Trajectory patterns of technology fusion: Trend analysis and taxonomical grouping in nanobiotechnology

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-75

  No, Hyun Joung ^a   Park, Yongtae ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cross disciplinarity; Fusion degree; Patent citation networks; Taxonomical grouping; Technology fusion

Indexed keywords

NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

CROSS-DISCIPLINARITY; DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PATENT CITATION NETWORKS; TAXONOMICAL GROUPING; TECHNOLOGY FUSION; TIME-SERIES COMPARISONS; TRAJECTORY PATTERN;

TRAJECTORIES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NETWORK ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TREND ANALYSIS;

EID: 72149111137     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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