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Characterizing the field of Atomic Layer Deposition: Authors, topics, and collaborations

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  • Elsa Alvaro
  • Angel Yanguas-Gil

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This paper describes how Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) has evolved over time using a combination of bibliometric, social network, and text analysis. We examined the rate of knowledge production as well as changes in authors, journals, and collaborators, showing a steady growth of ALD research. The study of the collaboration network of ALD scientists over time points out that the ALD research community is becoming larger and more interconnected, with a largest connected component that spans 90% of the authors in 2015. In addition, the evolution of network centrality measures (degree and betweenness centrality) and author productivity revealed the central figures in ALD over time, including new “stars” appearing in the last decade. Finally, the study of the title words in our dataset is consistent with a shift in focus on research topics towards energy applications and nanotechnology.

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  • Elsa Alvaro & Angel Yanguas-Gil, 2018. "Characterizing the field of Atomic Layer Deposition: Authors, topics, and collaborations," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(1), pages 1-19, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0189137
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189137
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