Structure of the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Instrumentation Literature

Title: Structure of the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Instrumentation Literature

Volume: 3 Issue: 2

Author(s): Ronald N. Kostoff, Raymond G. Koytcheff and Clifford G. Y. Lau

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Keywords: Nanotechnology, Nanoscience, Information Technology, Text Mining, XRD, TEM, SEM, STM, AFM

Abstract: The instrumentation literature associated with nanoscience and nanotechnology research was examined. About 65000 nanotechnology records for 2005 were retrieved from the Science Citation Index/ Social Science Citation Index (SCI/SSCI) [1], and ∼27000 of those were identified as instrumentation-related. All the diverse instruments were identified, and the relationships among the instruments, and among the instruments and the quantities they measure, were obtained. Metrics associated with research literatures for specific instruments/ instrument groups were generated.

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Kostoff N. Ronald, Koytcheff G. Raymond and Y. Lau G. Clifford, Structure of the Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Instrumentation Literature, Current Nanoscience 2007; 3 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157341307780619215