Conceptual structure and perspectives on innovation management: A bibliometric review

The present study aims to analyze Innovation Management using a bibliometric technique. To this aim, Web of Science (WOS) citation database was used to extract the articles. Then, the received files were combined and integrated using Bibexcel. In the next step, the data were illustrated and analyzed by R Studio and R package. The results identified well-cited articles, active, and influential journals, and authors in the field. In addition, investigating the strategic diagrams and thematic evolution maps revealed basic, developed, emerging, and obsolete issues in Innovation Management. During the recent years, many researchers have focused on some issues with a forward-looking approach such as Emerging Technologies, Patent Analysis, as well as Nanotechnology, Service Innovation, and Technology Transfer. The results represent a comprehensive understanding of the evolutionary process of each field and are considered as a coherent instrument for research policy.

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This study analyzed Innovation Management using bibliometric technique. By extracting articles from Web of Science (WOS) citation database and integrating the data using Bibexcel, the study identified influential articles, journals, and authors in the field, and revealed basic, developed, emerging, and obsolete issues in Innovation Management through strategic diagrams and thematic evolution maps. The study found that researchers have been focusing on forward-looking topics such as Emerging Technologies, Patent Analysis, Nanotechnology, Service Innovation, and Technology Transfer.