On the use of bibliometric indicators for the analysis of emerging topics and their evolution: Spin-offs as a case study

Uso de indicadores bibliométricos para el análisis de temas emergentes y su evolución: spin-offs como caso de estudio

dc.creatorGonzález-Alcaide, Gregorio
dc.creatorGorraiz, Juan
dc.creatorHervás-Oliver, José-Luis
dc.date2020-12-26T16:27:25Z
dc.date2020-12-26T16:27:25Z
dc.date2018-05
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-03T19:39:15Z
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dc.identifier13866710
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/11323/7637
dc.identifier10.3145/epi.2018.may.04
dc.identifierCorporación Universidad de la Costa
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dc.descriptionSpin-offs are one of the most attractive areas of research; associated with the phenomena of entrepreneurship, innovation, and knowledge transfer. The present study shows that the selection and use of appropriate bibliometric indicators are a highly valuable method for studying emerging topics and analyzing the development and diffusion of the topic under research, including its process of emergence and growth. The primary aspects observed in relation to the development of university spin-off research includes the boom in the number of publications on the topic after a long period of latency and the pronounced multidisciplinary nature of the research. Our approach encompasses the evolution of scientific publication activity in the area, the scientific agents involved with it, and the cooperative practices and structural characteristics of the co-authorship network at different analytical levels. Also, this research explores cited literature, the evolution of key bibliometric indicators, and adds a validating qualitative analysis of content by an expert in the field. Moreover, the emergence of the topic is shown to overlap between seminal authors’ early research contributions to the topic and the time when they become investigators of reference in the field, with their work featured among the most highly cited documents. Last but not least, the age of the cited bibliography constitutes a prominent indicator for establishing the emerging nature of a topic as well as its stage of development.
dc.descriptionLas spin-offs constituyen una de las áreas de investigación más atractivas, ya que están asociadas con fenómenos como el emprendimiento, la innovación y la transferencia del conocimiento. El presente estudio muestra que la selección y el uso de indicadores bibliométricos permite identificar y caracterizar el desarrollo y la difusión de temas de investigación emergentes como el analizado. Los principales aspectos observados en relación con el desarrollo de la investigación sobre las spin-offs son que se produce un auge en el número de publicaciones después de un largo período de latencia y la marcada naturaleza multidisciplinar del área. El presente enfoque ha analizado la evolución de las publicaciones científicas, los agentes científicos involucrados en las mismas considerando diferentes niveles analíticos, las prácticas cooperativas y las características estructurales de la red de coautorías. Asimismo, se ha analizado la bibliografía citada, la evolución de los indicadores bibliométricos clave, habiéndose efectuado un análisis cualitativo de validación de contenido por parte de un experto en el campo. Se ha determinado el carácter emergente del tema a través de varios indicadores, observando que existe una superposición entre las contribuciones de los autores seminales y el momento en que se convierten en investigadores de referencia en el campo. La antigüedad de la bibliografía citada constituye un destacado indicador para establecer la naturaleza emergente del tema y monitorizar su desarrollo.
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dc.subjectSpin-offs
dc.subjectUniversity
dc.subjectBibliometrics
dc.subjectIndicators
dc.subjectNetwork analysis
dc.subjectEmerging topics
dc.subjectTopic evolution
dc.subjectCo-citation
dc.titleOn the use of bibliometric indicators for the analysis of emerging topics and their evolution: Spin-offs as a case study
dc.titleUso de indicadores bibliométricos para el análisis de temas emergentes y su evolución: spin-offs como caso de estudio
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