Category Archives: Research Examples

A Hybrid Visualized Model for Composing Technology Roadmapping: Bibliometrics, Qualitative Methodology & Empirical Study

Citation analysis, Future-oriented technology analysis, GTM Conference, Patents, S&T lit,

Extended Abstract – FUTURE-ORIENTED TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS session at “1st Global TechMining Conference” 2011

Author(s): Yi Zhang, Ying Guo, Donghua Zhu, and Xuefeng Wang; Beijing Institute of Technology

The booming of emerging technology is an obvious global feature of today’s S&T development at the same as it is also becoming a key factor in the national R&D programs. Considering this, how to describe the dynamic development path of emerging technology via visualization including market, product and technique elements should be considered seriously by both governments and enterprises. Continue reading A Hybrid Visualized Model for Composing Technology Roadmapping: Bibliometrics, Qualitative Methodology & Empirical Study →

The structure of the Arts & Humanities Citation Index: A mapping on the basis of aggregated citations among 1,157 journals

Citation analysis, GTM Conference, Science mapping

Extended Abstract – Science Mapping session at “1st Global TechMining Conference” 2011

Authors: Loet Leydesdorff (Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam), Björn Hammarfelt (Library and Information Science and Museology, Uppsala University), and Alkim Almila Akdag Salah (Netherlands Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences)

Using the Arts & Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI) 2008, we apply mapping techniques previously developed for mapping journal structures in the Science and Social Science Citation Indices. Citation relations among the 110,718 records were aggregated at the level of 1,157 journals specific to the A&HCI, and the journal structures are questioned on whether a cognitive structure can be reconstructed and visualized. Both cosine-normalization (bottom up) and factor analysis (top down) suggest a division into approximately twelve subsets. Continue reading The structure of the Arts & Humanities Citation Index: A mapping on the basis of aggregated citations among 1,157 journals →

Mapping of Scientific Patenting

Cytoscape, GTM Conference, Patents, S&T lit, Science mapping, ST&I policy, TM Tools

Extended Abstract – Science Mapping session at “1st Global TechMining Conference” 2011

Author: Mari Jibu, Department of Databases for Information and Knowledge Infrastructure, Innovation Headquarters, Japan Science and Technology Agency

“Mapping of Science” is available for getting a quick overview of the structure of science. With this context, it is hoped that policy making that should be based on scientific evidence. Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), as a funding agency in Japan, has developed the system (J-GLOBAL foresight) to analyze the linkage between scientific papers and patents. We succeeded in liking the database of scientific papers with those of patents and making “Mapping of Scientific Patenting” using “cytoscape” which is an open source platform for Complex-Network Analysis and visualization. Continue reading Mapping of Scientific Patenting →

Mapping the Science of Waste Recycling

GTM Conference, Pajek, S&T lit, Science mapping

Extended Abstract – Science Mapping session at “1st Global TechMining Conference” 2011

Authors: Gaizka Garechana; Rosa Rio; Ernesto Cilleruelo; Javier Gavilanes

This abstract describes the method being followed by the authors to build a map of science on the field of waste recycling. Maps of science are visual, easily readable representations of the cognitive structure of a branch of science, a particular area of research or the global spectrum of scientific production. They are usually built upon reliable, well structured information sources like patent and scientific publication databases, and their usefulness lies in the simplicity and accuracy with which they provide an ”helicopter view” of the scientific field object of study, acting as a useful planning tool for policy and researching strategies. (Boyack et al. 2005) (Noyons 2005),
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How product and process innovations are accompanied by business methods: The case of RFID

GTM Conference, Patents, ST&I indicators, Strategic planning

Extended Abstract – TECHMINING FOR MoT AND CTI session at “1st Global TechMining Conference” 2011

Authors: Jan M. Gerken1 and Martin G. Moehrle1, Institute of Project Management and Innovation

Technological innovations have become very important, as technological innovations and their protection have been considered as the most important dimension of regimes of appropriability (Teece, 1986). An important driver for technological innovations is the evolution of technology, for which several theories have been proposed. A well-known theory was introduced by Utterback and Abernathy (1975). They described a typical relationship between the rate of product innovations and process innovations. They observed a shift from Continue reading How product and process innovations are accompanied by business methods: The case of RFID →

Technology Mining and The Technology Delivery System

GTM Conference, Strategic planning

Extended Abstract – TECHMINING FOR MoT AND CTI session at “1st Global TechMining Conference” 2011

Author: Cherie Courseault Trumbach, University of New Orleans

This paper investigates the integration of the technology mining and the technology delivery system. It looks at the various types of technology mining and matches sources and methods to various points of the delivery system. It presents a model of technology mining that brings together the Technology Delivery System and incorporates the life cycle of enabling technologies. Continue reading Technology Mining and The Technology Delivery System →

Using Semantic Web Technologies for Technology Intelligence Services

CTI, Data Type, Future-oriented technology analysis, Research Examples, Research Type, S&T lit,

The change in technological environment presents threats as well as opportunities to companies in the related fields. Existing Technology Intelligence procedures require complicated techniques and high-skilled labor results. Large expert-interviews and manual work is also needed, so single small companies can not undertake this alone. To spread and activate Technology Intelligence in research and industrial fields, we propose shallow, but automated, Technology Intelligence services based on Semantic Web technologies, which can reduce the amount of labor required from experts. Continue reading Using Semantic Web Technologies for Technology Intelligence Services →

Evaluating Olympic Technology Development: Use of Literature Analysis Based on Science Citation Index

Data Type, Research Examples, Research Type, S&T lit, ST&I policy, Strategic planning, Tech mining,

As one of the three concepts which Beijing Olympics executed, “Hi-tech Olympics” policy provided satisfactory technical support and security guarantee for the Olympic Games from beginning to end. To provide support to assess the science and technology development of the 29th Olympic Games and other national key projects, this paper analyzes keywords, disciplines and states distribution of SCI literature with the background of Hi-tech Olympic policy by using bibliometrics, literature analysis and technology roadmapping, then extracts and establishes an evaluation framework which can be used in technology development evaluation in view of other national key projects like Olympics. Continue reading Evaluating Olympic Technology Development: Use of Literature Analysis Based on Science Citation Index →

Technological foresight—the use of biotechnology in the development of new drugs against breast cancer

Data Type, Future-oriented technology analysis, Patents, Research Examples, Research Type, S&T lit, Tech mining, , ,

The aim of the study is to demonstrate knowledge and information management as a mechanism for developing technological foresight regarding the use of biotechnology in drugs for breast cancer. The methodology applies competitive intelligence (CI) tools to identify international trends concerning drugs for treatment and/or diagnosis, and to identify leading institutions. Continue reading Technological foresight—the use of biotechnology in the development of new drugs against breast cancer →