Youtie, J; Shapira, P; Porter, AL Nanotechnology publications and citations by leading countries and blocs JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH, 10 (6): 981-986 AUG 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: jan.youtie at innovate.gatech.edu; pshapira at gatech.edu; 
aporter at isye.gatech.edu

Author(s): Youtie, J (Youtie, Jan); Shapira, P (Shapira, Philip); Porter, 
AL (Porter, Alan L.)
 
Title: Nanotechnology publications and citations by leading countries and 
blocs 

Source: JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH, 10 (6): 981-986 AUG 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Editorial Material 

Author Keywords: nanotechnology publication; bibliometric analysis; 
Citation analysis; country comparison; nanoscience; international 
perspective 

Keywords Plus: SCIENCE; NANOSCIENCE; TECHNOLOGY; PATENTS 

Abstract: This article examines the relative positions with respect to 
nanotechnology research publications of the European Union (EU), the 
United States (US), Japan, Germany, China, and three Asian Tiger nations 
(South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan). The analysis uses a dataset of 
nanotechnology publication records for the time period 1990 through 2006 
(part year) extracted from the Science Citation Index obtained through the 
Web of Science and was developed through a two-stage modularized Boolean 
approach. The results show that although the EU and the US have the 
highest number of nanotechnology publications, China and other Asian 
countries are increasing their publications rapidly, taking an ever-larger 
proportion of the total. When viewed in terms of the quality-based measure 
of citations, Asian nanotechnology researchers also show growth in recent 
years. However, by such citation measures, the US still maintains a 
strongly dominant position, followed by the EU. 

Addresses: Georgia Inst Technol, Enterprise Innovat Inst, Atlanta, GA 
30332 USA; Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Publ Policy, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA; 
Georgia Inst Technol, Technol Policy & Assessment Ctr, Sch Publ Policy, 
Atlanta, GA 30332 USA; Univ Manchester, Manchester Business Sch, 
Manchester Inst Innovat Res, Manchester M13 9PL, Lancs, England 

Reprint Address: Youtie, J, Georgia Inst Technol, Enterprise Innovat Inst, 
Atlanta, GA 30332 USA. 

E-mail Address: jan.youtie at innovate.gatech.edu; pshapira at gatech.edu; 
aporter at isye.gatech.edu 

Cited Reference Count: 14 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: SPRINGER 

Publisher Address: VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS 

ISSN: 1388-0764 

29-char Source Abbrev.: J NANOPART RES 

ISO Source Abbrev.: J. Nanopart. Res. 

Source Item Page Count: 6 

Subject Category: Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Nanoscience & 
Nanotechnology; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary 

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