Research of Hotspots and Emerging Trends in Chinese Logistics Research (2003-2013): A Visualization Analysis in Citespace
Zhong-hua Yang, Lin Wang, Chen Xue · 2016
CiteSpace is visual document analysis software, by which performances and trends of certain disciplines can be displayed for a given period.Moreover, the evolution of a frontier research can be explored by such software as well.This research focuses on the visualization study in bibliographic databases by taking the logistics management studies as an example.Using the Chinese CNKI database, 864 publications were selected for analysis.With the frequency detection technology which is provided by CiteSpace, the hot research topics, frontiers and emerging trends can be explained visually in the logistics management field.