Data Visualization by Alluvial Diagrams for Bibliometric Reports, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
Andy Wai Kan Yeung · Current Science · 2018
Alluvial diagram is a type of flow diagram traditionally used to illustrate the temporal changes in a network composition.However, alluvial diagram can also be utilized as a graphical summary of the demographic data of studies included in a bibliometric report, systematic review or meta-analysis.Such a graphical summary enables readers to quickly discover data patterns and notice the relationships between adjacent data columns.The current study demonstrates such an application of the alluvial diagram and discusses how it facilitates readers to better comprehend the data presented.