Examining the dynamics of an emerging research network using the case of triboelectric nanogenerators

Arho Suominen; Haoshu Peng; Samira Ranaei

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2018.10.008

Examining the dynamics of an emerging research network using the case of triboelectric nanogenerators

Arho Suominen^*
, Haoshu Peng
, Samira Ranaei

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The analysis of a scientist's decision to conduct research in a specific scientific field is an interesting way to trace the emergence of a new technology. The growth of a research community in size and persistence is an important indicator of a new scientific field's vitality. Using a case study on triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) technology, this study identifies how research participation and community dynamics evolve during the emergence phase of a technology, and further what are the key conditions and determinants of the emergent author network. The study uses scientific publication data from 2012 through 2017 extracted from the Web of Science database. Results show communities emerging through actors' close proximity rather than from their shared thematic orientation. For individual researchers, the boundary between prior research and TENG research was negligible partly questioning the existence Kuhnian paradigm shifts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	820-830
Journal	Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Volume	146
Early online date	24 Oct 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.10.008
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2019
MoE publication type	Not Eligible

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The authors would like to thank the three anonymous reviewers for their constructive feedback during the review process. The Academy of Finland supported this work with the research grant (288609) “Modeling Science and Technology Systems Through Massive Data Collection”.

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Author network emergence
Emerging technology
Triboelectric nanogenerator

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