[Air-L] Using internet for scholarly social research

Dear All I am planning to design an intensive course (internet for social research) that can help graduate students in their research work. What I really wanted to address is :: . Identifying gurus in the field ( with some kind of profiling ) Identification of key 'knowledge tribes' Identification of most influential readings Some tools to visually map agreements/ debates/ methodological preferences/ ( examples?) Parallel streams of research I found this forum/place as a very helpful resource . Thanks all ! Kind Regards, Muhammad Babur