Cobo, M.J.; López-Herrera, A.G.; Herrera-Viedma, E.; … - In: Journal of Informetrics 5 (2011) 1, pp. 146-166
This paper presents an approach to analyze the thematic evolution of a given research field. This approach combines performance analysis and science mapping for detecting and visualizing conceptual subdomains (particular themes or general thematic areas). It allows us to quantify and visualize...