Mapping the conceptual structure of science and technology parks

Eva-María Mora-Valentín (), Marta Ortiz- de-Urbina-Criado () and Juan-José Nájera-Sánchez ()
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Eva-María Mora-Valentín: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Marta Ortiz- de-Urbina-Criado: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Juan-José Nájera-Sánchez: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2018, vol. 43, issue 5, No 12, 1410-1435

Abstract: Abstract This paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of the literature on science and technology parks. The use of bibliometric analysis techniques is growing rapidly in management and organization research as a way of supplementing the subjective evaluation of literature reviews. Even though studies in some research fields such as innovation, entrepreneurship, and strategy have applied bibliometric methods considerably, other studies on subjects such as science and technology parks are in the process of using them. This paper has two main objectives. The first is to present a descriptive bibliometric analysis (number of authors per work and year, number of papers per author, top authors, author affiliations and top journals). The second objective is to analyze the conceptual structure of the field and the evolution of concepts and topics through a co-word analysis. Our work identifies the main topics explored by science and technology park literature and describes their relationships and evolution over time. Moreover, our results complement findings obtained through previous studies that have used other bibliometric methodologies such us methods of co-citation and bibliographical coupling.

Keywords: Science park; Technology park; Innovation; Co-word analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M15 O32 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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