Interdisciplinarity of nano research fields: a keyword mining approach

Lili Wang (), Ad Notten and Alexandru Surpatean
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Alexandru Surpatean: Maastricht University

Scientometrics, 2013, vol. 94, issue 3, No 5, 877-892

Abstract: Abstract Using a keyword mining approach, this paper explores the interdisciplinary and integrative dynamics in five nano research fields. We argue that the general trend of integration in nano research fields is converging in the long run, although the degree of this convergence depends greatly on the indicators one chooses. Our results show that nano technologies applied in the five studied nano fields become more diverse over time. One field learns more and more related technologies from others. The publication and citation analysis also proves that nano technology has developed to a relatively mature stage and has become a standardized and codified technology.

Keywords: Nanoscience and nanotechnology; Interdisciplinarity; Research fields; Publication analysis; Citation analysis; Institutional cooperation; Vocabulary mining; Rough set theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L52 L65 O31 O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-012-0856-9

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