An analysis on the evolution path and hot topics of open innovation based on the view of scientific knowledge map

Abstract

Abstract: Citespace II is used to do the knowledge map analysis to all the open innovation research literature collected in the Web of Science database, with which time and space distribution, co-cited reference and co-word knowledge maps are made to analyze the distribution, change trends and hop topics in the field of open innovation. The study results show that: (1) British and American scholars have led the open innovation research, and Chinese scholars' researches in this field are improving steadily, which can follow closely the international front; (2) there are three main developing trends in the open innovation research: the diversity of research objectives, empirical study is replacing case study as the main research methods and the innovation interaction through online communities is becoming the research mainstream replacing the technology trading and cooperative R&D between the enterprises offline; (3) the relationship between open innovation model and enterprises' performance, the R&D cooperation and technology transactions based on the innovation networks, knowledge governance of open innovation and the application of open innovation with users participation are four hot topics of the open innovation research.

Key words: open innovation, Citespace II, knowledge map, evolution path, hot topics

CLC Number:

G301

Xia Enjun, Song Jianfeng. An analysis on the evolution path and hot topics of open innovation based on the view of scientific knowledge map[J]. Science Research Management, 2015, 36(7): 28-37.

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