Bibliometric maps of science are landscapes of scientific research fields created by
quantitative analysis of bibliographic data. In such maps the 'cities' are, for instance,
research topics. Topics with a strong cognitive relation are in each other's vicinity and
topics with a weak relation are distant from each other. These maps have several
domains of application. As a policy supportive tool they can be applied to overview
the structure of a research field and to monitor its evolution. This book contributes to
the development of this application of bibliometric maps.CWTSFSW - CWTS - Ou
