What are newly emerged Topics?

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Newly emerged Topics represent areas of research that have seen a significant growth acceleration in recently published outputs, and citations and have attracted recent funding as determined by acknowledgement of grants in recent publications within the Topic.

In 2024 we launched next generation SciVal Topics and identified 70 Topics in the new set qualifying as newly emerged Topics. 

We look at a combination of the emergence potential (recent numbers of publications vs previous years), size of the Topic, citations and funding to classify a newly emerged Topic.

How can I identify a newly emerged Topic in SciVal?

• To view all newly emerged Topics:

  • Select 'World' entity and open Topics page available with an Overview subscription. 
  • Choose Topics option and then filter on 'Newly emerged Topics for 2024 worldwide', available in Table, Wheel and Scatter view.
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  • Go to this linkopens in new tab/window.
• To view the newly emerged Topics for an Institution or Researcher or other entity:

  • Select the entity of interest and open the Topics page available with an Overview subscription.
  • Choose Topics option and the filter on “Newly emerged Topics for 2024 worldwide”.
• Newly emerged Topics are highlighted in the Topics export:

  • Go to 'My SciVal'.
  • Select 'Topics & Topic Clusters' in the entity selection panel.
  • Click 'Download' – the newly emerged Topics are labelled as new.