Computers and Operations Research
Computers and Industrial Engineering
Using the patent co-citation approach to establish a new patent classification system
Information Processing and Management: an International Journal
Selecting knowledge management strategies by using the analytic network process
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Analytical network process for software selection in product development: A case study
Journal of Engineering and Technology Management
Using the analytic network process (ANP) in a SWOT analysis - A case study for a textile firm
Information Sciences: an International Journal
Evaluating digital video recorder systems using analytic hierarchy and analytic network processes
Information Sciences: an International Journal
Visualization of patent analysis for emerging technology
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
The study of applying ANP model to assess dispatching rules for wafer fabrication
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Evaluation of connection types in design for disassembly (DFD) using analytic network process
Computers and Industrial Engineering
Evaluation and management of new service concepts: An ANP-based portfolio approach
Computers and Industrial Engineering
Designing a model of FANP in brand image decision-making
Applied Soft Computing
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Analysis of decision making factors for equity investment by DEMATEL and Analytic Network Process
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
Selection of technology acquisition mode using the analytic network process
Mathematical and Computer Modelling: An International Journal
Creating a Taxonomy for Mobile Commerce Innovations Using Social Network and Cluster Analyses
International Journal of Electronic Commerce
Information and Management
Analyzing interdisciplinarity of technology fusion using knowledge flows of patents
Expert Systems with Applications: An International Journal
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There have often been attempts to examine technological structure and linkage as a network. Network analysis has been mainly employed with various centrality measures to identify core technologies in a technology network. None of the existing centrality measures, however, can successfully capture indirect relationships in a network. To address this limitation, this study proposes a novel approach based on the analytic network process (ANP) to identification of core technologies in a technology network. Since the ANP is capable of measuring the relative importance that captures all the indirect interactions in a network, the derived ''limit centrality'' indicates the importance of a technology in terms of impacts on other technologies, taking all the direct and indirect influences into account. The proposed approach is expected to allow technology planners to understand current technological trends and advances by identifying core technologies based on limit centralities. Using patent citation data as proxy for interactions between technologies, a case study on telecommunication technologies is presented to illustrate the proposed approach.