International nanotechnology development in 2003: Country, institution, and technology field analysis based on USPTO patent database

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 325-354

  Huang, Zan ^a   Chen, Hsinchun ^a   Chen, Zhi Kai ^a   Roco, Mihail C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Citation networks; Information visualization; International interactions; Knowledge discovery; Nanoscale science and engineering (NSE); Nanotechnology; Patent analysis; Self organizing map; Technological innovation

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; FLOW PATTERNS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; SEARCH ENGINES; SURVEYING; TRADEMARKS;

CITATION NETWORK; INFORMATION VISUALIZATION; KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY; NANOSCALE; NANOSCALE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (NSE); PATENT ANALYSIS; PATENT DATABASES;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 8844279070     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-004-4117-6     Document Type: Article

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