Mapping the Field: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Literature on University–Industry Collaborations

Item Type Journal paper
Abstract The substantial acknowledgement of university–industry (U–I) collaborations as promotor of economic progress, innovativeness and competitiveness fostered a continuous research engagement. At the same time, the U–I literature experienced a notable increase in the past decade, transforming into a multi-faceted and ambiguous research field, characterised by highly complex interlinks. The recent transformation hinders a comprehensive understanding of the latest developments in research directions and their clear delineation. Therefore, the purpose of this bibliometric literature review is to examine the evolution of the field and identify the primary emerging patterns. This paper employs co-citation analysis and bibliographic coupling techniques to analyse the U–I publications dataset. The findings indicate that the U–I collaborations research can be systematically clustered, resulting in an interconnected ecosystem consisting of three levels: individual, organisational and institutional, respectively. Thus, this review presents the immense contribution that the analysis of U–I collaborations makes to various research streams. Building on these findings and employing qualitative content analysis on the clustered publications, the paper develops a research agenda that encourages future investigations of previously overlooked features of U–I collaborations in general, and their role across levels of analysis, contexts and stages of the collaboration process in particular.
Authors Skute, Igors; Zalewska-Kurek, Kasia; Hatak, Isabella & de Weerd-Nederhof, Petra
Journal or Publication Title The Journal of Technology Transfer
Language English
Keywords University–industry, Bibliometrics, Co-citation analysis, Bibliographic coupling, Academic entrepreneurship, Technology transfer, Knowledge transfer
Subjects business studies
HSG Classification contribution to scientific community
Refereed Yes
Date 7 May 2019
Publisher Springer Science + Business Media
Place of Publication Dordrecht [u.a.]
Volume 44
Number 3
Page Range 916-947
ISSN 0892-9912
ISSN-Digital 1573-7047
Publisher DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10961-017-9637-1
Depositing User Prof. Dr. Isabella Hatak
Date Deposited 16 Feb 2018 11:41
Last Modified 20 Jul 2022 17:34
URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/publications/253586

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Skute, Igors; Zalewska-Kurek, Kasia; Hatak, Isabella & de Weerd-Nederhof, Petra (2019) Mapping the Field: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Literature on University–Industry Collaborations. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 44 (3). 916-947. ISSN 0892-9912

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