Profiling leading scientists in nanobiomedical science: interdisciplinarity and potential leading indicators of research directions

[Eugene Garfield]

Profiling leading scientists in nanobiomedical science: interdisciplinarity and 
potential leading indicators of research directions

Author(s): Pei, RM (Pei, Ruimin); Porter, AL (Porter, Alan L.)
Source: R & D MANAGEMENT  Volume: 41  Issue: 3  Pages: 288-306  Published: 
JUN 2011  

Abstract: Nanobiomedical science is a promising area in the application of 
nanotechnology. This paper profiles a group of 21 leading scientists in 
nanobiomedicine based on high publication rate and high citations. Comparisons 
with other researchers indicate that the leaders publish more in high impact 
journals and collaborate more extensively (team science). They reside most 
heavily in the United States and Western Europe. We compare their research 
publications using multiple indicators-Integration, Specialization and a 
Multidisciplinary Index. Relations among interdisciplinarity indicators generated 
support a three-factor model based on principles of diversity. We locate this 
research among the disciplines using science overlay mapping. Key term 
analyses, based on keywords and on natural language processing help profile 
the research emphases of these leading researchers. Such results could serve 
as leading indicators to help identify directions of future nanobio development.

Language: English
Document Type: Article
KeyWords Plus: RESEARCH COLLABORATION; KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS; 
NANOTECHNOLOGY; PATTERNS; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGY; JOURNALS; 
MAP; MULTIDISCIPLINARITY; NANOSCIENCE

Addresses: [Pei, RM] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Publ Policy, Atlanta, GA 30332 
USA
[Pei, RM] Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Univ, Sch Management, Beijing, Peoples R 
China
[Porter, AL] Search Technol Inc, Norcross, GA USA
[Porter, AL] Georgia Inst Technol, Technol Policy & Assessment Ctr, Atlanta, 
GA 30332 USA
Reprint Address: Pei, RM (reprint author), Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Publ Policy, 
Atlanta, GA 30332 USA

E-mail Address: peiruimin at gmail.com, alan.porter at isye.gatech.edu
ISSN: 0033-6807
fulltext: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-
9310.2011.00643.x/full