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ItemLessons from Ten Years of Nanotechnology Bibliometric Analysis(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2016-09) Youtie, Jan ; Porter, Alan L. ; Shapira, Philip ; Newman, NilsThis paper summarizes the 10-year experiences of the Program in Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy (STIP) at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in support of the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at Arizona State University (CNS-ASU) in understanding, characterizing, and conveying the development of nanotechnology research and application. This work was labeled “Research and Innovation Systems Assessment” or (RISA) by CNS-ASU. RISA concentrates on identifying and documenting quantifiable aspects of nanotechnology, including academic, commercial/industrial, and government nanoscience and nanotechnology (nanotechnologies) activity, research, and projects. RISA at CNS-ASU engaged in the first systematic attempt of its kind to define, characterize, and track a field of science and technology. A key element to RISA was the creation of a replicable approach to bibliometrically defining nanotechnology. Researchers in STIP, and beyond, could then query the resulting datasets to address topical areas ranging from basic country and regional concentrations of publications and patents, to findings about social science literature, environmental, health, and safety research and usage, to study corporate entry into nanotechnology, and to explore application areas as special interests arose. Key features of the success of the program include: Having access to “large-scale” R&D abstract datasets Analytical software A portfolio that balances innovative long-term projects, such as webscraping to understand nanotechnology developments in small and medium-sized companies, with research characterizing the emergence of nanotechnology that more readily produces articles Relationships with diverse networks of scholars and companies working in the nanotechnology science and social science domains An influx of visiting researchers A strong core of students with social science, as well as some programming background A well-equipped facility and management by the principals through weekly problem-solving meetings, mini-deadlines, and the production journal articles rather than thick final reports.
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ItemOrganizing a Multidisciplinary Workshop for Forecasting Innovation Pathways: the Case of Nano-Enabled Biosensors(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-17) Guo, Ying ; Huang, Lu ; Porter, Alan L. ; Robinson, Douglas K.R. ; Youtie, Jan ; Zhu, DonghuaThis 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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ItemThe Use of IDR Metrics to Chart Research Trajectories at the Micro Level(Georgia Institute of Technology, 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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ItemDoes interdisciplinary research lead to higher scientific impact?(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-16) Amat, Carlos B. ; D'Este, Pablo ; Porter, Alan L. ; Rafols, Ismael ; Yegros, AlfredoThis 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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ItemAssessing the Human and Social Dynamics Program—Exceptional Cross-disciplinarity(Georgia Institute of Technology, 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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ItemMeasuring the Interdisciplinarity of Nano-Biosensor Research based on Citation Analysis(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-16) Carley, Stephen ; Gao, Lidan ; Ma, Tingting ; Porter, Alan L. ; Wang, Wenping ; Zhang, XianThis 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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ItemDiffusion Score: Introducing a Counterpart to the Integration Score(Georgia Institute of Technology, 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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ItemValidating Measures of Interdisciplinarity: Linking Bibliometric Measures to Ethnographic Studies of Engineering Research Labs(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011-09-15) Carley, Stephen ; Nersessian, Nancy J. ; Porter, Alan L. ; Roessner, DavidThis 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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ItemUsing Global Maps of Science in Policy and Management(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009-10-03) Leydesdorff, Loet ; Porter, Alan L. ; Rafols, Ismael
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ItemA Systematic Technology Forecasting Approach for New and Emerging Science and Technology: Case Study of Nano-Enhanced Biosensors(Georgia Institute of Technology, 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.