Dynamics of scientific knowledge bases as proxies for discerning technological emergence - The case of MEMS/NEMS technologies

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1071-1084

  Ávila Robinson, Alfonso ^a   Miyazaki, Kumiko ^a  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bibliometric methods; Co citation networks; Emerging technologies; Knowledge bases; MEMS NEMS technologies

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOMETRIC; CO-CITATION NETWORKS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; KNOWLEDGE BASIS; MEMS/NEMS;

FLUIDITY; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

TECHNOLOGY;

KNOWLEDGE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84878375496     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

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