Research that integrates the social and natural sciences is vital to address many societal challenges, yet is difficult to arrange, conduct, and disseminate. This paper compares diffusion of the research supported by a unique U.S. National Science Foundation program on Human and Social Dynamics (“HSD”) with a matched group of heavily cited papers. Continue reading Distance and velocity measures: using citations to determine breadth and speed of research impact
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Comparative study on structure and correlation among author co-occurrence networks in bibliometrics
This paper introduces author-level bibliometric co-occurrence network by discussing its history and contribution to the analysis of scholarly communication and intellectual structure. Continue reading Comparative study on structure and correlation among author co-occurrence networks in bibliometrics
Prospects and Trends in the Brazilian Market for Biologically Sourced Products
The aim of this paper was to select the most interesting Brazilian biopharmaceuticals, with the best market opportunity for production. Continue reading Prospects and Trends in the Brazilian Market for Biologically Sourced Products
China’s Growing Contribution to Global Intracranial Aneurysm Research (1991–2012): A Bibliometric Study
We sought to analyze the growing worldwide trends of intracranial aneurysm research, investigate China’s recent contribution, and compare the contributions of mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Continue reading China’s Growing Contribution to Global Intracranial Aneurysm Research (1991–2012): A Bibliometric Study
How to combine term clumping and technology roadmapping for newly emerging science & technology competitive intelligence: “problem & solution” pattern based semantic TRIZ tool and case study
Competitive technical intelligence addresses the landscape of both opportunities and competition for emerging technologies, as the boom of newly emerging science & technology (NEST)—characterized by a challenging combination of great uncertainty and great potential—has become a significant feature of the globalized world. We have been focusing on the construction of a “NEST Competitive Intelligence” methodology that blends bibliometric and text mining methods to explore key technological system components, current R&D emphases, and key players for a particular NEST. Continue reading How to combine term clumping and technology roadmapping for newly emerging science & technology competitive intelligence: “problem & solution” pattern based semantic TRIZ tool and case study
Graphene: The Worldwide Patent Landscape in 2013
In 2011 the Patent Informatics team at the Intellectual Property Office analysed patenting activity relating to graphene following a noticeable increase in the number of graphene-related patent applications filed in the UK. Since then the activity in this area has continued to grow in a seemingly exponential manner, as has the media hype surrounding it. Given the perceived imminent commercialisation and high profile nature of graphene and its apparent interest to scientists, technologists and policy-makers alike, an updated report has been produced looking at the worldwide graphene patent landscape in 2013 and how it has changed over the last couple of years. Continue reading Graphene: The Worldwide Patent Landscape in 2013
Interdisciplinarity and research on local issues: evidence from a developing country
This paper examines the role of interdisciplinarity on research pertaining to local issues. Using Colombian publications from 1991 until 2011 in the Web of Science, we investigate the relationship between the degree of interdisciplinarity and the local orientation of the articles. Continue reading Interdisciplinarity and research on local issues: evidence from a developing country
Creating patents on the new technology using analogy-based patent mining
Patents on the new technology–a technology not yet commercialized and in an early stage of its life cycle–give firms many benefits. However, existing methods are inadequate because of dependencies on customers and physical prototypes. And there is lack of systems, focused on a problem identification process or an inter-technological comparison. In this research, to remedy existing limitations, analogy-based patent mining system is suggested. Continue reading Creating patents on the new technology using analogy-based patent mining
Comprehensive exploration of urban health by bibliometric analysis: 35 years and 11,299 articles
This paper aims to evaluate the health issues related to urbanization and get an overview of urban health with the bibliometric approach, the powerful tool in quantitatively macroscopic analysis across multiple disciplines. Continue reading Comprehensive exploration of urban health by bibliometric analysis: 35 years and 11,299 articles
Measuring the development of a common scientific lexicon in nanotechnology
Over the last two decades, nanotechnology has not only grown considerably but also evolved in its use of scientific terminology. This paper examines the growth in nano-prefixed terms in a corpus of nanotechnology scholarly publications over a 21-year time period. Continue reading Measuring the development of a common scientific lexicon in nanotechnology