diff --git a/productMods/js/visualization/mapofscience/ComparisonScimapWidget.js b/productMods/js/visualization/mapofscience/ComparisonScimapWidget.js
index c699fa0c..2b1f172f 100644
--- a/productMods/js/visualization/mapofscience/ComparisonScimapWidget.js
+++ b/productMods/js/visualization/mapofscience/ComparisonScimapWidget.js
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ var ComparisonScimapWidget = Class.extend({
 		if (compositeManager) {
 			var length = compositeManager.length();
 			var slider = this.sliderControl;
+			slider.setTypeString("subdisciplines");
 			slider.setMin(Math.min(1, length));
 			slider.setMax(length);
 			slider.setValue(length);
diff --git a/productMods/js/visualization/mapofscience/ControlPanel.js b/productMods/js/visualization/mapofscience/ControlPanel.js
index 1d066ac8..e5bf80d1 100644
--- a/productMods/js/visualization/mapofscience/ControlPanel.js
+++ b/productMods/js/visualization/mapofscience/ControlPanel.js
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ var SliderControlPanel = ControlPanel.extend({
 	},
 	initSlider: function() {
 		var me = this;
+		me.typeString = "";
 		var label = $("<div />").width(150).css("font-size", "75%").css("text-align", "center").text("");
 		var slider = $("<div />").width(150).css("font-size","60%");
 		slider.slider({
@@ -90,8 +91,11 @@ var SliderControlPanel = ControlPanel.extend({
 		});
 		this._setLabel(value);
 	},
+	setTypeString: function(typeString) {
+		this.typeString = typeString;
+	},
 	_setLabel: function(value) {
-		var labelText = "Top " + value + " disciplines shown"
+		var labelText = "Top " + value + " " + this.typeString + " shown";
         this.labelDiv.text(labelText);
 	},
 	setChangeEventHandler: function(handlerFunc) {
diff --git a/productMods/js/visualization/mapofscience/ScimapWidget.js b/productMods/js/visualization/mapofscience/ScimapWidget.js
index f0fd524f..40772934 100644
--- a/productMods/js/visualization/mapofscience/ScimapWidget.js
+++ b/productMods/js/visualization/mapofscience/ScimapWidget.js
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ var ScimapWidget = Class.extend({
 		if (manager) {
 			var length = manager.length();
 			var slider = this.sliderControl;
+			if (this.getMarkerManager(SCIMAP_TYPE.DISCIPLINE) == manager) {
+				slider.setTypeString("disciplines");
+			} else {
+				slider.setTypeString("subdisciplines");
+			}
 			slider.setMin(Math.min(1, length));
 			slider.setMax(length);
 			slider.setValue(length);