This book presents analysis and applications of self-organizing maps in various domains. The self-organizing map, first explained by Finnish scientist Teuvo Kohonen, can be used for a broad spectrum of fields and this book explains how the original self-organizing map along with its variants and extensions can be applied in diverse fields. These applications comprise of the examination of financial stability, the fault diagnosis of plants, the generation of well-composed heterogeneous teams and the application of the self-organizing map to atmospheric sciences.