Purpose:This study explores the underlying research topics regarding CRISPR based on the LDA model and figures out trends in knowledge transfer from science to technology in this area over the latest 10 years.Design/m...Purpose:This study explores the underlying research topics regarding CRISPR based on the LDA model and figures out trends in knowledge transfer from science to technology in this area over the latest 10 years.Design/methodology/approach:We collected publications on CRISPR between 2011 and2020 from the Web of Science,and traced all the patents citing them from lens.org.15,904 articles and 18,985 patents in total are downloaded and analyzed.The LDA model was applied to identify underlying research topics in related research.In addition,some indicators were introduced to measure the knowledge transfer from research topics of scientific publications to IPC-4 classes of patents.Findings:The emerging research topics on CRISPR were identified and their evolution over time displayed.Furthermore,a big picture of knowledge transition from research topics to technological classes of patents was presented.We found that for all topics on CRISPR,the average first transition year,the ratio of articles cited by patents,the NPR transition rate are respectively 1.08,15.57%,and 1.19,extremely shorter and more intensive than those of general fields.Moreover,the transition patterns are different among research topics.Research limitations:Our research is limited to publications retrieved from the Web of Science and their citing patents indexed in lens.org.A limitation inherent with LDA analysis is in the manual interpretation and labeling of"topics".Practical implications:Our study provides good references for policy-makers on allocating scientific resources and regulating financial budgets to face challenges related to the transformative technology of CRISPR.Originality/value:The LDA model here is applied to topic identification in the area of transformative researches for the first time,as exemplified on CRISPR.Additionally,the dataset of all citing patents in this area helps to provide a full picture to detect the knowledge transition between S&T.展开更多
Purpose:This article aims to describe the global research profile and the development trends of single cell research from the perspective of bibliometric analysis and semantic mining.Design/methodology/approach:The li...Purpose:This article aims to describe the global research profile and the development trends of single cell research from the perspective of bibliometric analysis and semantic mining.Design/methodology/approach:The literatures on single cell research were extracted from Clarivate Analytic’s Web of Science Core Collection between 2009 and 2019.Firstly,bibliometric analyses were performed with Thomson Data Analyzer(TDA).Secondly,topic identification and evolution trends of single cell research was conducted through the LDA topic model.Thirdly,taking the post-discretized method which is used for topic evolution analysis for reference,the topics were also be dispersed to countries to detect the spatial distribution.Findings:The publication of single cell research shows significantly increasing tendency in the last decade.The topics of single cell research field can be divided into three categories,which respectively refers to single cell research methods,mechanism of biological process,and clinical application of single cell technologies.The different trends of these categories indicate that technological innovation drives the development of applied research.The continuous and rapid growth of the topic strength in the field of cancer diagnosis and treatment indicates that this research topic has received extensive attention in recent years.The topic distributions of some countries are relatively balanced,while for the other countries,several topics show significant superiority.Research limitations:The analyzed data of this study only contain those were included in the Web of Science Core Collection.Practical implications:This study provides insights into the research progress regarding single cell field and identifies the most concerned topics which reflect potential opportunities and challenges.The national topic distribution analysis based on the post-discretized analysis method extends topic analysis from time dimension to space dimension.Originality/value:This paper combines bibliometric analysis and LDA model to analyze the evolution trends of single cell research field.The method of extending post-discretized analysis from time dimension to space dimension is distinctive and insightful.展开更多
China’s environmental governance strategy provides a distinctive pathway for integrating sustainable development into national policy.Understanding its policy trajectory is essential for assessing China’s contributi...China’s environmental governance strategy provides a distinctive pathway for integrating sustainable development into national policy.Understanding its policy trajectory is essential for assessing China’s contribution to global sustainable development and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).This study constructs a comprehensive database of 425 national environmental governance policy documents issued between 1978 and 2022 and applies Latent Dirichlet Allocation(LDA)modeling to examine the evolution of policy themes and discourse.The results show that China’s environmental governance has undergone four stages-initial exploration,detailed development,transformative leap,and diverse prosperity-reflecting a progressive shift toward more integrated and coordinated governance.Policy priorities have evolved from a primary focus on pollution control and energy transition to an emphasis on institutional construction and organizational reform,thereby strengthening alignment with the SDGs.This transformation is characterized by recurring developmental themes and increasingly preventive,forward-looking,and system-oriented governance approaches.Moreover,the co-evolution of policy concepts and implementation has driven a transition from localized,end-of-pipe responses to comprehensive governance frameworks,alongside a shift from normative guidance towards effectiveness-oriented policy design.By employing a data-driven text analysis approach,this study offers a systematic framework for tracing long-term policy evolution and assessing its implications for sustainable development.展开更多
Revealing and comparing the evolution process of hot topics in the field of Digital Library in China and abroad.[Methods]:Taking data in the field of Digital Library from core journals in CKNI and Web of Science from ...Revealing and comparing the evolution process of hot topics in the field of Digital Library in China and abroad.[Methods]:Taking data in the field of Digital Library from core journals in CKNI and Web of Science from 1990 s to 2020,topics are extracted by LDA model and hot topics are selected based on life cycle theory.Topic evolution paths are generated to contrast evolution of hot topics between home and abroad which are grouped into dimensions of technology and application.It fails to analyze the lagging performance and reasons of research hot topics in the field of Digital Library at home and abroad.In technological dimension of Digital Library,the research content in China lags behind that at abroad.In terms of application dimension,Chinese application tends to focus on social sciences,while application at abroad tends to focus on natural sciences.The evolution of overall research focus is U-shaped,which gradually shifted from technological research to application research,and now turn back to technological dimension.Nowadays,there are also many emerging topics combined with big data technology.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant numbers:71974167 and 71573225。
文摘Purpose:This study explores the underlying research topics regarding CRISPR based on the LDA model and figures out trends in knowledge transfer from science to technology in this area over the latest 10 years.Design/methodology/approach:We collected publications on CRISPR between 2011 and2020 from the Web of Science,and traced all the patents citing them from lens.org.15,904 articles and 18,985 patents in total are downloaded and analyzed.The LDA model was applied to identify underlying research topics in related research.In addition,some indicators were introduced to measure the knowledge transfer from research topics of scientific publications to IPC-4 classes of patents.Findings:The emerging research topics on CRISPR were identified and their evolution over time displayed.Furthermore,a big picture of knowledge transition from research topics to technological classes of patents was presented.We found that for all topics on CRISPR,the average first transition year,the ratio of articles cited by patents,the NPR transition rate are respectively 1.08,15.57%,and 1.19,extremely shorter and more intensive than those of general fields.Moreover,the transition patterns are different among research topics.Research limitations:Our research is limited to publications retrieved from the Web of Science and their citing patents indexed in lens.org.A limitation inherent with LDA analysis is in the manual interpretation and labeling of"topics".Practical implications:Our study provides good references for policy-makers on allocating scientific resources and regulating financial budgets to face challenges related to the transformative technology of CRISPR.Originality/value:The LDA model here is applied to topic identification in the area of transformative researches for the first time,as exemplified on CRISPR.Additionally,the dataset of all citing patents in this area helps to provide a full picture to detect the knowledge transition between S&T.
基金the Chinese Academy of Sciences literature information capability construction project of 2020“Construction of strategic information research and consultation system in science and technology field”(Grant No.E290001)。
文摘Purpose:This article aims to describe the global research profile and the development trends of single cell research from the perspective of bibliometric analysis and semantic mining.Design/methodology/approach:The literatures on single cell research were extracted from Clarivate Analytic’s Web of Science Core Collection between 2009 and 2019.Firstly,bibliometric analyses were performed with Thomson Data Analyzer(TDA).Secondly,topic identification and evolution trends of single cell research was conducted through the LDA topic model.Thirdly,taking the post-discretized method which is used for topic evolution analysis for reference,the topics were also be dispersed to countries to detect the spatial distribution.Findings:The publication of single cell research shows significantly increasing tendency in the last decade.The topics of single cell research field can be divided into three categories,which respectively refers to single cell research methods,mechanism of biological process,and clinical application of single cell technologies.The different trends of these categories indicate that technological innovation drives the development of applied research.The continuous and rapid growth of the topic strength in the field of cancer diagnosis and treatment indicates that this research topic has received extensive attention in recent years.The topic distributions of some countries are relatively balanced,while for the other countries,several topics show significant superiority.Research limitations:The analyzed data of this study only contain those were included in the Web of Science Core Collection.Practical implications:This study provides insights into the research progress regarding single cell field and identifies the most concerned topics which reflect potential opportunities and challenges.The national topic distribution analysis based on the post-discretized analysis method extends topic analysis from time dimension to space dimension.Originality/value:This paper combines bibliometric analysis and LDA model to analyze the evolution trends of single cell research field.The method of extending post-discretized analysis from time dimension to space dimension is distinctive and insightful.
基金supported by the Key Project of Jiangsu Social Science Fund and the Key Project of Jiangsu Research Center for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era(Grant No.26ZXZA017).
文摘China’s environmental governance strategy provides a distinctive pathway for integrating sustainable development into national policy.Understanding its policy trajectory is essential for assessing China’s contribution to global sustainable development and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).This study constructs a comprehensive database of 425 national environmental governance policy documents issued between 1978 and 2022 and applies Latent Dirichlet Allocation(LDA)modeling to examine the evolution of policy themes and discourse.The results show that China’s environmental governance has undergone four stages-initial exploration,detailed development,transformative leap,and diverse prosperity-reflecting a progressive shift toward more integrated and coordinated governance.Policy priorities have evolved from a primary focus on pollution control and energy transition to an emphasis on institutional construction and organizational reform,thereby strengthening alignment with the SDGs.This transformation is characterized by recurring developmental themes and increasingly preventive,forward-looking,and system-oriented governance approaches.Moreover,the co-evolution of policy concepts and implementation has driven a transition from localized,end-of-pipe responses to comprehensive governance frameworks,alongside a shift from normative guidance towards effectiveness-oriented policy design.By employing a data-driven text analysis approach,this study offers a systematic framework for tracing long-term policy evolution and assessing its implications for sustainable development.
文摘Revealing and comparing the evolution process of hot topics in the field of Digital Library in China and abroad.[Methods]:Taking data in the field of Digital Library from core journals in CKNI and Web of Science from 1990 s to 2020,topics are extracted by LDA model and hot topics are selected based on life cycle theory.Topic evolution paths are generated to contrast evolution of hot topics between home and abroad which are grouped into dimensions of technology and application.It fails to analyze the lagging performance and reasons of research hot topics in the field of Digital Library at home and abroad.In technological dimension of Digital Library,the research content in China lags behind that at abroad.In terms of application dimension,Chinese application tends to focus on social sciences,while application at abroad tends to focus on natural sciences.The evolution of overall research focus is U-shaped,which gradually shifted from technological research to application research,and now turn back to technological dimension.Nowadays,there are also many emerging topics combined with big data technology.
