Innovation as a nonlinear process, the scientometric perspective, and the specification of an 'innovation opportunities explorer'

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 641-653

  Leydesdorff, Loet ^a   Rotolo, Daniele ^b   de Nooy, Wouter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

data mining; database; innovation; mapping; network analysis; scientometrics

Indexed keywords

DATA MINING; DATABASE; INNOVATION; MAPPING; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NONLINEARITY; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84879546453     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2013.801948     Document Type: Article

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