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orbit (LEO). (Lang TF, et al., Journal of Bone and
Mineral Research, 2004. Times Cited = 381)
The Microbe investigation implicated that the ...the science conducted on the
Hfq (RNA chaperone) protein acts as a major space station has had an impact
post-transcriptional regulator of Salmonella gene on 12 of the 13 primary disciplines
expression. (Sittka A, et al., Molecular Microbiology,
2007. Times Cited = 232) that comprise the base map of
The Astrovaktsina investigation showed that the all science...
localization of the V-antigen in Yersinia plays a crucial
role in the translocation process and its efficacy as the
main protective antigen against plague. (Mueller CA,
et al., Science, 2005. Times Cited = 231)
base map is the widely used disciplinary classification
The Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image (MAXI), in system and layout algorithm known as the University
coordination with the gamma-ray burst satellite Swift of California, San Diego (UCSD) Map of Science.
(USA), observed the instant that a massive black hole The UCSD Map of Science is a reference-standard,
swallowed a star located in the center of a galaxy, disciplinary classification system derived from articles
3.9 billion light-years away. This behavior had only been and citations contained in more than 25,000 journals
theorized before.This first-ever observation contributes
to a better understanding of the current state and carried by Thomson Reuters Web of Science and
Scopus. In the UCSD visualization, each article is
evolution of the universe. (Burrows DN, et al., Nature, located within a network of 554 subdisciplines, which
2011. Times Cited = 228)
are then aggregated into 13 primary disciplinary
classifications. Each colorful circle therefore represents
Interdisciplinary Impacts on Science a unique subdiscipline and is sized by how many
scientific articles are present within that subdiscipline.
The ISS Map of Science is a colorful visualization of the The UCSD Map of Science was originally produced in
spread of knowledge gained from ISS research across 2005 at the request of UCSD, and updated in 2012.
the many different disciplines of science. The underlying Its map and classification system are distributed under

The ISS Map of Science, showing the 12 different scientific disciplines in which space station research has
published scientific articles.
Image credit: NASA

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