[CAnet - news] World's first real time map of science activity may predict scientific innovation

"Bill St. Arnaud" <[email protected]> Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:17:05 -0400
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[From International Science Grid this week-BSA]

 

http://www.isgtw.org/?pid=1001700

 

Scientists at Los Alamos <http://www.lanl.gov/>  National Laboratory (LANL)
in New Mexico have produced what they call the world's first "Map of Science
<http://www.lanl.gov/news/albums/science/PLOSMapOfScience.jpg> " - a
high-resolution graphic depiction of the virtual trails scientists leave
behind whenever they retrieve information from online services.

The research, led by Johan Bollen of LANL, and his colleagues at the Santa
Fe Institute <http://www.santafe.edu/> , collected usage-log data gathered
from a variety of publishers, aggregators, and universities from 2006 to
2008. Their collection totaled nearly 1 billion requests for online
information. Because scientists usually read articles in online form well
before they can be cited in print, usage data reveal scientific activity
nearly in real-time, the map's creators say.

"This research will be a crucial component of future efforts to study and
predict scientific innovation, as well novel methods to determine the true
impact of articles and journals," Bollen said to the Public Library of
Science
<http://www.lanl.gov/news/index.php/fuseaction/home.story/story_id/15960> .

 

 

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<p class=3DMsoPlainText>&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoPlainText><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal>[From International Science Grid this =
week&#8212;BSA]<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><a =
href=3D"http://www.isgtw.org/?pid=3D1001700">http://www.isgtw.org/?pid=3D=
1001700</a><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p>Scientists at <a href=3D"http://www.lanl.gov/" target=3D"_blank">Los =
Alamos
National Laboratory</a> (LANL) in New Mexico have produced what they =
call the
world's first &quot;<a
href=3D"http://www.lanl.gov/news/albums/science/PLOSMapOfScience.jpg"
target=3D"_blank">Map of Science</a>&quot; &#8212; a high-resolution =
graphic
depiction of the virtual trails scientists leave behind whenever they =
retrieve
information from online services.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p>The research, led by Johan Bollen of LANL, and his colleagues at the =
<a
href=3D"http://www.santafe.edu/" target=3D"_blank">Santa Fe =
Institute</a>,
collected usage-log data gathered from a variety of publishers, =
aggregators,
and universities from 2006 to 2008. Their collection totaled nearly 1 =
billion
requests for online information. Because scientists usually read =
articles in
online form well before they can be cited in print, usage data reveal
scientific activity nearly in real-time, the map's creators =
say.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p>&#8220;This research will be a crucial component of future efforts to =
study
and predict scientific innovation, as well novel methods to determine =
the true
impact of articles and journals,&#8221; Bollen said to the <a
href=3D"http://www.lanl.gov/news/index.php/fuseaction/home.story/story_id=
/15960"
target=3D"_blank">Public Library of Science</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>

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