NDLI: The emergent dynamics of a technological research topic: the case of graphene

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Klincewicz, Krzysztof
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Technological research topics might enjoy dramatic increases in popularity, regardless of yet unclear commercialization prospects. The article analyzes the example of graphene, an advanced material, first demonstrated in 2004, which benefited from the visibility and expectations of policy makers, investors and R&D performers. The bibliometric analysis helps better understand the initial era of ferment in technology cycle, before graphene’s technical and commercial feasibility was confirmed. It offers insights into the underlying dynamics, which accompanies the topic’s emergence and the subsequent hype. Exponential growth in article counts is contrasted with decreasing citations per article and shares of highly-cited publications. The research field’s growing complexity is demonstrated by decomposing the discourse into publications concerning manufacturing graphene, its characterization and potential applications in non-electronics areas of health, environment and energy. Activities of publication outlets are traced, with a small number of journals accounting for the majority of publications and citations, and gradual increases in graphene’s presence in individual journals. International co-authorship patterns evolve over time, and while the network density and the average betweenness centrality of actors increase, the international concentration was found to follow a U-shaped pattern, initially promoting the field’s openness, but later making it less accessible, so that only some researchers benefit from this “window of opportunity”. The observed regularities follow a fashion-like pattern, with researchers joining the bandwagon to benefit from the topic’s popularity. The timing of entry into an emerging research field is important for maximizing the scientific impact of researchers, institutions, journals and countries.
Starting Page	319
Ending Page	345
Page Count	27
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01389130
Journal	Scientometrics
Volume Number	106
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15882861
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2015-10-26
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Graphene Diffusion Popularity Lifecycle Emerging technology Information Storage and Retrieval Library Science
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Library and Information Sciences Computer Science Applications

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