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TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
Volume 77, Issue 7, Pages 1147-1155Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2010.03.008
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R&D management; Technology roadmap; Research front; Bibliometrics; Citation analysis; Patent analysis
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In this paper, we compared structures of the citation network of scientific publications with those of patents, and discussed the differences between them. A case study was performed in a solar cell to develop a method of detecting gaps between science and technology. Scientific research has tended to be more basic, especially in terms of cell design, whereas patents have focused on more applied technology used in solar cell modules. Of the major citation clusters of scientific publications, only two, namely silicon and compound solar cells, corresponded semantically with patent clusters. Conversely, there were no patent clusters corresponding to the other two scientific research fronts, namely dye-sensitized and polymer solar cells. These research areas could be regarded as opportunities for industrial commercialization because scientific activities exist but not technological applications. Our results could offer an intellectual basis for discovering potential opportunities for industrial commercialization. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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