Nanotechnology research output: bibliometric analysis with special reference to India
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Nanotechnology research output: bibliometric analysis with special reference to India Suresh K. Chauhan
Received: 22 February 2020 / Accepted: 1 September 2020 # Springer Nature B.V. 2020
Abstract For the last few decades, nanotechnology has emerged as one of the key subject areas in which aggressive development is taking place. The multidisciplinary approach of nanotechnology has opened up a new sphere of research in warfare, engineering, medicine, physics, textile, energy, biology, chemistry, automobiles, agriculture, etc. It has influenced society in every walk of life. Realizing the potential of nanotechnology, the countries across the world have been spending massive amounts and aggressively initiating various programs in research and development of nanotechnology. In this study, efforts are being made to measure the nanotechnology research output published in the form of scholarly literature. The data, for the period of 2014 to 2018, were extracted from the Scopus abstract and citation database and analyzed by using bibliometric techniques. The findings show that China has surpassed the USA by producing more number of scholarly publications in the area of nanotechnology but indicated reservation while collaborating with other countries, whereas the USA has been the second-highest producer of nanotechnology research output and preferred as the most favored nation by other countries to collaborate with in the field of nanotechnology. India attained the third position with respect to nanotechnology publications but has low international collaboration and the quality of publications is also a concern. The findings
S. K. Chauhan (*) Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India e-mail: [email protected]
also show the negative growth of nanotechnology research publications in recent years. Keywords Nanotechnology research output . Bibliometric study . Citation analysis . Nanotechnology
Introduction The word nanotechnology is derived from the words “nano” and “technology.” The word “nano” means a billionth (1 × 10−9) of a quantity. It is defined as “those systems or processes that provide goods and/or services that are obtained from the matter at nonometer (nm) level, that is, from sizes in the range of one-billionth of a meter” (Poole Jr and Owens 2003; Theodore and Kunz 2005). Nanotechnology involves the study of matter at the nanoscale dimensional range approximately from 1 to 100 nm (Arora et al. 2013). The meaning of nanotechnology varies from field to field and country to country. It is reported as “catch all” words that reflect something very small (Sanchez and Sobole 2010). The existence of nanotechnology in various products that already exists is an evolutionary nanotechnology (Whitesides 2005). Manipulation of nanoscale particles in physics, chemistry, and biology leads to exceptional changes in the research output. The application of nanotechnology has been rapidly improving the products being used in everyday life. Nanotechnology is defined
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