Butcher J, Jeffrey P "The use of bibliometric indicators to explore industry-academia collaboration trends over time in the field of membrane use for water treatment " TECHNOVATION 25 (11): 1273-1280 NOV 2005

[Eugene Garfield]

P. Jeffrey -  pj.jeffrey at cranfield.ac.uk


Title: The use of bibliometric indicators to explore industry-academia
collaboration trends over time in the field of membrane use for water
treatment

Author(s): Butcher J, Jeffrey P

Source: TECHNOVATION 25 (11): 1273-1280 NOV 2005

Document Type: Article    Language: English
Cited References: 23      Times Cited: 0

Abstract: Industry-academia collaboration has become a subject of great
interest to academics, industry leaders and policymakers, as it is now
acknowledged that such relationships are valuable for innovation. The aim
of the study reported here is to explore collaboration trends over time in
the field of membrane use for water treatment by carrying out bibliometric
analysis of scientific publications related to the field. It is part of a
broader project looking at factors that influence industry-academia
collaborative research in the water sector. Thousand six hundred and
seventy eight papers from eight journals from the years 1967 to 2001 were
analysed for co-authorship patterns. Thousand three hundred and seventy
papers from the last decade were examined for a snapshot view of inter-
institutional, cross-disciplinary, industry-academic and international
collaboration trends. Results show that the field is highly collaborative
with the majority (87%) of papers involving two or more authors. In terms
of industry-academic collaboration, there was an increase in the number of
papers from 1994 onwards, and a very high proportion (91%) were cross-
disciplinary. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Addresses: Jeffrey P (reprint author), Cranfield Univ, Sch Water Sci,
Cranfield, Beds M43 0AL England
Cranfield Univ, Sch Water Sci, Cranfield, Beds M43 0AL England

E-mail Addresses: pj.jeffrey at cranfield.ac.uk

Publisher: ELSEVIER SCI LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON,
OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND
Subject Category: ENGINEERING, INDUSTRIAL; OPERATIONS RESEARCH & MANAGEMENT
SCIENCE
IDS Number: 957YN

ISSN: 0166-4972


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