Where science meets business
A Survey of Information
Resources Covering Renewable
Fuels, Chemicals & Energy
Samantha Swann
Business Acquisition Editor
John Wiley & Sons Ltd and SCI (Society of Chemical Industry)
sswann@wiley.co.uk; t:+44 1243 770202
Spring ACS National Meeting, 27
th
March 2007
Where science meets business
Outline
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SCI, Wiley and me
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Motivation for the survey
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Methodology
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Results obtained
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Outcome
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SCI, Wiley and me
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SCI: Society of Chemical Industry
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International non
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profit organisation
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Individual members in 70 countries
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Offices in North America & Australia
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New offices in 2007: Europe and India
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New office in 2008: China
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Special interest groups cover many topics
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Energy is an important theme for SCI
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SCI, Wiley and me
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Awards:
Perkin Medal
Chemical Industry Medal
Gordon E. Moore Medal
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Works with Chemical Heritage Foundation
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SCI America
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Corporate members include:
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SCI, Wiley and me
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Wiley
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Global publisher of STM, P/T & HE content
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1250 STM journals
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Celebrates bicentennial this year
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My role
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Tapping into experience of 2 organisations
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2 different cultures and 2 bosses!
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SCI’s Publishing Porfolio
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SCI’s Publishing Porfolio
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4 peer
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reviewed research journals
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Published by Wiley for over 10 years
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International Editors and Contributors
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Motivation for the Survey
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Energy debate
gathers momentum
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Chemical industry
faces
public & government
demand for
cleaner technologies
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Growing public interest
in the
origin
of
products and materials
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Need to separate fact from fiction!
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The Survey
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What research is happening in the area of
fuels, chemicals and energy
from
renewable resources?
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Which
geographic regions
are involved?
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Is this field growing in importance?
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What is the information landscape?
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What do researchers in this field need?
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Methodology
Research existing publications
Literature searches to establish trends
Key conferences
Focus groups
Expert interviews
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Methodology
“
Most of the academic community see opportunities
but don’t see the potential for chemistry in the
biofuels industry.
We c
ould do with stronger steers
and getting more chemistry into these meetings,
so
that biologists are talking to the chemists and
vice versa
.
”
Literature searches to establish trends
Expert interviews
ISI’s Web of Science
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Methodology
“
There is a totally different network evolving now,
which needs to bring in
agricultural scientists,
biologists, chemical engineers, chemists,
business
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even social sciences or policy effects are
relevant…this area of research needs an
interdisciplinary
effort to succeed
”
Expert interviews
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Methodology
USA
SIM’s Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels & Chemicals
Bio’s World Congress on Industrial Biotechnol & Bioprocessing
Key conferences
Europe
Renewable Resources & Biorefineries
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Methodology
Focus groups
April 2006:
SIM’s Symposium, Nashville, TN, USA
“
There is a
disconnect
between research information and
commercialisation
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“A lot of innovation comes from
discrete areas
”
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Methodology
Focus groups
June 2006:
SCI headquarters, London, UK
“There are
pockets of information
. Knowledge does
exist but it’s not flowing very well”
“We need to
link up
the entire R&D chain”
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Results:
Research Landscape
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Key activity in the Americas, Europe & Japan
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Increasing activity in other parts of Asia
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Clear R&D strategy in USA (DOE and USDA)
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Europe gaining momentum: Biofuels Directive & FP7
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Key players in industry:
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ADM, Cargill, DuPont, Roquette, Tate & Lyle, Novozymes,
Genencor (Danisco), BP, British Sugar…
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Results:
Research Topics
Key research themes:
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Unlocking
lignocellulosic biomass
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2
nd
generation biofuels
, esp. ethanol
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Combining biological and chemical conversions
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Sustainability
of entire systems:
crop production» processing» end product disposal
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400
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Year of Publication
Number of Scientific Articles
"renewable resource"
biofuel*
bioproduct*
biorefin*
biorenewable*
Source: ISI Web of Science, March 2007
Scientific Article Trends by Keyword
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200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
"renewable
resource"
biofuel*
bioproduct*
biorefin*
biorenewable*
Keyword
Total number of scientific articles
Source: ISI Web of Science, March 2007
Total Scientific Articles 2000
-
2006
by Keyword
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Country
No. articles
% Total (583)
USA
178
30.5%
SWEDEN
60
10.3%
CANADA
42
7.2%
GERMANY
34
5.8%
NETHERLANDS
34
5.8%
ENGLAND
31
5.3%
AUSTRALIA
23
4.0%
INDIA
22
3.8%
JAPAN
22
3.8%
FINLAND
16
2.7%
Top 10 Countries
Total Articles 2000
-
2006: bioref* or bioenergy or bioproduct
43 Country/Territory value(s) outside display options
Source: ISI Web of Science
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Institution
No. articles
% Total (583)
Swedish Univ Agr Sci
27
4.6%
Oak Ridge Natl Lab
26
4.5%
USDA ARS
18
3.1%
Univ Utrecht
16
2.7%
Univ Tennessee
12
2.0%
Univ Aberdeen
11
1.9%
Univ British Columbia
11
1.9%
SUNY Coll Env Sci & Forestry
9
1.5%
Indian Inst Sci
8
1.4%
NREL
8
1.4%
Top 10 Institutions
Total Articles 2000
-
2006: bioref* or bioenergy or bioproduct
582 Institution Name value(s) outside display options
Source: ISI Web of Science
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Article Source
No. articles
% Total (583)
Biomass & Bioenergy
147
25.2%
Appl Biochem & Biotechnol
22
3.8%
[Abstracts of ACS Papers]
16
2.7%
Energy Policy
14
2.4%
Bioresource Technology
10
1.7%
Biocycle
9
1.5%
ZuckerIndustrie
9
1.5%
Biotechnol and Bioeng
8
1.4%
International Sugar Journal
8
1.4%
Pulp & Paper
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Canada
7
1.2%
Top 10 Sources
Total Articles 2000
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2006: bioref* or bioenergy or bioproduct
195 Source value(s) outside display options
Source: ISI Web of Science, March 2007
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Results :
Info Landscape
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Key Journals
Elsevier
ACS
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Results :
Info Landscape
Wiley
Springer
American Scientific Publishers
Journal of Biobased Materials and
Bioenergy
NCSU
BioResources
http://ncsu.edu/bioresources
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Results :
Info Landscape
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Journal
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magazine hybrid:
Industrial Biotechnology
(Mary Ann Liebert Inc) From 2005
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Magazine
Refocus
(Elsevier) From 2000
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Newsletter
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Results:
Info Landscape
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Web portals
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Results:
Info Landscape
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Web portals
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Results Summary
Research Landscape
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Academia, industry and government sectors
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Major activity: N America, Europe & Japan
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Relevant subjects:
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Plant biology, plant biotechnology
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Agronomy & forestry
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Chemical engineering
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Microbiology/industrial biotechnology
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Separations science
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Results Summary
Information Landscape
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20 core journals
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1 journal
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magazine hybrid
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1 magazine
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2 web portals
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Conclusions
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This emerging community has
different
information needs
to existing groups
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Need for
overview
information
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Need for
interdisciplinary
learning
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Need for
integration
of print and online
resources
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Web Portal and Journal
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Feedback
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Preview site
www.biofpr.com
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Journal
www.interscience.wiley.com/biofpr
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Comments?
sswann@wiley.co.uk
Tel: +44 1243 770202
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