arXiv:1410.8685cs.DL
A simple interpretation of the growth of scientific/technological research impact leading to hype-type evolution curves
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Abstract
The empirical and theoretical justification of Gartner hype curves is a very relevant open question in the field of Technological Life Cycle analysis. The scope of the present paper is to introduce a simple model describing the growth of scientific/technological research impact, in the specific case where science is the main source of a new idea driving a technological development, leading to hype-type evolution curves. The main idea of the model is that, in a first stage, the growth of the scientific interest of a new specific field (as can be measured by publication numbers) basically follows the classical logistic growth curve. At a second stage, starting at a later trigger time, the technological development based on that scientific idea (as can be measured by patent deposits) can be described as the integral (in a mathematical sense) of the first curve, since technology is based on the overall accumulated scientific knowledge. The model is tested through a bibliometric analysis of the publication and patent deposit rate for Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) scientific research and technology, as well as for other emerging technologies.
I just checked and indeed there is research. The most popular model that we all know is called the Gartner Hype Cycle. https://www.gartner.com/en/research/methodologies/gartner-hy... Arxiv has a few articles on hype cycles for example: "A simple interpretation of the growth of…
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