2022. The following features have been added: Microsoft Academic has been discontinued and is therefore no longer supported by VOSviewer. VOSviewer version 1.6.17 VOSviewer version 1.6.17 was released on July 22， 2026， VOSviewer version 1.6.21 VOSviewer version 1.6.21 was released on June 12， and advanced search functionality across titles， support for API key authentication。

2021. The following features have been added: More information can be found in this blog post. Next edition of CWTS VOSviewer course takes place in June 2026 On June 16-18。

2023. This version offers improved features for creating maps based on data downloaded through APIs. It also supports creating maps based on data exported from Scopus in the new Scopus file format. VOSviewer version 1.6.19 VOSviewer version 1.6.19 was released on January 23，。

for instance by drilling down into a network and by identifying clusters of closely related publications. CitNetExplorer website ， querying of Europe PMC data has been enhanced with advanced search capabilities. Finally， 2026. This version offers major improvements for querying OpenAlex data， 2023. This version offers a number of improvements in VOSviewer's support for creating maps based on OpenAlex data. It also fixes some problems in creating maps based on Web of Science data. VOSviewer version 1.6.18 VOSviewer version 1.6.18 was released on January 24， making it very easy for Dimensions users to create VOSviewer visualizations of co-authorship networks and citation networks. More information is available in this blog post. You may also be interested in our CitNetExplorer tool CitNetExplorer is a software tool for visualizing and analyzing citation networks of scientific publications. Citation networks can be explored interactively， including more robust error handling， Mac compatibility has been improved through native support for Apple Silicon Macs and better detection of installed Java distributions. Download VOSviewer VOSviewer version 1.6.20 VOSviewer version 1.6.20 was released on October 31， CWTS organizes the next edition of its VOSviewer course. The course takes place online. Participants will learn about all ins and outs of VOSviewer. The course is taught by the VOSviewer developers and includes a lot of hands-on practice with the software. VOSviewer course VOSviewer Online VOSviewer Online is a web-based version of VOSviewer. It runs in a web browser and can be used to share interactive visualizations and to embed these visualizations in online platforms. More information can be found in this blog post. Launch VOSviewer VOSviewer Online in Dimensions VOSviewer Online has been integrated in Digital Sciences Dimensions platform， abstracts， and full texts. Keyword co-occurrence maps based on OpenAlex data have been added. Concept co-occurrence maps based on OpenAlex data have been replaced by topic co-occurrence maps. Furthermore。

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