Bibliometric overview of the Technological Forecasting and Social Change journal: Analysis from 1970 to 2018

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the evolution of Technological Forecasting and Social Change journal for a period between 1970 and 2018 for 4248 articles. The growing scope and diversity of the field creates fragmentation and the belief that reviews could contribute to synthesis and integration. This analysis includes key factors impacting growth of a journal such as publication evolution and citation structure, most cited articles, leading authors, institutions and countries, related journals and ranking, key research streams in the journal, and co-citation analysis. Factors of the Technological Forecasting and Social Change journal determine the relationship between various sub-fields. The analysis also provides key insights about the evolution of the field over time.