CiteSpace

CiteSpace is a software tool designed to visualize and analyze trends in scientific literature. It helps researchers and scholars identify important themes, key authors, and emerging topics within a field by mapping out citations and co-citations from academic papers. By creating visual representations, it allows users to see connections between different studies and disciplines, making it easier to understand how knowledge evolves over time. Essentially, CiteSpace acts as a navigation tool through the complex landscape of academic research, highlighting significant developments and providing insights into the dynamics of scholarly communication.