Technology Transfer – Bibliometric Analysis of Scientific Articles in the Web of Science

Abstract

The article analyzes the transfer of technology in Europe presented in the scientific articles. The research in the article was based on the development of a bibliometric analysis, a quantitative research method, presented as an inventory of the articles published in the Web of Science platform specific to the field of technology transfer. The result of the query was the display of a number of 556 existing scientific documents in the database, which contain the English phrase "technology transfer" in the summary or in the keywords of the documents. The query was carried out at date of July 14, 2023 and assumed the inclusion of publications from the last 6 years, 2017 – 2023, including articles published in European countries. The results of the research confirm the third mission of the universities, taking the knowledge transfer actions, considering that the academic space is the place of concentration of the intellectual potential at the level of a state.

Keywords

• technology transfer
• scientific investigations
• bibliometric research
• university
• vosviewer
• web of science