{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,3]],"date-time":"2026-05-03T03:29:25Z","timestamp":1777778965159,"version":"3.51.4"},"reference-count":68,"publisher":"SAGE Publications","issue":"2","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2011,11,16]],"date-time":"2011-11-16T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1321401600000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/page\/policies\/text-and-data-mining-license"}],"content-domain":{"domain":["journals.sagepub.com"],"crossmark-restriction":true},"short-container-title":["Information Visualization"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2012,4]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>This paper reviews the trajectory of three information visualization innovations: treemaps, cone trees, and hyperbolic trees. These three ideas were first published around the same time in the early 1990s, so we are able to track academic publications, patents, and trade press articles over almost two decades. We describe the early history of each approach, problems with data collection from differing sources, appropriate metrics, and strategies for visualizing these longitudinal data sets. This paper makes two contributions: (1) it offers the information visualization community a history of how certain ideas evolved, influenced others, and were adopted for widespread use and (2) it provides an example of how such scientometric trajectories of innovations can be gathered and visualized. Guidance for designers is offered, but these conjectures may also be useful to researchers, research managers, science policy analysts, and venture capitalists.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/1473871611424815","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,11,17]],"date-time":"2011-11-17T20:34:13Z","timestamp":1321562053000},"page":"87-105","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Innovation trajectories for information visualizations: Comparing treemaps, cone trees, and hyperbolic trees"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Ben","family":"Shneiderman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Computer Science and Human\u2013Computer Interaction Lab, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cody","family":"Dunne","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Computer Science and Human\u2013Computer Interaction Lab, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Puneet","family":"Sharma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Computer Science and Human\u2013Computer Interaction Lab, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ping","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Information Studies and Human\u2013Computer Interaction Lab, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2011,11,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-1473871611424815","volume-title":"Crossing the Chasm","author":"Moore GA","year":"1991"},{"key":"bibr2-1473871611424815","volume-title":"Managing the Flow of Information Technology","author":"Allen TJ","year":"1977"},{"key":"bibr3-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1145\/1378704.1378714"},{"key":"bibr4-1473871611424815","volume-title":"The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves","author":"Arthur B","year":"2009"},{"key":"bibr5-1473871611424815","volume-title":"The Evolution of Technology","author":"Basalla G","year":"1988"},{"key":"bibr6-1473871611424815","volume-title":"Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human\u2013Computer Interaction","author":"Shneiderman B","year":"2010","edition":"5"},{"key":"bibr7-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1145\/1168149.1168158"},{"key":"bibr8-1473871611424815","volume-title":"Diffusion of Innovations","author":"Rogers EM","year":"2003","edition":"5"},{"key":"bibr9-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/249008"},{"key":"bibr10-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/30036540"},{"key":"bibr11-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1109\/VISUAL.1991.175815"},{"key":"bibr12-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1145\/102377.115768"},{"key":"bibr13-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978-3-7091-6783-0_4"},{"key":"bibr14-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1145\/632716.632834"},{"key":"bibr15-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1145\/571647.571649"},{"key":"bibr16-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/www.cs.umd.edu\/hcil\/treemap-history\/"},{"key":"bibr17-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1145\/255950.153577"},{"key":"bibr18-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1145\/108844.108883"},{"key":"bibr19-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1145\/192426.192430"},{"key":"bibr20-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1145\/223904.223956"},{"key":"bibr21-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/www.sigchi.org\/chi95\/proceedings\/papers\/jl_bdy.htm"},{"key":"bibr22-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1145\/953349.953350"},{"key":"bibr23-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1109\/VISUAL.1992.235217"},{"key":"bibr24-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1006\/ijhc.2000.0420"},{"key":"bibr25-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/www.win.tue.nl\/sequoiaview"},{"key":"bibr26-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/www.smartmoney.com\/marketmap"},{"key":"bibr27-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/www.newsmap.jp"},{"key":"bibr28-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/www.news.slashdot.org\/article.pl?sid=04\/03\/31\/2332203"},{"key":"bibr29-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/manyeyes.alphaworks.ibm.com"},{"key":"bibr30-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_Treemapping_Software"},{"key":"bibr31-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1109\/INFVIS.1995.528689"},{"key":"bibr32-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978-1-4471-0515-2_28"},{"key":"bibr33-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1eO1pgTVu-g"},{"key":"bibr34-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pwpze3RF55oandhttp:\/\/www.sigchi.org\/chi96\/proceedings\/videos\/Lamping\/hb-video.html"},{"key":"bibr35-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/www.sap.com\/solutions\/sapbusinessobjects\/large\/business-intelligence\/dashboard-visualization\/advanced-visualization\/index.epx"},{"key":"bibr36-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hyperbolic_tree"},{"key":"bibr37-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/ucjeps.berkeley.edu\/map2.html"},{"key":"bibr38-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/hypergraph.sourceforge.net\/examples-general.html"},{"key":"bibr39-1473871611424815","unstructured":"Allen MM. The Hype Over Hyperbolic Browsers, ONLINE 26, 3 (May\/June 2002). 2002. http:\/\/www.onlinemag.net\/may02\/allen.htm"},{"key":"bibr40-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Mullet K, Fry C, Schiano D. On your marks, get set, browse! (The Great CHI\u201997 Browse Off). ACM CHI\u201997 Conference Extended Abstracts. New York: ACM Press, 1997; 113\u2013114. http:\/\/www.sigchi.org\/chi97\/proceedings\/panel\/kem.htm","DOI":"10.1145\/1120212.1120285"},{"key":"bibr41-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1145\/606658.606660"},{"key":"bibr42-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1109\/INFVIS.2002.1173148"},{"key":"bibr43-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.dss.2004.02.006"},{"key":"bibr44-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1145\/1456650.1456652"},{"key":"bibr45-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1145\/1518701.1518810"},{"key":"bibr46-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/portal.acm.org (subscription required)."},{"key":"bibr47-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/patft.uspto.gov"},{"key":"bibr48-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/www.lexisnexis.com\/us\/lnacademic (subscription required)."},{"key":"bibr49-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0165551504042802"},{"key":"bibr50-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/asi.10226"},{"key":"bibr51-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/aris.2008.1440420113"},{"key":"bibr52-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/asi.10227"},{"key":"bibr53-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Henry N, Goodell H, Elmqvist N, Fekete J-D. 20 years of four HCI conferences: A visual exploration. Int J Hum Comput Interact 2007; 23(3): 239\u2013285. http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1080\/10447310701702402","DOI":"10.1080\/10447310701702402"},{"key":"bibr54-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/asi.20317"},{"key":"bibr55-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/asi.21309"},{"key":"bibr56-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijhcs.2005.09.004"},{"key":"bibr57-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/asi.21160"},{"key":"bibr58-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2307\/20650324"},{"issue":"1","key":"bibr59-1473871611424815","first-page":"1","volume":"10","author":"Wang P","year":"2009","journal-title":"J Assoc Inform Syst"},{"key":"bibr60-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.infoandorg.2007.02.001"},{"key":"bibr61-1473871611424815","volume-title":"Mastering the Hype Cycle: How to Choose the Right Innovation at the Right Time","author":"Fenn J","year":"2008"},{"key":"bibr62-1473871611424815","unstructured":"Computer Science and Telecommunications Board. Innovation in Information Technology. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2003. http:\/\/www.nap.edu\/catalog.php?record_id=10795. ISBN-10: 0-309-09029-6."},{"key":"bibr63-1473871611424815","unstructured":"www.ipwatchdog.com\/2009\/04\/22\/uspto-backlog-patent-pendency-out-of-control\/id=2848"},{"key":"bibr64-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1109\/TVCG.2007.70540"},{"key":"bibr65-1473871611424815","volume-title":"Smart World: Breakthrough Creativity and the New Science of Ideas","author":"Ogle R","year":"2007"},{"key":"bibr66-1473871611424815","unstructured":"http:\/\/www.ramanarao.com\/informationflow\/archive\/2003-02.html"},{"key":"bibr67-1473871611424815","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1109\/MCG.2003.1242376"},{"key":"bibr68-1473871611424815","unstructured":"Shneiderman B., Declaration in Apple vs. Microsoft\/Hewlett-Packard, In Sparks of Innovation in Human-Computer Interaction (Shneiderman B., editor), Ablex Publishers, Norwood, NJ (1993), 355\u2013361."}],"container-title":["Information Visualization"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/1473871611424815","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full-xml\/10.1177\/1473871611424815","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/pdf\/10.1177\/1473871611424815","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,29]],"date-time":"2026-04-29T19:21:04Z","timestamp":1777490464000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/1473871611424815"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2011,11,16]]},"references-count":68,"journal-issue":{"issue":"2","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2012,4]]}},"alternative-id":["10.1177\/1473871611424815"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/1473871611424815","relation":{},"ISSN":["1473-8716","1473-8724"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1473-8716","type":"print"},{"value":"1473-8724","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2011,11,16]]}}}