Detecting research fronts using different types of weighted citation networks

• Published in: Journal of engineering and technology management Vol. 32; pp. 129 - 146
• Main Authors: Fujita, Katsuhide, Kajikawa, Yuya, Mori, Junichiro, Sakata, Ichiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.04.2014; Elsevier Sequoia S.A
• Subjects: Analogies; Bibliographic coupling; Bibliometrics; Citation analysis; Citation network analysis; Citations; Clusters; Comparative analysis; Decision support; Innovations; Joining; Management; Nanostructure; Networks; Performance evaluation; Research front; Studies; Citation network analysis; O3; Bibliometrics; Research front; Decision support

In this paper, we investigate the performance of different types of weighted citation networks for detecting emerging research fronts by a comparative study. Three citation patterns including direct citation, co-citation and bibliographic coupling, have been tested in three research domains includin...