The golden eras of graphene science and technology: Bibliographic evidences from journal and patent publications |
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| Institution: | 1. Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore;2. School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore;3. School of Art, Design and Media, Nanyang Technological University, 81 Nanyang Dr, 637458, Singapore;4. Complexity Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore;1. Institute for Advanced Social Studies (IESA-CSIC), Córdoba, Spain;2. Joint Research Unit Knowledge Transfer and Innovation, (UCO-CSIC), Córdoba, Spain;1. School of Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point, 2 George St, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia;2. Centre for Behavioural Economics, Society and Technology (BEST), Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point, 2 George St, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia;3. CREMA, Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts, Zurich, Switzerland;1. Department of Economics, University of Piraeus, Karaoli & Dimitriou 80, Piraeus 18534, Greece;2. Athens University of Economics and Business, 76 Patission St., Athens 10434, Greece;3. SERC, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE, London, UK;1. Faculty of Information Science, KIM IL SUNG University, Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK);2. School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China |
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| Abstract: | Today’s scientific research is an expensive enterprise funded primarily by taxpayers’ and corporate groups’ monies. All nations want to discover fields of study that promise to create future industries, and dominate these by building up and securing scientific and technological expertise early. However, the conversion of scientific leadership into market dominance remains very much an alchemy. To gain insights into how science becomes technology, we focused on graphene (which shows promise in batteries, sensors, flexible displays and other technologies) as a case study. In particular, we asked whether research on the material is on track to deliver all its technological promises. To answer this question, we analyzed in this paper bibliometric records of scientific journal publications and patents related to graphene. While performing straightforward analyses at the aggregate and temporal level to do so, we stumbled upon evidences that suggest ‘Golden Eras’ of graphene science and technology in the recent past. To confirm this unexpected finding, we developed a novel simulation-based method to determine how the interest levels in graphene science and technology change with time. We then found compelling evidences that these interest levels peaked in 2010 and 2012 respectively, despite the continued growth of journal and patent publications in this area. This suggests that publication numbers in a research topic could sometimes give rise to false positives concerning its importance. |
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| Keywords: | Graphene Nanotubes 2D materials Patents Journal publications Citations |
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