Visualizing the Structure of Science

• Main Authors: Vargas-Quesada, Benjamín (Author), Moya-Anegón, Félix de (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Philosophy and science.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Application software.; Computer Science.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Philosophy of Science.; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences.; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet).

Constructing a great map of the sciences has been a persistent dream since the Middle Ages. In modern times this need has become even more urgent because of the requirement to combine and link research in adjacent areas, often resulting in new disciplines such as bioinformatics and nanotechnologies....