Visual languages: A graphical review. (October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Costagliola, Gennaro; De Rosa, Mattia; Fuccella, Vittorio; Perna, Stefano
• Is Part Of: Information visualization. Volume 17:Number 4(2018)
• Page Start: 335
• Page End: 350
• Publication Date: 2018-10
• Subjects: Visual languages -- graphical review -- knowledge domain visualization; Information visualization -- Periodicals; 006.605
• DOI: 10.1177/1473871617714520
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1473-8716

Abstract

We present a graphical review of the research on visual languages in the last 20 years. In particular, we gathered and analyzed the data about a set of publications in the field from 1995 to 2014. Visual techniques employed include graph-based visualization such as collaboration, co-citation, and co-word networks. We also adopted geographical views, alluvial diagrams, and timelined charts. The produced charts allowed us to have a deeper knowledge on the field of visual languages and on the scientific community working on it.