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Cathelijn J F Waaijer¹, Cornelis A van Bochove, Nees Jan van Eck

¹Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.

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This study maps editorial topics in Nature and Science using VOSviewer, revealing distinct journal focuses. Nature emphasizes internal science policy, while Science highlights scientists' political influence.

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Area of Science:

Bibliometrics
Science and Technology Policy
Scientific Communication

Background:

Bibliometric mapping is common for scientific articles but not non-specialist documents.
Editorials in Nature and Science reflect leading views on science, technology, and policy.
No prior mapping has been applied to the full texts of these influential editorials.

Purpose of the Study:

To apply bibliometric mapping to the full text of editorials from Nature and Science.
To chart the topics discussed in these editorials and identify differences between the journals.
To provide reliable information on the distribution of editorial topics and journal focus.

Main Methods:

Utilized VOSviewer mapping software to analyze the full text of editorials.
Constructed term and document maps to visualize topic clusters.
Validated document clustering through manual analysis of a sample of editorials.

Main Results:

Identified distinct topic clusters within the editorials.
Confirmed the homogeneity of clusters through manual verification.
Revealed that Nature focuses more on internal science policy, while Science emphasizes the political influence of scientists.

Conclusions:

Bibliometric mapping is a valid method for analyzing non-specialist scientific documents.
Nature and Science exhibit differing editorial priorities regarding science policy and scientists' roles.
The findings offer insights into the discourse of leading scientific journals on critical S&T issues.