Trend Analysis on Korea’s National R&D in Logistics

• Published in: Han-guk haeyang gonghak hoeji (Online) Vol. 34; no. 6; pp. 461 - 468
• Main Authors: Jeong, Jae Yun, Cho, Gyusung, Yoon, Jieon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 한국해양공학회 31.12.2020
• Subjects: 해양공학; Cluster map; D; Network analysis; Centrality; National R& Keyword network; Logistics
• ISSN: 1225-0767; 2287-6715
• DOI: 10.26748/KSOE.2020.058

This study examined how national research and development (R&D) in the domain of logistics has changed recently in the Republic of Korea. We conducted basic statistical analysis and social network analysis on 5,327 logistics-related R&D projects undertaken during 2005-2019. Data for performing these analyses were collected from the R&D database of the National Science and Technology Information Service (NTIS). By constructing a co-occurrence matrix with keywords, we conducted degree and betweenness centrality analysis and visualized the network matrix to display a cluster map. This study presents our observations related to the following findings: (1) the chronical trends of logistics R&D, (2) focused fields of logistics R&D, (3) the relations among keywords, and (4) the characteristics of logistics R&D. Finally, we suggest policy implications to boost and diversify logistics R&D. KCI Citation Count: 2