Mapping Nanotechnology Innovations and Knowledge Global and Longitudinal Patent and Literature Analysis /

• Main Authors: Roco, Mihail. (Author), Chen, Hsinchun. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2009.
• Series: Integrated Series in Information Systems, 20
• Subjects: Economics.; Data structures (Computer science).; Database management.; Computer engineering.; Technology.; Management information systems.; Nanotechnology.; Economics/Management Science.; Technology Management.; Database Management.; Electrical Engineering.; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory.; Business Information Systems.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71620-6

The field of nanotechnology has seen enormous growth since 2000 and is expected to reach $1 trillion worldwide by 2015. Through a systematic and automated knowledge mapping methodology, authors Hsinchun Chen and Mihail Roco in this book collect, analyze and report on the state of the art in nanotech...

Table of Contents:

• Nanotechnology: the field
• Knowledge Mapping: methodology
• Mapping nanotechnology innovations and knowledge: research framework
• Mapping nanotechnology innovations via USPTO database (1978-2004): a longitudinal study
• Mapping nanotechnology innovations via USPTO database: recent development
• Nanotechnology patent citation network topological analysis
• Federal funding and nanotechnology innovations: NSF funding analysis
• Mapping nanotechnology innovations via USPTO, EPO, and JPO databases
• Patent literature citation analysis
• Mapping nanotechnology knowledge via ISI citation database
• Conclusions
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Appendix.