Assessing Collaboration and Knowledge Flow on Coatings of Metallic Glasses Obtained From Thermal Spraying Processes Using Bibliometrics and Science Mapping

Coatings of amorphous metallic alloys can be obtained using different thermal spraying processes, such as HVOF, plasma spraying, cold spraying and others. Although many studies focused on investigating scientific issues concerning apply amorphous metallic coatings using thermal spraying, less attention have been paid to evaluate how research institutes and companies are collaborating and influencing each other to promote new technologies. In this paper, we assessed the collaboration of organizations and the knowledge flow on this relatively new field using bibliometrics and science mapping. The method relies on scientific publications indexed in Web of Science and clustered into research areas using the CWTS Publication-level Classification System. These results provide useful insights about how players are organized and may be used in the context of R&D management, science policy and decision making.

可通过多种热喷涂工艺(thermal spraying processes)制备非晶态金属合金(amorphous metallic alloys)涂层，例如高速氧燃料喷涂(HVOF)、等离子喷涂(plasma spraying)、冷喷涂(cold spraying)等。尽管已有大量研究聚焦于热喷涂制备非晶态金属涂层相关科学问题的探索，但针对科研机构与企业如何通过协同合作、相互影响以推动该类新技术发展的评估却相对不足。本文采用文献计量学(bibliometrics)与科学图谱(science mapping)方法，对这一新兴领域内的组织协作与知识流动情况进行了评估。本研究的数据来源于Web of Science收录的学术文献，并借助CWTS出版物级分类体系(Publication-level Classification System)将其聚类至不同研究领域。本研究结果可为该领域参与主体的组织架构提供有益洞见，同时可应用于研发管理、科学政策制定与决策制定等场景。