Visualizing Science Using VOSviewer
VOSviewer, developed at Leiden University’s Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), is a highly popular software tool for mapping and visualizing science. The course Visualizing Science Using VOSviewer in our CWTS course program offers an in-depth introduction to VOSviewer. The next edition takes place in March 2025. This will be an online edition of the course.
Schedule
The next edition of the course takes place from March 18 to March 21, 2025. The course consists of four consecutive half-day sessions, which are scheduled from 13.30 to 17.30 CET.
Aim
The aim of this course is to give the participants a thorough introduction to science mapping, with a special emphasis on the VOSviewer software developed at CWTS. Participants are introduced into the main techniques for visualizing science. Special attention is paid to applications in a research evaluation and research management context. There are extensive possibilities for participants to practice with the VOSviewer software and to explore the functionality of the software in full detail. The course has an interactive format in which there is a lot of room for discussion and exchanging ideas.
Lectures
The lecturers of the course are Ludo Waltman and Nees Jan van Eck, who are the developers of the well-known VOSviewer and CitNetExplorer software tools. The lecturers are prominent researchers in the field of scientometrics. Their work on science mapping is widely recognized. The lecturers also have an extensive experience with the application of science mapping in a research evaluation and research management context.
Audience
The course is targeted at participants with a professional interest in bibliometrics and visualization of science. The course is most beneficial for participants that already have some basic knowledge on bibliometrics, for example knowledge obtained by participating in the course Bibliometric Data Sources and Indicators. There is room for at most 30 participants.
In this blog post, two participants in the 2021 edition of the course share their experiences.
Course program
The provisional course program (Central European Time) is provided below.
Day 1
| 13.30-15.00 | Introduction |
| 15.00-16.00 | Data collection |
| 16.00-17.30 | Co-authorship maps |
Day 2
| 13.30-14.30 | Co-authorship maps |
| 14.30-17.30 | Citation-based maps |
Day 3
| 13.30-14.30 | Citation-based maps |
| 14.30-17.30 | Term maps |
Day 4
| 13.30-14.30 | Term maps |
| 14.30-16.00 | Alternative data sources |
| 16.00-17.00 | Advanced topics |
| 17.00-17.30 | Wrap up |
Registration
To register for the course, please use this booking form. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis.
The general terms and conditions of CWTS BV are applicable.
Contact
For further information about this course please send us an email.