Category: Research profiling

  • Correlation of Betel Quid with Oral Cancer from 1998 to 2017 A Study Based on Bibliometric Analysis (full-text)

    Betel quid chewing has been a major risk factor for oral cancer (OC) in southern China. This study aimed to analyze the scientific publications on the relationship between betel quid chewing and OC and construct a model to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate pertinent publications from 1998 to 2017. The publications from 1998 to 2017 were…

  • Mapping the Healthcare Service Quality Domain: A Bibliometric Analysis (full-text)

    Quality in healthcare services has become a subject of study, acquiring a special connotation for both individual and collective health services. The aim of this study is to examine the scientific literature on healthcare service quality indexed in SCOPUS between 1994 and 2015. A bibliometric study was conducted using the SCOPUS database along with a…

  • Institutional shaping of research priorities: A case study on avian influenza

    Since outbreaks in 2003, avian influenza has received a considerable amount of funding and become a controversial science policy issue in various respects. Like in many other global and multidisciplinary societal problems fraught with high levels of uncertainty, a variety of perspectives have emerged over how to “tackle” avian influenza and public voices have expressed…

  • Changes in the structures and directions of destination management and marketing research: A bibliometric mapping study, 2005–2016

    The growing importance of destinations as loci for change in tourism systems has led to the recent accelerated growth of destination management and marketing (DMM) research. This paper conducts an integrated exploration of the structure and interconnections, and the dynamics of the recent growth of DMM research in terms of research fronts and trajectories. A…

  • Electromobility research in Germany and China: structural differences

    Electromobility (e-mobility) is applicable to issues from sustainable transportation to revolutionary driving behaviour. The wide-ranging influence of this concept calls for a shift toward an internationalization of e-mobility research in developed and developing countries alike. Germany and China, as the major exporters and volume producers in the automotive industry, have established the goal of becoming…

  • Analysis of an investment by a seed capital fund using a patento-scientometric approach: the case of probiotics technology for veterinary use

    This article examines the potential use of scientometric and patentometric indicators as a way to instrumentalise the process of selecting projects by seed capital funds. Academic interest in high-tech companies is growing due to their ability to contribute to economic and social development. Nevertheless, the literature and documented practice reveal a certain difficulty to evaluate…

  • Illuminating blind spots and skewness in leadership

    We explore the topic of leadership through a novel approach of analysing social science research literature called computer assisted research profiling (CARP) for ontological profiling. Our review revealed a domination by western approaches and perspectives, leading to some blind spots and skewness in understanding leadership processes, perspectives and research designs. There is a scope of…

  • Discovering and forecasting interactions in big data research: A learning-enhanced bibliometric study

    As one of the most impactful emerging technologies, big data analytics and its related applications are powering the development of information technologies and are significantly shaping thinking and behavior in today’s interconnected world. Exploring the technological evolution of big data research is an effective way to enhance technology management and create value for research and…

  • Can resources act as capabilities foundations? A bibliometric analysis (Full-paper)

    The objective of this article is to record the trends of study regarding the relationships between resources and capabilities, through a review of the literature of its definitions and typologies from 1984-2016, followed by a bibliometric analysis during the period 2001-2016. For this analysis, we used records of the Web of Science. The analysis includes indicators annual…

  • Soft Robotics: Academic Insights and Perspectives Through Bibliometric Analysis

    Soft robotics is of growing interest in the robot community as well as in public media, and there is an increase in the quality and quantity of publications related to this topic. To formally elaborate this growth, we have used a bibliometric analysis to evaluate the publications in the field from 1990 to 2017 based…