Search Scopus

Visit NAU Library Scopus database

• • Must visit it through NAU library system.

  • Create a SCOPUS account with your NAU account, if you have not done so in other courses.

For Module 2 Optional Discussion

1. Click Search

2. Search your topic. EX: "Open Education Resources"

3. Select your search field. Generally, Article, Abstract, Keywords are relevant enough.

4. Click Search

• You can use "limit" to narrow down your search results if relevant.

Refine Search

• If relevant, use left panel to refine your search.

Select Articles

1. Click ALL to select all your search results

   • You can different search criteria to refine your search results if relevant

2. Click CSV export

Export Search Results

1. Click CSV Excel

2. Select the exported fields

3. Export

4. Save the file to your computer

VOSViewer

• Visit VOSViewer, a Bibliometric network analysis software

• Download VOSViewer OR

• Use VOSViewer Web Start online without installation

• The desktop version offers greater comprehensiveness compared to the limited functionality of the online version.

• If you use desktop one, you may need to download the newest Java Runtime Environment. 

1. Click Create

Choose Data Type

1. Select Create a map based on bibliographic data

2. Click Next>

Select File

1. Click Scopus

2. Select your downloaded Scopus CSV file

3. Click Next>

Choose method

1. Select Co-occurrence

2. Select one of available keywords method

3. 3. Click Next>

Choose Threshold

1. You can go with the default value based on your search results or your can refine your number of occurrence of a keyword

   • The smaller occurrences; the more keywords appear on your visualization vice versa

   • If not satisfied, you can come back to adjust the number.

2. Click Next>

Choose # of Keywords

1. You can go with the default value

   • The smaller number; the less keywords displayed on your visualization vice versa.

   • If not satisfied, you can come back to adjust the number.

2. Click Next>

Verify Keywords

1. Verify keywords to be displayed on your visualization

• Some journals are indexed differently; therefore, you may not see a lot keywords were extracted and displayed. If this is the case, consider broadening your Scopus search.

Network Visualization

• Large circle represents higher occurrence

• Different colors represents different clusters

Overlay Visualization

Density Visualization

Customize Visualization

• Use left panel to adjust and customize your visualization to your reflect your research contexts.

Cluster Visualization

Select any specific circle/keyword to view its network relationship topics

Cluster Visualization

Save Visualization

• Click Screenshot

• Save them to your computer

Save VOSViewer Map & Network

1. Click "Save"

2. Provide relevant names for map file and network file

3. Click "OK"

Optional Reading & Resources

I encourage you to learn more about VOSViewer if you have interests in bibliometric analysis.