How to Read a Visualization Research Paper: Extracting the Essentials.

Visualization PhD students or researchers starting a research project or initiating research on an unfamiliar topic often review the scientific literature about their research topic. This start-up phase involves wading through and reading scores, if not hundreds, of published research papers. Reading these papers and capturing their essential information is a challenge. Furthermore, the difficulty only increases over time as the publications' complexity and quantity increase. However, remembering all the details of what you've read isn't necessary. Several simple guidelines can help students and researchers read—that is, extract the essential, most important information from—visualization research papers. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]