(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2014-09-23)
Porter, Alan L.; Ma, Jing
We compile large sets of nano-related article and patent abstracts. We then analyze these records to learn about changing research emphases to try to project likely future developmental pathways. In this seminar we will focus on Nano-Enabled Drug Delivery (NEDD), considering key emerging topics over time. We will then focus on NEDD being used to treat cancers. We key on 3 dimensions: 1) Which nano components are being researched, 2) To facilitate delivery of which agents (drugs), 3) To treat which cancers. A key aim is to identify R&D opportunities that have not been well-explored yet.
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010-11-01)
Porter, Alan L.; Carley, Stephen; Melkers, Julia; Xiao, Fang
Rapid changes occurring in scientific fields such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, and information technology increase the challenges technology managers and science policy makers alike face when determining the best course for research program strategy, management, and evaluation. Among other things, it is increasingly important to understand relationships, both cognitive and social, among research domains. In this panel, GaTech presenters discuss how using text-mining tools to analyze large sets of science and technology information provides indicators and insights into these critical questions. This presentation addresses the benefits and related issues in combining survey-based social network data with bibliometric data in the study of scientific collaboration. Preliminary results of on-going research are presented.
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009-08-25)
Porter, Alan L.
Nanotechnology is commonly viewed as being multidisciplinary, although several studies of the
multidisciplinary characteristics of nanotechnology find the term to be an umbrella expression for what
in fact are unconnected fields. Alan Porter will present results from his recent work which draws on a
database of nearly 500,000 nanoscience and engineering publications. His results locate
nanotechnology amidst materials science, physics, and chemistry. By focusing on the cited references
in these articles, he shows that nanotechnology articles cite on a diverse range of disciplinary areas.