Visualizing query results to improve quality of subsequent searches

A computer-implemented method for improving the quality of subsequent searches, the method comprising:

• receiving a request from a user to perform a first search using one or more terms provided by said user;
• performing said first search using said one or more terms provided by said user;
• depicting a first representation of a first search result of said first search as a first area with terms of interest displayed outside said first area, wherein said first area comprises a bubble or a circle, wherein said terms of interest comprise one or more of the following:
• correlated terms in connection with said first search result, high frequency terms in connection with said first search result, synonyms of said one or more provided terms and facet values;
• performing a second search using said selected term of interest in response to receiving said selection of said term of interest;
• depicting a second representation of a second search result of said second search using said selected term of interest as a second area;
• and
• performing a third search forming a third search result by performing a logical operation on said one or more provided terms with said selected term of interest in response to said user performing an operation on said second area in connection with said first area.