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Co-authorship networks, citation-based 329 networks, and co-occurrence networks can be created based on data 330 downloaded from Web of Science, Scopus, Dimensions, and Lens. 331 Co-authorship networks and co-occurrence networks can also be 332 created based on PubMed data. 333 </li> 334 <li> 335 <div> 336 <strong>Crossref, Europe PMC, and OpenAlex</strong>. Networks 337 can also be created based on data retrieved through the APIs of 338 Crossref, Europe PMC, and OpenAlex. These APIs can be queried 339 interactively in VOSviewer. 340 </div> 341 </li> 342 <li> 343 <div> 344 <strong>Semantic Scholar, OpenCitations, and WikiData</strong>. 345 For a given set of DOIs, networks can also be created based on 346 data retrieved through the APIs of Semantic Scholar, 347 OpenCitations, and WikiData. 348 </div> 349 </li> 350 </ul> 351 352 </div> 353 </div> 354 </div> 355 <div class="setcontainer setstyle13 nomobile"> 356 <div class="set " data-style="setstyle13" data-set="22"> 357 358 <div class="element contentmenucontainer " data-element="Content menu" 359 style="position: absolute;"> 360 <nav class="contentmenu"><a class="parentpage" href="features">Features</a> 361 <ul> 362 <li data-mlvl="1" class="active"> 363 <a class="mid" data-type="menu" data-id="102" 364 href="features.html" title="Highlights">Highlights</a> 365 <ul> 366 <li class="active down"><a data-anchor="data" 367 href="#data">Data</a></li> 368 <li class="down"><a data-anchor="visualization" 369 href="#visualization">Visualization</a></li> 370 <li class="down"><a data-anchor="techniques" 371 href="#techniques">Techniques</a></li> 372 </ul> 373 </li> 374 <li data-mlvl="1"> 375 <a class="mid" data-type="menu" data-id="87" 376 href="screenshots.html" title="Screenshots">Screenshots</a> 377 </li> 378 <li data-mlvl="1"> 379 <a class="mid" data-type="menu" data-id="82" 380 href="examples.html" title="Examples">Examples</a> 381 </li> 382 </ul> 383 </nav> 384 </div> 385 </div> 386 </div> 387 </div> 388 <div class="row "> 389 <div class="setcontainer setstyle23"> 390 <div class="set " data-style="setstyle23" data-set="46"> 391 <a class="anchortarget" data-anchortarget="visualization" 392 name="Visualization"></a> 393 <div class="element " data-element="(element)"> 394 <h3 class="head3"> 395 Visualization</h3> 396 <ul> 397 <li> 398 <strong>Zooming and scrolling</strong>. Visualizations of 399 bibliometric networks can be explored in full detail using zoom and 400 scroll functionality similar to for instance Google Maps. A smart 401 labeling algorithm prevents labels from overlapping each other. 402 </li> 403 <li> 404 <strong>Density and overlay visualizations</strong>. Density 405 visualizations provide a quick overview of the main areas in a 406 bibliometric network. Overlay visualizations can for instance be 407 used to show developments over time. 408 </li> 409 <li> 410 <strong>Screenshots</strong>. Screenshots of bibliometric network 411 visualizations can be created at a high resolution and can be saved 412 in many popular graphical file formats, both bitmap and vector 413 formats. 414 </li> 415 </ul> 416 417 </div> 418 </div> 419 </div> 420 </div> 421 <div class="row "> 422 <div class="setcontainer setstyle23"> 423 <div class="set " data-style="setstyle23" data-set="47"> 424 <a class="anchortarget" data-anchortarget="techniques" name="Techniques"></a> 425 <div class="element " data-element="(element)"> 426 <h3 class="head3"> 427 Techniques</h3> 428 <ul> 429 <li> 430 <strong>Advanced layout and clustering techniques</strong>. 431 State-of-the-art techniques for network layout and network 432 clustering are provided. Layout and clustering results can be 433 fine-tuned using various parameters. 434 </li> 435 <li> 436 <strong>Natural language processing techniques</strong>. Natural 437 language processing techniques are available for creating term 438 co-occurrence networks based on English-language textual data. 439 Relevant and non-relevant terms can be distinguished 440 algorithmically. 441 </li> 442 <li> 443 <strong>Creating bibliometric networks</strong>. A number of 444 advanced features are available for creating bibliometric networks 445 (e.g., co-authorship, bibliographic coupling, and co-citation 446 networks). For instance, the influence of publications with many 447 authors, many citations, or many references can be reduced using a 448 fractional counting approach. 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