
Figure 2: Scientific fields network in 2006.
Data
Pacs
– PACS
(Physics
and Astronomy Classification Scheme) network
available
here. For every paper that
appeared in Physical Review A, B, C, D, E, Letters and Special
Topics: Accelerators and Beams between 1977-2007, a link is included
between the APS PACS codes that are referenced in the paper.
References: M. Herrera, D.C. Roberts and N. Gulbahce, arxiv:0904.1234.
Using Cfinder, communities of scientific fields can be
identified using the PACS network. Nodes in the scientific
concept network shown on the right correspond to scientific
fields and edges between them signify the overlap between
the fields. The edge weights are correlated with the overlap
size. The node size is correlated with the size of the
community, hence the number of PACS codes contained
in the community.
Community structure shown in 1997 and 2006 with Cfinder, clique
number of 7 and paper lifetime of 2.5 years.
Data for the 1997 scientific fields network shown in Figure 1 with detailed
Data for the 2006 network shown in Figure 2 with detailed description.