspects of scientific collaboration at the international level. The main 
objective is to identify the international facet of research by following the flow 
of knowledge as expressed by the number of scientific publications, and then 
establishes the main geographical axes of output, showing the interrelationships 
of the domain, the intensity of these relations, and how the different types of 
collaboration are reflected in terms of visibility. Thus, the methodology has a 
twofold application, allowing us to detect significant differences that help 
characterize patterns of behaviour of a geographical system of output, along 
with the generation of representations that serve as interfaces for domain 
analysis and information retrieval. Information Visualization (2010) 9, 277-287. 
doi:10.1057/ivs.2009.31; published online 3 December 2009

Addresses: [Chinchilla-Rodriguez, Zaida; Moya-Anegon, Felix] CSIC, Inst Publ 
Goods & Policies IPP, SCImago Res Grp, Madrid 28037, Spain; [Vargas-Quesada, 
Benjamin; Hassan-Montero, Yusef; Gonzalez-Molina, Antonio] Univ Granada, 
CSIC, SCImago Res Grp, Dept Informat Sci, E-18071 Granada, Spain

Reprint Address: Chinchilla-Rodriguez, Z, CSIC, Inst Publ Goods & Policies IPP, 
SCImago Res Grp, C Albasanz 26-28, Madrid 28037, Spain.

ISSN: 1473-8716
DOI: 10.1057/ivs.2009.31
fulltext: http://www.palgrave-
journals.com/ivs/journal/v9/n4/full/ivs200931a.html