RESEARCH FRONT MAPS

Research fronts are clusters of highly cited papers and research front maps are diagrammatic representations of the co-citation links among the highly cited papers that comprise the cluster. Fronts are selected from the Research Fronts section of Essential Science Indicators^SM from Thomson Reuters which is updated every two months. Some maps also link to author commentaries for specific papers.

Each circle represents a highly cited paper whose bibliographic information is displayed when the user clicks on the circle. The solid lines between circles represent the strongest co-citation links for each paper (that is, indicating that the papers are frequently cited together); weaker links are indicated by dashed lines. Papers close to each other on the map are generally more highly co-cited. The most recent paper(s) are indicated in pink.

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Agricultural Sciences   ^
	ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF PLANT ESSENTIAL OILS; Top Topics, Aug. 2009
	GLOBAL CHILD HEALTH; Top Topics, Feb. 2009
	HEMODIALYSIS SURVIVAL; Top Topics, Apr. 2009
	SOY PROTEIN CONTAINING ISOFLAVONES; Fast Moving Fronts, Jul. 2008
Biology & Biochemistry    ^
	AUTOPHAGY; Special Topic of Autophagy, Jul. 2009
	BIOMASS PRETREATMENT AND LOW-COST CELLULOSIC ETHANOL; Top Topics, Oct. 2009
	EPIGENETIC GENE REGULATION; Special Topic of Epigenetics, Mar. 2009
	LIPID RAFTS; Fast Moving Fronts, May 2008
	MITOCHONDRIAL REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; Emerging Research Fronts, Apr. 2008
	MAGNETIC QUANTUM DOTS; Fast Moving Fronts, Nov. 2008
	OSTEOPOROSIS; Special Topic of Osteoporosis, Dec. 2009
	OXYGEN-EVOLVING PHOTOSYSTEM; Special Topic of Photonic Crystals, Oct. 2008
	PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER SOURCE; Special Topic of Photonic Crystals, Oct. 2008
	VACCINES FOR TUBERCULOSIS, MALARIA & HIV; Special Topic of Tuberculosis, Jan. 2009
Chemistry    ^
	BIODIESEL PRODUCTION ; Special Topic of Biofuels, Aug. 2008
	DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE-4 INHIBITION TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES; Special Topic of Diabetes, Apr. 2009
	DIRECT ETHANOL FUEL CELLS; Special Topic of Biofuels, Aug. 2008
	ETHANOL BIOFUELS; Special Topic of Biofuels, Aug. 2008
	GOLD CATALYSIS; Fast Moving Fronts, Mar. 2010
	GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; Special Topic of Graphene, Dec. 2008
	HYDROGEN STORAGE; Fast Moving Fronts, Mar. 2009
	IRON-BASED LAYERED SUPERCONDUCTORS; Special Topic of High-Temperature Superconductors, (also Top Topic [Phy.]), Feb 2009
	MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; Special Topic of Mesoporous Materials, Jun. 2008
	MESOSTRUCTURED CRYSTALLINE THIN FILMS; Special Topic of Mesoporous Materials, Jun. 2008
	MITOCHONDRIAL REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; Emerging Research Fronts, Aug. 2008
	NEGATIVE METAMATERIALS; Special Topic of Photonic Crystals, Oct. 2008
	PERIODIC MESOPOROUS ORGANOSILICAS; Special Topic of Mesoporous Materials, Jun. 2008
	PORTABLE GENETIC ANALYSIS MICROSYSTEM; Special Topic of Astrochemistry, April 2008
Clinical Medicine   ^
	CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; Special Topic of COPD, Jan. 2010
	CONTROLLING MRSA IN HOSPITALS; Special Topic of MRSA, Mar. 2008
	DIABETIC NEUROPATHIC PAIN TREATMENT; Special Topic of Diabetes, Apr. 2009
	DRUG TREATMENT FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES; Special Topic of Diabetes, Apr. 2009
	EARLY RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; Special Topic of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Nov. 2008
	HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS; Special Topic of Human Papillomavirus, Jul. 2008
	INSULIN TREATMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES; Special Topic of Diabetes, Apr. 2009
	Metastatic Colorectal Cancer; Top Topics, Jun. 2008
	MRSA DRUG RESISTANCE; Special Topic of MRSA, Mar. 2008
	MRSA GENETICS; Special Topic of MRSA, Mar. 2008
	MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ; Special Topic of Multiple Sclerosis, Sep. 2008
	NOSOCOMIAL MRSA INFECTION; Emerging Research Fronts, Feb. 2008
	PARKINSON'S DISEASE; Top Topics, Dec. 2008
	RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE USE OF WHITE BLOOD CELL GROWTH FACTORS; Emerging Research Fronts, Aug. 2008
	RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS FOLLOWING RITUXIMAB TREATMENT; Special Topic of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Nov. 2008
	TUBERCULOSIS: DIAGNOSIS AND TESTS; Special Topic of Tuberculosis, Jan. 2009
	TYPE 2 DIABETES SUSCEPTIBILITY GENE; Special Topic of Diabetes, Apr. 2009
Computer Science   ^
	BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS; Special Topic of Face Recognition, Apr. 2009
	FACE RECOGNITION; Top Topics, Jun. 2008
	HAPLOTYPE TAG SNPS; Emerging Research Fronts, Apr. 2008
	HIGH-DIMENSIONAL LINEAR PREDICTOR AND LASSO SELECTION; Top Topics, Oct. 2009
	MACHINE LEARNING AND FACE RECOGNITION; Special Topic of Face Recognition, Apr. 2009
	OPTIMIZATION OF ANTENNA ARRAYS; Fast Moving Fronts, Mar. 2008
	PROTEIN SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION; Top Topics, Oct. 2008
	THE HIRSCH INDEX; Top Topics, Dec. 2008
Economics & Business   ^
	DIRECTION OF TRADE AGREEMENTS, OUTSOURCING & WAGES; Top Topics, Aug. 2008
	MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS ; Special Topic of Biofuels, Aug. 2008
	TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL; Top Topics, Aug. 2009
	WORK GROUP DIVERSITY; Top Topics, Jun. 2008
Engineering    ^
	COPPER OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS; Special Topic of High-Temperature Superconductors, Feb 2009
	FOSSIL ORGANIC BLACK CARBON ; Special Topic of Biofuels, Aug. 2008
	MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; Top Topics, Oct. 2008
	ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGY; Special Topic of Zircon Dating, Feb. 2008
	QUANTUM COMPUTING: SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM BITS (QUBITS); Special Topic of High-Temperature Superconductors, Feb 2009
Environment /Ecology   ^
	ADVANCED OXIDATION PROCESSES - Fast Moving Fronts, May 2008
	AIR POLLUTION AND HEALTH; Top Topics, Feb. 2009
	CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS MARINE FISHES; Special Topic of Climate Change, Nov. 2009
	CLIMATE CHANGE AND SPECIES DISTRIBUTIONS; Special Topic of Climate Change, Nov. 2009
	GLOBAL POTENTIAL BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION; Emerging Research Fronts, Jun. 2008
Geosciences    ^
	ARSENIC WATER POLLUTION; Top Topics, Apr. 2009
	CLIMATE CHANGE SIMULATIONS; Special Topic of Climate Change, Nov. 2009
	EARLY EOCENE GLOBAL WARMING EVENTS; Special Topic of Climate Change, Nov. 2009
	EXTRASOLAR PLANETS; Special Topic of Astrochemistry, April 2008
	THERMAL ANALYSIS & RAMAN SPECTROSCOPIC STUDY; Top Topics, Aug. 2008
Immunology    ^
	DENDRITIC CELLS; Fast Moving Fronts, Jul. 2008
	DENDRITIC CELLS; Top Topics, Jun. 2008
	MYELOID SUPPRESSOR CELLS IN CANCER; Top Topics, Feb. 2010
Materials Science   ^
	HIGH-Q PHOTONIC CRYSTAL NANOCAVITIES; Special Topic of Photonic Crystals, Oct. 2008
	MAGNESIUM ALLOY SHEETS; Top Topics, Aug. 2009
	MAGNETIC VORTEX CORES; Emerging Research Fronts, Feb. 2008
	UNCONVENTIONAL COBALT OXIDE SUPERCONDUCTORS; Special Topic of High-Temperature Superconductors, Feb. 2009
Mathematics    ^
	COMPOSITION OPERATORS; Top Topics, Dec. 2009
Microbiology    ^
	HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS AND CERVICAL CANCER; Top Topics, Dec. 2009
	HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION; Top Topics, Apr. 2009
	METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; Top Topics, Aug. 2009
	PROBIOTICS AND ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; Special Topic of Probiotics, Feb. 2010
Molecular Biology & Genetics   ^
	ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA DNA METHYLATION; Special Topic of Epigenetics, Mar. 2009
	DNA AND RNA SEQUENCING; Top Topics, Apr. 2009
	SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; Fast Moving Fronts, Nov. 2008
Multidisciplinary    ^
	AGING OF HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; Top Topics, Feb. 2010 - multi
	FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; Top Topics, Oct. 2008
	IMAGING INTRACELLULAR FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; Top Topics, Oct. 2009
Neuroscience & Behavior   ^
	AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; Emerging Research Fronts, Jun. 2008
	KISSPEPTIN AND THE REGULATION OF REPRODUCTION; Top Topics, Jun. 2009
	MIGRAINES; Top Topics, Dec. 2009
	OPTICAL CONTROL OF NEURAL ACTIVITY; Top Topics, Feb. 2010
Pharmacology & Toxicology   ^
	ACUTE RENAL FAILURE; Top Topics, Dec. 2008
	ANTIMICROBIAL FOOD PACKAGING; Top Topics, Oct. 2009
	GENE DELIVERY SYSTEMS; Top Topics, Aug. 2009
	NEPHROGENIC SYSTEMIC FIBROSIS; Top Topics, Oct. 2008
	NOVEL DRUG DELIVERY PLATFORMS WITH DENDRIMERS; Top Topics, Jun. 2008
	THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF CURCUMIN; Fast Moving Fronts, Jul. 2008
Physics    ^
	BAGGER-LAMBERT THEORY; Emerging Research Fronts, Dec. 2008
	GRAPHENE DOPING; Fast Moving Fronts, Sep. 2008
	MULTILAYER GRAPHENE, Special Topic of Graphene, Dec. 2008
	PHASE CHANGE MEMORY MATERIALS - Corporate Research Fronts
	PHOTONIC DEVICES; Corporate Research Fronts, May 2009
	THIN-FILM ORGANIC SOLAR CELLS; Emerging Research Fronts, April 2008
	QUANTUM HALL EFFECT IN GRAPHENE; Special Topic of Graphene, Dec. 2008
Plant & Animal Science  ^
	ARABIDOPSIS GENES; Top Topics, Oct. 2008
	ASPERGILLUS NATURAL PRODUCTS; Top Topics, Aug. 2009
	EVOLUTION OF COOPERATION IN SOCIAL NETWORKS; Top Topics, Feb. 2010
	HEAD BLIGHT; Special Topic of Mycotoxins, May 2008
	LIGHT HARVESTING IN PLANTS; Top Topics, Jun. 2009
	MYCOTOXINS; Special Topic of Mycotoxins, May 2008
Psychiatry/Psychology   ^
	COLLEGE STUDENT DRINKING; Fast Moving Fronts, Mar. 2008
	DEPRESSION CARE; Top Topics, Jun. 2008
	MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) ANALYSES FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA &  MOOD DISORDERS; Top Topics, Aug. 2008
	MILITARY RELATED POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; Top Topics, Dec. 2008
	NEURONAL OSCILLATIONS IN THE CORTEX; Top Topics, Feb. 2010
	OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; Fast Moving Fronts, Mar. 2009
Social Science, general   ^
	ARCHAEOLOGICAL DATING OF HUMAN ORIGINS; Top Topics, Apr. 2009
	COLLEGE ALCOHOL MISUSE; Special Topic of Underage/College Drinking, Nov. 2008
	PREVALENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER; Top Topics, Jun. 2008
	SCHOLARLY USE OF THE WORLD WIDE WEB; Top Topics, Aug. 2008
Space Science  ^
	BLACK HOLE TUNNELING; Top Topics, Dec. 2009
	DARK ENERGY AND THE COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT; Top Topics, Jun. 2009
	DARK MATTER SEARCH; Top Topics, Oct. 2009
	GALACTIC MAGNETIC FIELDS; Top Topics, Dec. 2008
	GALAXY FORMATION AND EVOLUTION; Top Topics, Feb. 2010
	LAYERED SUPERCONDUCTORS; Emerging Research Fronts, Dec. 2008
	THE BIG BANG; Top Topics, Apr. 2009
Maps of Science  ^
	Chemistry; Jul. 2009
	Geosciences; Aug. 2009
	Global Climate and Ecosystems; Jan. 2010
	Global Map of Science; Mar. 2010
	Global Map of Science; Nov. 2009
	Global Map of Science; Sep. 2009
	Nanoscience; Oct. 2009
	Physics; Feb. 2010
	Physics; Jun. 2009