EAGER:Unveiling Trends in Global Nanotechnology Research and Development

纳米技术是一个基础研究领域，有望为日常生活中的广泛重要应用带来革命性的变化。在纳米技术30年的历史中，其研究和发展在不同的国家和机构以及研究方向上经历了快速但不均衡的进展。纳米技术研究领域的最新动态以及导致这些变化的因素引起了纳米技术研究人员和政策制定者的兴趣。本研究建议将文献分析、引文分析和内容分析方法应用于新兴国家和机构在纳米技术领域的论文和专利出版物，以揭示研究重点和产出的变化。此外，还将进行深入分析，以量化这些国家/机构的公共资金和知识传播的影响？纳米技术的发展。拟议的工作将提请注意可能对纳米技术领域产生长期影响的特殊地区和领域，并扩大我们对导致成功的重要因素的理解。吸取的经验教训将有助于政策制定者，如政府、资助机构和其他感兴趣的各方制定在纳米技术研究和开发方面取得卓越成绩的战略。该框架可以应用于其他快速变化的研究领域，进行类似的研究。在这一过程中开发的分析方法和可视化技术也可以用于纳米技术专业学生的教育。

Nanotechnology is a fundamental research area that holds the promise of revolutionizing a wide range of significant applications for everyday life. In the 30-year history of nanotechnology, its research and development has experienced rapid but uneven progress in different countries and institutions as well as research directions. The recent dynamics of the nanotechnology research landscape and the factors that have caused these changes are of the interest to nanotechnology researchers and policy makers. This research proposes to apply bibliographic analysis, citation analysis, and content analysis methods on the paper and patent publications of emerging countries and institutions in nanotechnology to unveil changes in research focus and outputs. In addition, in-depth analysis will also be conducted to quantify the effects of public funding and knowledge diffusion in these countries/institutions? development of nanotechnology. The proposed work will draw attention to the exceptional regions and areas that may have a long term impact on the nanotechnology field and extend our understanding of the important factors leading to success. Lessons learned will help policy makers, such as governments, funding agencies, and other interested parties to devise strategies for excellence in nanotechnology research and development. The proposed framework can be applied to other rapidly changing research fields for similar studies. The analytical methods and visualization techniques developed in this process could also be used in the education of students majoring in nanotechnology.