Co-citation, bibliographic coupling and leading authors, institutions and countries in the 50 years of Technological Forecasting and Social Change

• Published in: Technological forecasting & social change 2021-04, Vol.165, p.120487, Article 120487
• Main Authors: Mas-Tur, Alicia, Roig-Tierno, Norat, Sarin, Shikhar, Haon, Christophe, Sego, Trina, Belkhouja, Mustapha, Porter, Alan, Merigó, José M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Analysis; Bibliographic coupling; Bibliographies; Bibliometrics; Citation analysis; Citations; Co-citation; Cocitation; Coupling; Documents; Forecasting; Mapping; Social change; Software; Technological change; Technological forecasting; Technological planning; Technology and civilization; VOS viewer; Web of Science; Web sites
• ISSN: 0040-1625; 1873-5509
• DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120487

•This bibliometric study identifies leading authors, universities, and countries publishing in TF&SC.•Results suggest that authors and publications originating in the USA and the Netherlands are particularly influential.•While the number of authors is increasing, these authors are drawn from a smaller number of institution and countries.•However, the journal is becoming more geographically diverse.•Mapping of co-citations and bibliographic coupling suggests several heterogeneous clusters published in TF&SC. Technological Forecasting and Social Change (TF&SC) is a leading international journal that publishes major advances related to technological forecasting and future studies. The journal was launched in 1969 and in 2019 celebrated its 50th anniversary. To celebrate 50 years of outstanding contributions, this study presents a bibliometric analysis of TF&SC publications and patterns of citations within TF&SC in terms of authors, institutions and countries. The analysis relies on the Web of Science Core Collection database for bibliographic content and Visualization of Similarities viewer software for mapping of bibliometric data. Our analysis identifies leading authors, universities and countries that produce publications in TF&SC. This study also applies bibliometric analysis of co-citations and bibliographic coupling. Results suggest that authors and publications originating in the USA and the Netherlands are particularly influential. However, the journal is becoming more geographically diverse. Mapping of co-citations and bibliographic coupling suggests that work published in TF&SC is represented by several heterogeneous clusters.