Scientists need new ways to monitor the progress of science in the digital age, according to reports in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Science is the most interconnected of all human activities, they say, and requires a new series of maps to chart the changing scientific landscape. Knowledge has left books and libraries and is now changing more rapidly than ever before, say researchers. New ways of mapping science offer the prospect of new discoveries, they add.
Examples of this type pf mapping can be seen in my just updated posting on Research Browsers by clicking here or scrolling down on the links on the right side of my personal blog and click on Research Browsers.
