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Organizing a Multidisciplinary Workshop for Forecasting Innovation Pathways: the Case of Nano-Enabled Biosensors

2011-09-17 , Guo, Ying , Huang, Lu , Porter, Alan L. , Robinson, Douglas K.R. , Youtie, Jan , Zhu, Donghua

This paper reflects on attributes of a workshop on biosensor innovation pathways. Workshop visuals showing multiple interconnections resonated less with the scientist participants than those presenting more linear and business oriented information. Workshop discussions suggested two innovation pathways for biosensors, one involving passive use of nanomaterials in biorecognition and the other involving active use of nanomaterials in signal transduction.

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Assessing the Human and Social Dynamics Program—Exceptional Cross-disciplinarity

2011-09-16 , Garner, Jon , Porter, Alan L.

This paper presents an analysis of the cross-disciplinary character of the research supported by a unique US National Science Foundation program on Human and Social Dynamics (HSD). Measurement and mapping of the research publications deriving from support by the NSF Human & Social Dynamics Program show them to be exceptionally multi-disciplinary. Diffusion scores and science overlay maps show these papers to be widely cited across all four meta-disciplines. A new composite research networking visualization method suggests instigation of a research community addressing change processes.

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Validating Measures of Interdisciplinarity: Linking Bibliometric Measures to Ethnographic Studies of Engineering Research Labs

2011-09-15 , Carley, Stephen , Nersessian, Nancy J. , Porter, Alan L. , Roessner, David

This paper reflects the results to date of an ongoing project that is examining how the results of specific examples of interdisciplinary research are reflected in scholarly publications over time. We seek to compare knowledge based on ethnographic studies of a well-established researcher and his colleagues against bibliometric indicators of cognitive integration in specific papers produced by this researcher over time.

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Profiling Research Patterns for a New and Emerging Science and Technology: Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

2009-10-02 , Guo, Ying , Huang, Lu , Porter, Alan L.

This paper explores a framework to profile research patterns for New and Emerging Science and Technology (NES&T), and applies it to Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC), a promising NES&T. Such work is done via "tech mining" to capture key technological attributes, leading actors, and networks. The result shows that DSSC research is an interdisciplinary field, with increasing cooperation among different levels. Japan is notable not only in the number of papers but also for considerable involvement of the corporate sector in research. In contrast, China, as the second country in quantity, shows an obvious imbalance with few industrially associated authors, limited international cooperation, and low citations. Research profiling, as illustrated here, can inform technology strategies, and science and technology policies.

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The Use of IDR Metrics to Chart Research Trajectories at the Micro Level

2011-09-17 , Campbell, Audrey , Carley, Stephen , Porter, Alan L.

This work focuses on two laboratories to understand the extent to which interdisciplinary research (IDR) metrics reflect research behaviors. The results indicate a statistically significant relationship between the level of interdisciplinarity and the years of active research for both the laboratories. Both laboratories evidence a tendency to become more integrative over time.

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Measuring the Interdisciplinarity of Nano-Biosensor Research based on Citation Analysis

2011-09-16 , Carley, Stephen , Gao, Lidan , Ma, Tingting , Porter, Alan L. , Wang, Wenping , Zhang, Xian

This research introduces a methodology that combines analysis of cited literature and cited patents to explore differences and similarities between nano-biosensor (NBS) science and technology.

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Using Global Maps of Science in Policy and Management

2009-10-03 , Leydesdorff, Loet , Porter, Alan L. , Rafols, Ismael

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Does interdisciplinary research lead to higher scientific impact?

2011-09-16 , Amat, Carlos B. , D'Este, Pablo , Porter, Alan L. , Rafols, Ismael , Yegros, Alfredo

This paper explores the relationship between interdisciplinarity and scientific impact at the paper level. To do so, we first operationalize interdisciplinarity of a paper as the diversity of disciplines it references. Second, we assess whether (and to what extent) different aspects of diversity affect scientific impact, using number of citations per paper as a proxy.

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Diffusion Score: Introducing a Counterpart to the Integration Score

2011-09-16 , Carley, Stephen , Porter, Alan L.

The diffusion score is a new interdisciplinary metric used to assess the degree to which research is cited across disciplines. It is the analogue to the Integration score that measures diversity among a given publication s references. Together these metrics enable tracking the movement of research knowledge across disciplines and citation generations.

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A Systematic Technology Forecasting Approach for New and Emerging Science and Technology: Case Study of Nano-Enhanced Biosensors

2009-10-02 , Guo, Ying , Huang, Lu , Porter, Alan L.

This paper addresses the topic of anticipating likely development paths for a particular "New and Emerging Science & Technology" (NES&T). Characteristics of NES&T -- technological uncertainty and contextual dynamics -- pose challenges for technology management and forecasting practices. Researchers, technologists, R&D managers, staff in funding agencies and policy makers "need to know" future prospects. This requires better ways to capture NES&T development patterns, within their socio-economic context, as well as likely innovation opportunities. A new technology forecasting framework for NES&Ts is presented, supported by a case study of nano-enhanced biosensors.

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