A visualization of research in the US, generated in SCImago. It is the same (or similar) Java tool Mike Love used for his Genealogy of Influence Map. Compare to a more elaborate static map of science found by Luke/Mike. SCImago lets the user define the science catagory, country and type of visualization which is pretty cool.
A bubble graph of science field rank (x-axis H index) by cites per doc (y-axis). Medicine and biochem/molecular biology are the big green and olive points. Multidisciplinary studies is the small salmon colored point at the top right.
In addition to flashy visualizations, SCImago is a free journal ranking tool, that is sorely needed. I am currently using this function to pick a journal for my latest manuscript.
Here is an introduction to SCImago as posted on their website:
“The SCImago Journal & Country Rank is a portal that includes the journals and country scientific indicators developed from the information contained in the Scopus® database (Elsevier B.V.). These indicators can be used to assess and analyze scientific domains.
This platform takes its name from the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) indicator
, developed by SCImago from the widely known algorithm Google PageRank™. This indicator shows the visibility of the journals contained in the Scopus® database from 1996.”
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