Category Archives: Research Type

Tracking the evolution of waste recycling research using overlay maps of science

Research Examples, Research profiling, Research Type, Science mapping

Tracking the evolution of research in waste recycling science (WRS) can be valuable for environmental agencies, as well as for recycling businesses. 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. Continue reading Tracking the evolution of waste recycling research using overlay maps of science →

The Emergence of a New Technology: A Multi-Perspective Analysis on the Case of Human Papilloma Virus (Hpv) Molecular Diagnostic Tests

Future-oriented technology analysis, Research Examples, Research Type, Science mapping, ST&I indicators, Tech mining

Emerging technologies are sources of new industries and sub-sectors as well as they represent important drivers for technological change. Given the central role emerging technologies play, we aim to investigate the phenomenon of emergence in order to reveal its complexity. To this end, by drawing on an institutional-evolutional framework, we use a case study approach that combines a multi-perspective investigation with mixed qualitative-quantitative analyses, i.e. historical analysis, interviews, and advanced bibliometric techniques. Precisely, we investigate the process of emergence for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) molecular diagnostic tests since its conception in the 1980s. Continue reading The Emergence of a New Technology: A Multi-Perspective Analysis on the Case of Human Papilloma Virus (Hpv) Molecular Diagnostic Tests →

Knowledge Management and Analysis of Scientific Biotechnology Trends in Venezuela

Network analysis, Research Examples, Research profiling, Research Type, S&T lit, ST&I indicators

This paper presents a study on knowledge management and analysis of scientific biotechnology trends in Venezuela, providing an overview of the science profile as well as regional development and its relation to issues of topics covered by Biotechnology based on the analysis of scientific publications for the period of 1995 to 2010. Continue reading Knowledge Management and Analysis of Scientific Biotechnology Trends in Venezuela →

The RCN (Research Coordination Network) experiment: Can we build new research networks?

Interdisciplinarity, Research Examples, Research Type

The U.S. National Science Foundation Research Coordination Network (RCN) program broke new ground in funding the development of new research communities of practice. This assessment of RCN supports the conclusion that networking activity was increased for a sample set of projects compared to a control group. Journal articles resulting from RCN support score as highly interdisciplinary. Continue reading The RCN (Research Coordination Network) experiment: Can we build new research networks? →

Création de Systèmes d’Intelligence dans une Organisation de Recherche et Développement avec la Scientométrie et la Médiamétrie (Creation of Intelligence Systems in a Research and Development Organisation with Scientometrics and Mediametrics)

CTI, Data Type, novel source, Research evaluation, Research Examples, Research Type, ,

Ce travail est un trait d’union entre les sciences de l’information et de la communication. Une robuste méthodologie et des outils performants d’analyses bibliométriques sont utilisés pour des études scientométriques et médiamétriques. Pour cela, nous avons étudié la production scientifique d’une organisation publique de recherche et développement, l’Entreprise Brésilienne de Recherche Agronomique (Embrapa), les compétences de ses chercheurs et enfin nous avons évalué la performance de cette organisation et ses 40 centres de recherche dans les médias. Continue reading Création de Systèmes d’Intelligence dans une Organisation de Recherche et Développement avec la Scientométrie et la Médiamétrie (Creation of Intelligence Systems in a Research and Development Organisation with Scientometrics and Mediametrics) →

International collaborative patterns in China’s nanotechnology publications

Research evaluation, Research Examples, Research Type, ST&I policy,

Nanotechnology research has emerged as a monumental scientific endeavor worldwide. Over the past decade, China’s nanotechnology publication activity has grown exponentially at an annual rate of about 20%. International collaboration plays a major role in this Chinese research advance. This paper explores these nanotechnology collaboration patterns and collaborators’ performance through bibliometric and text mining analyses to draw policy implications for promoting further research.

Author(s): Ye, X., Liu, Y., and Porter, A.L
Organization(s): Beijing Institute of Technology and Georgia Institute of Technology
Source: International Journal of Technology Management
Year: future issue

Identifying innovation risk path for a newly emerging science & technology: Dye-sensitized solar cells

Future-oriented technology analysis, Research Examples, Research Type,

For “Newly Emerging Science & Technologies” (“NESTs”), uncertainty is the major challenge. Technological innovation for NESTs faces many kinds of risks that dramatically affect their development paths. This chapter combines methods of risk utility theory and technology path research and explores a new innovation risk path modeling method for NEST development. Continue reading Identifying innovation risk path for a newly emerging science & technology: Dye-sensitized solar cells →

Effects of International Collaboration and Knowledge Moderation on China’s Nanotechnology Research Impacts

Data Type, Research evaluation, Research Examples, Research Type, S&T lit,

Recent studies have consistently reported that China is becoming a leading nation in scientific output, notably in the emerging field of nanotechnology. Given the existence of Chinese diaspora and reverse migration, the driver of such growth is presumed to be international collaboration. However, little evidence shows collaboration to be the principal determinant. The purpose of this article is to examine the impact of international collaboration on the research visibility of China nanotechnology. Continue reading Effects of International Collaboration and Knowledge Moderation on China’s Nanotechnology Research Impacts →