Research Front Maps
Research Front Map Site-Wide Index Listed by Field
Research fronts are clusters of highly cited papers and research front maps are diagrammatic representations of the co-citation links among the highly cited papers that comprise the cluster.
Fronts are selected from the Research Fronts section of Essential Science IndicatorsSM from Clarivate which is updated every two months. Some maps also link to author commentaries for specific papers.
Each circle represents a highly cited paper whose bibliographic information is displayed when the user clicks on the circle. The solid lines between circles represent the strongest co-citation links for each paper (that is, indicating that the papers are frequently cited together); weaker links are indicated by dashed lines. Papers close to each other on the map are generally more highly co-cited. The most recent paper(s) are indicated in pink.
Research Front Maps are listed by chronologically by field in the tabs below. For best results when printing maps, use the "landscape orientation" option.
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Each field is listed alphabetically, and is assigned a number that corresponds with the tabs below.
- Clinical Medicine
- Immunology, Neuroscience & Behavior, Pharmacology & Toxicology
- Molecular Biology & Genetics, Microbiology, Multidisciplinary
- Biology & Biochemistry
- Plant & Animal Science, Agricultural Sciences
- Geosciences, Environment/ Ecology
- Chemistry
- Physics, Materials & Science, Space Science
- Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics
- Psychiatry/ Psychology,Economics & Business, Social Sciences,
general
Clinical Medicine
- PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; Top Topics, Jun. 2011
- ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE NEUROIMAGING; Special Topic of Alzheimer's Disease, Mar. 2011 (CLI)
- EARLY ALZHEIMER DISEASE; Special Topic of Alzheimer's Disease, Mar. 2011 (CLI)
- CELL CULTURE SYSTEMS; Top Topics, Dec. 2010
- INTERLEUKIN PRODUCING HELPER T CELLS AND INFLAMMATION; Top Topics, Apr. 2010
- GUT MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND OBESITY; Special Topic of Obesity, Apr. 2010
- CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; Special Topic of COPD, Jan. 2010
- DIABETIC NEUROPATHIC PAIN TREATMENT; Special Topic of Diabetes, Apr. 2009
- DRUG TREATMENT FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES; Special Topic of Diabetes, Apr. 2009
- INSULIN TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES; Special Topic of Diabetes, Apr. 2009
- TYPE 2 DIABETES SUSCEPTIBILITY GENE; Special Topic of Diabetes, Apr. 2009
- TUBERCULOSIS: DIAGNOSIS AND TESTS; Special Topic of Tuberculosis, Jan. 2009
- PARKINSON'S DISEASE; Top Topics, Dec. 2008
- EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ; Special Topic of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Nov. 2008
- RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS FOLLOWING RITUXIMAB TREATMENT; Special Topic of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Nov. 2008
- MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ; Special Topic of Multiple Sclerosis, Sep. 2008
- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE USE OF WHITE BLOOD CELL GROWTH FACTORS; Emerging Research Fronts, Aug. 2008
- HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS; Special Topic of Human Papillomavirus, Jul. 2008
- Metastatic Colorectal Cancer; Top Topics, Jun. 2008
- CONTROLLING MRSA IN HOSPITALS; Special Topic of MRSA, Mar. 2008
- MRSA DRUG RESISTANCE; Special Topic of MRSA, Mar. 2008
- MRSA GENETICS; Special Topic of MRSA, Mar. 2008
- NOSOCOMIAL MRSA INFECTION; Emerging Research Fronts, Feb. 2008
Immunology
- MYELOID SUPPRESSOR CELLS IN CANCER; Top Topics, Feb. 2010
- DENDRITIC CELLS ; Fast Moving Fronts, Jul. 2008
- DENDRITIC CELLS ; Top Topics, Jun. 2008
Neuroscience & Behavior
- TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX; Top Topics, Apr. 2011
- OPTICAL CONTROL OF NEURAL ACTIVITY; Top Topics, Feb. 2010
- MIGRAINES; Top Topics, Dec. 2009
- KISSPEPTIN AND THE REGULATION OF REPRODUCTION; Top Topics, Jun. 2009
- AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; Emerging Research Fronts, Jun. 2008
Pharmacology & Toxicology
- ANTIMICROBIAL FOOD PACKAGING; Top Topics, Oct. 2009
- GENE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; Top Topics, Aug. 2009
- ACUTE RENAL FAILURE; Top Topics, Dec. 2008
- NEPHROGENIC SYSTEMIC FIBROSIS; Top Topics, Oct. 2008
- THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF CURCUMIN ; Fast Moving Fronts, Jul. 2008
- NOVEL DRUG DELIVERY PLATFORMS WITH DENDRIMERS; Top Topics, Jun. 2008
Molecular Biology & Genetics
- DNA AND RNA SEQUENCING; Top Topics, Apr. 2009
- ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA DNA METHYLATION; Special Topic of Epigenetics, Mar. 2009
- SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; Fast Moving Fronts, Nov. 2008
Multidisciplinary
- AGING OF HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; Top Topics, Feb. 2010
- DNA AND RNA SEQUENCING; Top Topics, Apr. 2009
- FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; Top Topics, Oct. 2008
Microbiology
- PROBIOTICS AND ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; Special Topic of Probiotics, Feb. 2010
- HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AND CERVICAL CANCER; Top Topics, Dec. 2009
- METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; Top Topics, Aug. 2009
- HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION; Top Topics, Apr. 2009
Biology & Biochemistry
- ALZHEIMER'S BETA-AMYLOID FIBRILS; Special Topic of Alzheimer's Disease, Mar. 2011 (BIO)
- METABOLIC SYNDROME; Top Topics, Aug. 2010
- GENE SILENCING USING SMALL INTERFERING RNAS; Corporate Research Fronts, Apr. 2010
- OSTEOPOROSIS; Special Topic of Osteoporosis, Dec. 2009
- BIOMASS PRETREATMENT AND LOW-COST CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; Top Topics, Oct. 2009
- AUTOPHAGY; Special Topic of Autophagy, Jul. 2009
- EPIGENETIC GENE REGULATION; Special Topic of Epigenetics, Mar. 2009
- VACCINES FOR TUBERCULOSIS, MALARIA & HIV; Special Topic of Tuberculosis, Jan. 2009
- MAGNETIC QUANTUM DOTS; Fast Moving Fronts, Nov. 2008
- OXYGEN-EVOLVING PHOTOSYSTEM; Special Topic of Photonic Crystals, Oct. 2008
- PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER SOURCE; Special Topic of Photonic Crystals, Oct. 2008
- MITOCHONDRIAL REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; Emerging Research Fronts, Apr. 2008
- LIPID RAFTS; Fast Moving Fronts, May 2008
Plant & Animal Science
- EVOLUTION OF COOPERATION IN SOCIAL NETWORKS; Top Topics, Feb. 2010
- ASPERGILLUS NATURAL PRODUCTS; Top Topics, Aug. 2009
- LIGHT HARVESTING IN PLANTS; Top Topics, Jun. 2009
- ARABIDOPSIS GENES; Top Topics, Oct. 2008
- HEAD BLIGHT; Special Topic of Mycotoxins, May 2008
- MYCOTOXINS; Special Topic of Mycotoxins, May 2008
Agricultural Sciences
- PLANT EXTRACTS WITH ANTIOXIDANTS; Top Topics, Feb. 2011 (AGR)
- APPLYING GENOME-WIDE SELECTION; Top Topics, Apr. 2010
- ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF PLANT ESSENTIAL OILS; Top Topics, Aug. 2009
- HEMODIALYSIS SURVIVAL; Top Topics, Apr. 2009
- GLOBAL CHILD HEALTH; Top Topics, Feb. 2009
- SOY PROTEIN CONTAINING ISOFLAVONES; Fast Moving Fronts, Jul. 2008
Geosciences
- 2004 SUMATRA-ANDAMAN EARTHQUAKE; Special Topic of Earthquakes, May 2010
- CLIMATE CHANGE SIMULATIONS; Special Topic of Climate Change, Nov. 2009
- EARLY EOCENE GLOBAL WARMING EVENTS; Special Topic of Climate Change, Nov. 2009
- ARSENIC WATER POLLUTION; Top Topics, Apr. 2009
- THERMAL ANALYSIS & RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY; Top Topics, Aug. 2008
- EXTRASOLAR PLANETS; Special Topic of Astrochemistry, Apr. 2008
Environment/ Ecology
- BLACK CARBON ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; Top Topics, Feb. 2011 (ENV)
- BOREAL FOREST FIRES AND CLIMATE CHANGE; Top Topics, Apr. 2010
- CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS MARINE FISHES; Special Topic of Climate Change, Nov. 2009
- CLIMATE CHANGE AND SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS; Special Topic of Climate Change, Nov. 2009
- GLOBAL POTENTIAL BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION; Emerging Research Fronts, Jun. 2008
- ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES - Fast Moving Fronts, May 2008
- AIR POLLUTION AND HEALTH; Top Topics, Feb. 2009
Chemistry
- GOLD CATALYSIS; Fast Moving Fronts, Mar. 2010
- DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE-4 INHIBITION TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES; Special Topic of Diabetes, Apr. 2009
- HYDROGEN STORAGE; Fast Moving Fronts, Mar. 2009
- IRON-BASED LAYERED SUPERCONDUCTORS; Special Topic of High-Temperature Superconductors, (also Top Topic [Phy.]), Feb 2009
- GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; Special Topic of Graphene, Dec. 2008
- NEGATIVE METAMATERIALS; Special Topic of Photonic Crystals, Oct. 2008
- BIODIESEL PRODUCTION ; Special Topic of Biofuels, Aug. 2008
- DIRECT ETHANOL FUEL CELLS; Special Topic of Biofuels, Aug. 2008
- ETHANOL BIOFUELS; Special Topic of Biofuels, Aug. 2008
- MITOCHONDRIAL REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; Emerging Research Fronts, Aug. 2008
- MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; Special Topic of Mesoporous Materials, Jun. 2008
- MESOSTRUCTURED CRYSTALLINE THIN FILMS; Special Topic of Mesoporous Materials, Jun. 2008
- PERIODIC MESOPOROUS ORGANOSILICAS; Special Topic of Mesoporous Materials, Jun. 2008
- PORTABLE GENETIC ANALYSIS MICROSYSTEM; Special Topic of Astrochemistry, Apr. 2008
Physics
- QUANTUM CASCADE LAYERS; Top Topics, Jun. 2011
- GRAPHENE PHOTODETECTORS; Top Topics, Feb. 2011
- HADRON COLLIDERS ; Special Topic of Hadron Colliders, Nov. 2010
- DEEP FIELD SURVEYS OF GALAXIES; Top Topics, Aug. 2010
- PHOTONIC DEVICES; Corporate Research Fronts, May 2009
- BAGGER-LAMBERT THEORY; Emerging Research Fronts, Dec. 2008
- MULTILAYER GRAPHENE, Special Topic of Graphene, Dec. 2008
- QUANTUM HALL EFFECT IN GRAPHENE; Special Topic of Graphene, Dec. 2008
- GRAPHENE DOPING; Fast Moving Fronts, Sep. 2008
- THIN-FILM ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; Emerging Research Fronts, Apr. 2008
Materials & Science
- MAGNESIUM ALLOY SHEETS; Top Topics, Aug. 2009
- UNCONVENTIONAL COBALT OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS; Special Topic of High-Temperature Superconductors, Feb. 2009
- HIGH-Q PHOTONIC CRYSTAL NANOCAVITIES; Special Topic of Photonic Crystals, Oct. 2008
- MAGNETIC VORTEX CORES; Emerging Research Fronts, Feb. 2008
Space Science
- GALAXY FORMATION AND EVOLUTION; Top Topics, Feb. 2010
- BLACK HOLE TUNNELING; Top Topics, Dec. 2009
- DARK MATTER SEARCH; Top Topics, Oct. 2009
- DARK ENERGY AND THE COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT; Top Topics, Jun. 2009
- THE BIG BANG; Top Topics, Apr. 2009
- GALACTIC MAGNETIC FIELDS; Top Topics, Dec. 2008
- LAYERED SUPERCONDUCTORS; Emerging Research Fronts, Dec. 2008
Engineering
- PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; Top Topics, Apr. 2011
- COUPLED MATRIX EQUATIONS; Top Topics, Feb. 2011 (ENG)
- CARBON IONIC LIQUID ELECTRODE; Top Topics, Dec. 2010 (ENG)
- COPPER OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS; Special Topic of High-Temperature Superconductors, Feb. 2009
- QUANTUM COMPUTING: SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM BITS (QUBITS); Special Topic of High-Temperature Superconductors, Feb. 2009
- MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; Top Topics, Oct. 2008
- FOSSIL ORGANIC BLACK CARBON ; Special Topic of Biofuels, Aug. 2008
- ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY; Special Topic of Zircon Dating, Feb. 2008
Computer Science
- METABONOMICS AND METABOLITE PROFILING; Top Topics, Oct. 2010
- CHILDHOOD ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; Top Topics, Apr. 2010
- HIGH-DIMENSIONAL LINEAR PREDICTOR AND LASSO SELECTION; Top Topics, Oct. 2009
- BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS; Special Topic of Face Recognition, Apr. 2009
- MACHINE LEARNING AND FACE RECOGNITION; Special Topic of Face Recognition, Apr. 2009
- THE HIRSCH INDEX; Top Topics, Dec. 2008
- PROTEIN SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION; Top Topics, Oct. 2008
- FACE RECOGNITION; Top Topics, Jun. 2008
- HAPLOTYPE TAG SNPS; Emerging Research Fronts, Apr. 2008
- OPTIMIZATION OF ANTENNA ARRAYS; Fast Moving Fronts, Mar. 2008
Mathematics
- F-THEORY GUTS; Top Topics, Apr. 2011
- COPULA MODELING; Top Topics, Dec. 2010
- COMPOSITION OPERATORS; Top Topics, Dec. 2009
Psychiatry/ Psychology
- BIPOLAR I DISORDER; Top Topics, Jun. 2011
- AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; Top Topics, Apr. 2011
- NEURONAL OSCILLATIONS IN THE CORTEX; Top Topics, Feb. 2010
- OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; Fast Moving Fronts, Mar. 2009
- MILITARY RELATED POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; Top Topics, Dec. 2008
- MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) ANALYSES FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA & MOOD DISORDERS; Top Topics, Aug. 2008
- DEPRESSION CARE; Top Topics, Jun. 2008
- COLLEGE STUDENT DRINKING; Fast Moving Fronts, Mar. 2008
Economics & Business
- TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL; Top Topics, Aug. 2009
- DIRECTION OF TRADE AGREEMENTS, OUTSOURCING & WAGES; Top Topics, Aug. 2008
- MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS ; Special Topic of Biofuels, Aug. 2008
- WORK GROUP DIVERSITY; Top Topics, Jun. 2008
Social Sciences, general
- INCREASING CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS; Top Topics, Dec. 2010
- ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATING OF HUMAN ORIGINS; Top Topics, Apr. 2009
- COLLEGE ALCOHOL MISUSE; Special Topic of Underage/College Drinking, Nov. 2008
- SCHOLARLY USE OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB; Top Topics, Aug. 2008
- PREVALENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER; Top Topics, Jun. 2008
Maps of Science
- Global Map of Science; May. 2010
- Nanoscience; Apr. 2010
- Global Map of Science; Mar. 2010
- Physics; Feb. 2010
- Global Climate and Ecosystems; Jan. 2010
- Global Map of Science; Nov. 2009
- Nanoscience; Oct. 2009
- Global Map of Science; Sep. 2009
- Geosciences; Aug. 2009
- Chemistry; Jul. 2009
- Physics; Jun. 2009
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Featured Image
Phoenix Lander on Mars, from the
NASA Mars Collecton.
From the Special Topic of
Planetary
Exploration, Published May 2011.