同步辐射光源的科技发展及科学影响分析——以欧洲同步辐射光源为例

The Development of Science and Technology and Scientific Impact Analysis on Synchrotron Radiation Light Source:A Case Study of ESRF

作为当前世界上数量最多的一类公共平台型重大科技基础设施,同步辐射光源的建设部署和升级改良受到各国的广泛关注,基于同步辐射的科学研究活动进入快速发展阶段。本文以欧洲同步辐射光源(ESRF)为例,使用文献计量方法从科学产出趋势、研究主题变化、优势研究单元、国际合作、产研合作以及重大科技突破等方面分析同步辐射光源对科技发展的支撑和影响。研究结果表明,在科学的前瞻性部署下,ESRF的科研产出不断提高,为凝聚态物理、材料、生命科学等众多学科领域研究提供有力的支撑;促进结构生物学等新兴交叉学科的形成和分化;在国际合作和产业技术研发中发挥纽带和平台的作用;同时也在一些科学领域的应用中面临着来自于冷冻电镜等新兴实验技术变革的挑战。

As a platform-type research infrastructures with the largest number in the world,the construction,development and upgrading of synchrotron radiation sources have attracted the popular attention globally.Scientific research activities based on synchrotron radiation are entering an exciting and rapid development period. In this paper,European synchronous radiation source ESRF is selected as an analysis target.Bibliometric analysis method is adopted to reveal the support and impact of synchrotron radiation sources on the development of science and technology from the aspects of scientific output trends,the evolution of research themes,research units,international cooperation network,industry cooperation and major scientific breakthroughs.The results showed that the number of research paper based on ESRF keeps rising continuously under the guidance of forward-looking strategic plan,supporting cutting-edge research of many subjects,such as condensed matter physics,materials science,biochemistry and molecular biology,promoting the discipline division like structural biology.Although facing the challenges from the innovation of new experimental technologies such as cryo-electron microscope,the ESRF plays an important role in international cooperation network and industrial research.