Research Fronts in International Manufacturing: Based on Angle of View of the Analysis of Co-Word Network

Zhen-liang Xu, Xiaochuan Guo · 2010

The newest methods of scientometrics and the visibility technology are used to to draw up scientific knowledge mapping of co-word network of the contemporary international manufacturing and to lay out that there are three main knowledge clusters of research fronts in international manufacturing, and the paper opens out their subject adscription and correlation, and more the paper expounds three main research fronts clusters of international manufacturing, which belong to the category of engineering and technology science, as well as application technology research based on theory-oriented. Consequently, the paper also offers the clues of decision-making and reference for China to follow and to occupy the highland of the world's development frontier in the field of international manufacturing.

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