Diversity and interdisciplinarity in nanoscience and nanotechnology: a time-related analysis of the subject category

• Published in: Journal of nanoparticle research : an interdisciplinary forum for nanoscale science and technology Vol. 23; no. 1
• Main Authors: Finardi, Ugo, Lamberti, Carlo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.01.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Evolution; Inorganic Chemistry; Lasers; Materials Science; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Optical Devices; Optics; Perspectives; Photonics; Physical Chemistry; Nanoscience; Web of Science; Shannon diversity; Interdisciplinarity; Gini index; Variety; Nanotechnology; Diversity measures

Nanosciences and nanotechnologies (NST) are known for their potentialities, as well as for their interdisciplinarity, due to their exploitation of their specific approach in different scientific fields. The aim of the present paper is to study the evolution of interdisciplinarity in NST. Its experim...