This Global Map of Science is based on research-front data for the
six-year period ending in December 2009. The map shows the major subject areas within fields linked together
in a network based on the same principles as our research-front maps showing
highly cited papers. To create a map of science, we start with all research
fronts in
Essential Science IndicatorsSM
from Thomson
Reuters, and compute the links between fronts based on how often they
are co-cited—that is, the frequency that current papers jointly cite two given
fronts. Successive applications of a clustering process then groups fronts into
larger aggregates. Each circle on the map represents a cluster or aggregate of
research fronts on a broad topic within that field. Annotations have been added
to this map which represent the main research themes. These appear as labels
attached to specific regions on the maps.
Additional information about Research Fronts.
Research Fronts
Label: 10 ZNO NANOTUBE BASED DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBE SUPPORTED PTRU ANODE; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL SOLAR CELL SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBE SCAFFOLD PHOTOGENERATED ELECTRON CAPTURE-TRANSPORT Discipline: Chemistry; Physics Level 2 Docs: 40 Tot. Cites: 113334; Uniq. Cites: 92808 Mean Year: 2005.90
Label: 122 HUMAN BREAST CANCER RESISTANCE PROTEIN; BREAST CANCER RESISTANCE PROTEIN (ABCG2) DRUG TRANSPORT ROLE; BREAST CANCER RESISTANCE PROTEIN (BCRP)/ABCG2 DRUG PUMP; EARLY BREAST CANCER PATIENTS Discipline: Clinical Medicine; Pharmacology & Toxicology Level 2 Docs: 4 Tot. Cites: 48305; Uniq. Cites: 45464 Mean Year: 2006.10
Label: 49 AU PLUS AU COLLISION HEAVY QUARK ENERGY LOSS; BLACK HOLE X-RAY BINARY JETS; AU PLUS AU COLLISION HIGH-P(T) CHARGED HADRON SUPPRESSION; ROOT S(NN) =200 GEV CENTRAL AU PLUS AU COLLISION DIJET DIRECT OBSERVATION Discipline: Physics; Space Science Level 2 Docs: 21 Tot. Cites: 49815; Uniq. Cites: 43098 Mean Year: 2006.40
Label: 50 PLASMACYTOID DENDRITIC CELLS PRIME IL-10-PRODUCING T REGULATORY CELLS; HUMAN CD4(+) CD25(+) REGULATORY T CELLS; TUMOR-SPECIFIC HUMAN CD4(+) REGULATORY T CELLS; CD4(+)CD25(+) HUMAN REGULATORY T CELLS INVIVO; HUMAN CD4(+)CD25(+) REGULATORY T CELLS Discipline: Immunology; Clinical Medicine Level 2 Docs: 16 Tot. Cites: 49851; Uniq. Cites: 41022 Mean Year: 2006.10
Label: 17 COMMUNITY CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL VERSION 3 (CCSM3); COMMUNITY CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL DIURNAL CYCLE-DEPICTION; GFDL'S CM2 GLOBAL COUPLED CLIMATE MODELS; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE-FOREST CARBON CLIMATE CHANGE FEEDBACK; EVALUATE CLIMATE CHANGE FEEDBACK PROCESSES Discipline: Geosciences; Environment/Ecology Level 2 Docs: 11 Tot. Cites: 28198; Uniq. Cites: 25184 Mean Year: 2006.30
Label: 99 SPECIES PHYLOGENY ESTIMATED GENE TREE DISTRIBUTION METHOD; SPECIES TREE ESTIMATION MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; MANAGEMENT UNIT IDENTIFICATION USING POPULATION GENETIC DATA; ESTIMATING SPECIES PHYLOGENY; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION DATA Discipline: Environment/Ecology; Biology & Biochemistry Level 2 Docs: 8 Tot. Cites: 16251; Uniq. Cites: 14676 Mean Year: 2006.10
Label: 95 PROTEIN FORCE FIELD MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; LONG-TIME PROTEIN FOLDING DYNAMICS; PROTEIN SIDE-CHAIN DYNAMICS; AB INITIO QUANTUM MECHANICS/MOLECULAR MECHANICS METHODS; GLOBAL DOWNHILL PROTEIN FOLDING Discipline: Chemistry; Biology & Biochemistry Level 2 Docs: 7 Tot. Cites: 12635; Uniq. Cites: 11774 Mean Year: 2006.30
Label: 19 IRON HYDROGENASE ACTIVE SITE MIMIC HOLDING; ASYMMETRIC IRON HYDROGENASE ACTIVE SITE MIMIC; GAS-PHASE INFRARED MULTIPLE PHOTON DISSOCIATION SPECTROSCOPY; INFRARED MULTIPHOTON DISSOCIATION SPECTROSCOPY; ACTIVE SITE IRON COMPLEX Discipline: Chemistry Level 2 Docs: 2 Tot. Cites: 6216; Uniq. Cites: 6121 Mean Year: 2005.80
Label: 105 IRON TRANSFERRIN REGULATES HEPCIDIN SYNTHESIS; HEPCIDIN REGULATES CELLULAR IRON EFFLUX; IRON REGULATORY HORMONE HEPCIDIN; IRON REGULATORY PROTEIN HEPCIDIN; HEPCIDIN INDUCES IRON RETENTION Discipline: Social Sciences, general Level 2 Docs: 2 Tot. Cites: 4914; Uniq. Cites: 4778 Mean Year: 2006.20
Label: 129 FIRST HEALTH INFORMATION NATIONAL TRENDS SURVEY; HEALTH INFORMATION NATIONAL TRENDS SURVEY (HINTS); OFFLINE HEALTH INFORMATION SEEKERS; OBTAIN HEALTH INFORMATION; HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS Discipline: Social Sciences, general Level 2 Docs: 4 Tot. Cites: 1850; Uniq. Cites: 1769 Mean Year: 2005.80
Label: 219 BREAST CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVING ADJUVANT TAMOXIFEN THERAPY; JAPANESE BREAST CANCER PATIENTS TREATED; ADJUVANT BREAST CANCER TREATMENT; BREAST CANCER TREATMENT OUTCOME; COLORECTAL CANCER PATIENTS TREATED Discipline: Pharmacology & Toxicology Level 2 Docs: 2 Tot. Cites: 1566; Uniq. Cites: 1527 Mean Year: 2005.10
Label: 161 LIFE COURSE SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; 23 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; 22 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; 11 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; LIFE COURSE APPROACH Discipline: Economics & Business Level 2 Docs: 2 Tot. Cites: 1083; Uniq. Cites: 1056 Mean Year: 2005.60
Label: 120 EVIDENCE-BASED PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE; QUERI PROCESS; HEALTH PROFESSIONS Discipline: Social Sciences, general Level 2 Docs: 2 Tot. Cites: 937; Uniq. Cites: 918 Mean Year: 2006.60
Label: 187 US HEALTH CARE SPENDING; FOSTERING ACCOUNTABLE HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS; ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION CREATION EXTENDED HOSPITAL MEDICAL STAFF; NATIONAL HEALTH SPENDING Discipline: Social Sciences, general Level 2 Docs: 2 Tot. Cites: 482; Uniq. Cites: 477 Mean Year: 2007.10