The use of bibliometrics in the development of technology roadmaps: Planning for industrial impact of emerging technologies

Author

Letaba, Petrus T. ; Pretorius, Marthinus W. ; Pretorius, Leon

Author_Institution

Grad. Sch. of Technol. Manage., Univ. of Pretoria, Tshwane, South Africa

fYear

2014

fDate

23-25 June 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

Bibliometric analysis is very useful in evaluating the trends in research capacity. Its recent applications include spotting emerging technology trends and also to support the development of technology roadmaps. The exploratory research in this paper aims to match the market, products as well as research on emerging technologies through the use of bibliometrics. The emerging frameworks on the use of bibliometrics for technology roadmapping are complemented by developing a framework that determines the future industrial impact of emerging technologies. The proposed framework is used to determine the nanotechnology impact on selected manufacturing industries.

Keywords

information analysis; manufacturing industries; nanotechnology; strategic planning; technology management; bibliometric analysis; emerging technologies; industrial planning; manufacturing industries; nanotechnology impact; Aerospace industry; Automotive engineering; Bibliometrics; Machinery; Nanotechnology; Pharmaceuticals; bibliometrics; emerging technologies; search strategy; technology planning; technology roadmap;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE), 2014 International ICE Conference on

Conference_Location

Bergamo

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICE.2014.6871575

Filename

6871575