Purpose – This paper aims to introduce a general framework for the analysis of knowledge integration and diffusion using bibliometric data. Design/methodology/approach – The authors propose that in order to characterise knowledge integration and diffusion of a given issue (the source, for...

Discourses on convergent technologies claim that fields such as bionanotechnology are interdisciplinary and therefore require specific organisational forms (e.g. laboratories with researchers from many different disciplinary backgrounds). However, empirical investigations have challenged the...

In this article, we develop a method that uses altmetric data to analyse researchers' interactions, as a way of mapping the contexts of potential societal impact. In the face of an increasing policy demand for quantitative methodologies to assess societal impact, social media data (altmetrics)...