Mapping the co-evolution of artificial intelligence, robotics, and the internet of things over 20 years (1998-2017).

Journal: PloS one
Published Date: Dec 2, 2020

Abstract

Understanding the emergence, co-evolution, and convergence of science and technology (S&T) areas offers competitive intelligence for researchers, managers, policy makers, and others. This paper presents new funding, publication, and scholarly network metrics and visualizations that were validated via expert surveys. The metrics and visualizations exemplify the emergence and convergence of three areas of strategic interest: artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and internet of things (IoT) over the last 20 years (1998-2017). For 32,716 publications and 4,497 NSF awards, we identify their topical coverage (using the UCSD map of science), evolving co-author networks, and increasing convergence. The results support data-driven decision making when setting proper research and development (R&D) priorities; developing future S&T investment strategies; or performing effective research program assessment.

Authors

  • Katy Börner
    Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States of America.
  • Olga Scrivner
    Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States of America.
  • Leonard E Cross
    Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States of America.
  • Michael Gallant
    Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States of America.
  • Shutian Ma
    Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
  • Adam S Martin
    Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States of America.
  • Lisel Record
    Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States of America.
  • Haici Yang
    Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States of America.
  • Jonathan M Dilger
    Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division, Crane, IN, United States of America.

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