Subjects: Library Science，Information Science >> Information Science submitted time 2023-04-01 Cooperative journals: 《图书情报工作》
Abstract： [Purpose/significance] The intersection and infiltration between disciplines and the convergence and integration of technologies are essential forces to promote the development of modern science and technology. By clarifying the connotation of technology convergence, this paper explores its research progress and measuring indicators, so as to provide a reference for understanding the knowledge structure of technology convergence and related research. [Method/process] We firstly employed the literature survey and bibliometrics methods to analyze the connotation of technology convergence and technology fusion. Then, we visualized the distribution of discipline and theme for technological convergence research and summarized the measurement indicators from the perspective of diversity and cohesion. Finally, we further clarified the similarities and differences between technology convergence and interdisciplinary research. [Result/conclusion] Technology convergence and technology fusion have the same connotation in many cases, and the subtle differences between them are reflected in the convergence patterns. Measuring the degree of the technology convergence includes two perspectives: 1) diversity scope: introducing the three dimensions of variety, balance, and disparity; 2) cohesion scope: concerning the network attribute of technology fields. From the first-order and second-order theme, the research activities of technology convergence and interdisciplinary are similar. Interdisciplinary indicators of the same perspective and dimension also provide a reference for measuring the degree of technology convergence, diversity and measuring the convergence relationship between different technologies.
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