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Abstract

Ontologies are currently emerging as representation techniques for overlapping compatibility context domains. The continuing need for more effective information retrieval has lead to the creation of the notions of the semantic web and personalized information management. Subsequently, the need for effective ontology visualization for design, management and browsing has arisen. Several ontology visualization tools have come out to strengthen the users’ cognitive support. The primary goal of this paper is to present a survey on recently implemented ontology visualization tools and their contributions in the enrichment of users’ cognitive support. This work also presents the preliminary results of an evaluation of three visualization tools to determine the suitability of each method for end user applications where ontologies are used as browsing aids.

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    Sivakumar Ramakrishnan & Arivoli Vijayan

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Ramakrishnan, S., Vijayan, A. A study on development of cognitive support features in recent ontology visualization tools. Artif Intell Rev 41, 595–623 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-012-9326-2

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