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Tech mining: Text mining and visualization tools, as applied to nanoenhanced solar cells
Author(s) -
Porter Alan L.,
Guo Ying,
Chiavatta Denise
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
wiley interdisciplinary reviews: data mining and knowledge discovery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.506
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1942-4795
pISSN - 1942-4787
DOI - 10.1002/widm.7
Subject(s) - visualization , data science , productivity , process (computing) , computer science , data visualization , knowledge management , data mining , macroeconomics , operating system , economics
‘Tech mining’ is a multistep process for the analysis of science, technology, & innovation (‘ST&I’) information resources. It uses text mining, visualization, and communication tools to provide the empirical knowledge necessary to address management of technology questions. Tech mining can help assess mature or emerging fields of science and technology, such as nanotechnology. Here, we depict select analyses and visualizations of relevant ST&I data on the topics of nanoenhanced, thin‐film solar cells and dye‐sensitized solar cells. These analyses help identify complementary and competitive research activity, evaluate research productivity, assess research interdisciplinarity, understand nanotechnology developmental trajectories, and identify and forecast promising nanoapplications. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. WIREs Data Mining Knowl Discov 2011 1 172‐181 DOI: 10.1002/widm.7 This article is categorized under: Algorithmic Development > Text Mining Application Areas > Education and Learning Application Areas > Science and Technology Technologies > Visualization