Related Work: Bibliometric Approaches to Technology Convergence

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Abstract and 1. Introduction

2 Related Work and 2.1 Technology Convergence Approaches

2.2 Technology Convergence Measurements

2.3 Technology Convergence Models

3 Data

4 Method and 4.1 Proximity Indices

4.2 Interpolation and Fitting Data

4.3 Clustering

4.4 Forecasting

5 Results and Discussion and 5.1 Overall Results

5.2 Case Study

5.3 Limitations and Future Works

6 Conclusion and References

Appendix

2 Related Work

This section provides an overview of the current state of the art in technology convergence approaches. Additionally, we explore various measurements and models that researchers have used to identify technological convergence, particularly in the context of emerging technologies.

2.1 Technology Convergence Approaches

The approaches used to assess technological convergence are diverse, with many researchers relying on proximity indices between technologies. While patent-based approaches are common in the literature (Song et al., 2017; Curran, 2011; Lee, 2018; Kim, 2017), our focus shifts towards a bibliometric-based approach. These approaches often utilize metrics like citation counts, publication frequencies, and keyword connections (Chand & Bhatt, 2021). In addition, most existing research focuses on convergence after academic discovery but before market implementation (Curran, 2011). However, these studies often lack comprehensive early-stage scientific analysis, a gap we aim to address in our approach.

Emerging technologies have a significant presence in the literature, with diverse definitions (Halaweh, 2013; Liu, 2020; Garner, 2017; Carley, 2018). We compare two main factors: one looks at socioeconomic factors like uncertainty and cost, while the other emphasizes scientific features such as novelty, growth, and community integration. In this study, we choose the latter, as it aligns with our focus on early-stage scientific convergence.

In existing works, technology convergence is typically studied separately from emerging technologies, often utilizing completely different sets of approaches. However, in our study, we aim to identify technology convergence in emerging technologies by combining and utilizing methods and indicators that are often employed separately.