Publications

• Aria, M. & Cuccurullo, C. (2026)
• Science Mapping Analysis – A primer with Biblioshiny. McGraw-Hill, ISBN: 978-88-386-2297-7.
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• Aria, M. & Cuccurullo, C. (2017)
   bibliometrix: An R-tool for comprehensive science mapping analysis, Journal of Informetrics, 11(4), pp 959-975, Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2017.08.007
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TALL: Text analysis for all–an interactive R-shiny application for exploring, modeling, and visualizing textual data. SoftwareX, 34, 102590. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2026.102590

Aria, M., D’Aniello, L., Misuraca, M., & Spano, M. (2026).
Rethinking Thematic Evolution in Science Mapping: An Integrated Framework for Longitudinal Analysis. arXiv preprint https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.06436.

Misuraca, M. (2026).
Text Mining in Bibliometrics and Science Mapping: A Methodological Review. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews; Computational Statistics, 18(2), e70066. https://doi.org/10.1002/wics.70066

Angelelli, M., Ciavolino, E., Ringle, C. M., Sarstedt, M., & Aria, M. (2025).
Conceptual structure and thematic evolution in partial least squares structural equation modeling research. Quality & Quantity, 59(3), 2753-2798. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-025-02071-4

• Aria, M., Cuccurullo, C., D’Aniello, L., Misuraca, M.,  Spano, M. (2024)
  
• Comparative science mapping: a novel conceptual structure analysis with metadata, Scientometrics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-024-05161-6
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Aria, M., D’Aniello, L., Grassia, M. G., Marino, M., Mazza, R., & Stavolo, A. (2024).
Mapping the evolution of gender dysphoria research: a comprehensive bibliometric study. Quality & Quantity, 58(6), 5351-5375. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-024-01902-0

D’Aniello, L., Robinson-Garcia, N., Aria, M., & Cuccurullo, C. (2024).
Decoding Knowledge Claims: The Evaluation of Scientific Publication Contributions through Semantic Analysis. arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.18646. 

• Ciavolino, E., Aria, M., Cheah, J. H., & Roldán, J. L. (2022).
  A tale of PLS Structural Equation Modelling: Episode I — A Bibliometrix Citation Analysis. Social Indicators Research, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-022-02994-7.
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• Belfiore, A., Cuccurullo, C., & Aria, M. (2022). 
• IoT in healthcare: A scientometric analysis. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 184, 122001. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.122001
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• Belfiore, A., Salatino, A., & Osborne, F. (2022)
  Characterising Research Areas in the field of AI. arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2205.13471

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• D’Aniello, L., Spano, M., Cuccurullo, C., & Aria, M. (2022).
• Academic Health Centers’ configurations, scientific productivity, and impact: insights from the Italian setting. Health Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.09.007
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• Belfiore, A., Scaletti, A., Lavorato, D., & Cuccurullo, C. (2022)
  The long process by which HTA became a paradigm: A longitudinal conceptual structure analysis. Health Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2022.12.006
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• Aria, M., Cuccurullo, C., D’Aniello, L., Misuraca, M., & Spano, M. (2022)
  Thematic Analysis as a New Culturomic Tool: The Social Media Coverage on COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy. Sustainability, 14(6), 3643, https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063643

• Aria M., Alterisio A., Scandurra A, Pinelli C., D’Aniello B, (2021)
  The scholar’s best friend: research trends in dog cognitive and behavioural studies, Animal Cognition. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-020-01448-2
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• Cuccurullo, C., Aria, M., & Sarto, F. (2016)
  Foundations and trends in performance management. A twenty-five years bibliometric analysis in business and public administration domains, Scientometrics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-016-1948-8
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• Sarto, F., Cuccurullo, C., & Aria, M. (2014)
  Exploring healthcare governance literature: systematic review and paths for future research. Mecosan https://doi.org/10.3280/MESA2014-091004

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• Cuccurullo, C., Aria, M., & Sarto, F. (2013)
  Twenty years of research on performance management in business and public administration domains. In Academy of Management Proceedings (Vol. 2013, No. 1, p. 14270). Academy of Management. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2013.14270abstract