Citation Map from Web of Science

Type: Citation Map
Topics: impact of a research paper over diverse multidisciplinary subject fields
Data Source: Web of Science
Visualization Tool: Web of Science Citation Map

Notes: 

• The central node is one specific article from a researcher of interest. 
• The forward nodes (those linked to the central node) are papers that cited the central node article. 
• The nodes are labeled based on their research subject. Research subjects are assigned by Web of Science to individual articles from a controlled list. They are only assigned to full records. 
• The nodes are colored based on their research subject. 
• The nodes are ordered based on their research subject.

What does this visualization show us?

•  Shows the impact of the paper over diverse multidisciplinary subject fields (i.e. this work was used in fields outside of cardiovascular medicine). 

According to Web of Science, other ways you can use the citation map are: 

• To see the impact of a paper over diverse multidisciplinary subject fields (see visualization above) (i.e. order nodes, color nodes, and set node text based on Research Subject)
• To see how widespread a paper has been distributed and read, (i.e. order nodes, color nodes, and set node text based on Country)
• To see which institutions cited and were cited by the target paper (i.e. order nodes, color nodes, and set node text based on Institution) 

For more information on the Web of Science Citation Map: http://images.webofknowledge.com/WOKRS5132R4.2/help/WOS/hp_full_record.html