#taxonomy


2024

blog  Unpacking OpenAlex topics classification.

Sep 2024

In this post I have taken a closer look at the classification of scientific disciplines in OpenAlex, a recently developed database of scientific works. The topics classification has been entirely generated computationally using a mix of citation clustering techniques and LLM-based labeling. The results, although not always so precise, are definitely worth exploring further.


2014

blog  How to visualize a big taxonomy within a single webpage?.

Aug 2014

Here's a couple more experiments aimed at representing visually a large taxonomy.


2013

blog  Creating useful classifications with taxonomies (part 1).

Jul 2013

Taxonomies and other classification schemes are omnipresent in Information Architecture. In this post I've tried to gather a few ideas on the topic, with the aim of clarifying the issue a little, and maybe help constructing more useful taxonomies. Comments and suggestions are welcome as usual!


blog  Messing around wih D3.js and hierarchical data.

Jun 2013

These days there are a lot of browser-oriented visualization toolkits, such d3.js or jit.js. They're great and easy to use, but how much do they scale when used with medium-large or very large datasets?