Open Source Software Innovations
Open Source Software Innovations is a research topic within Computer Science Applications. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1959. 33.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the dynamics of open source innovation, emphasizing collaboration, crowdsourcing, and user-generated content. It delves into the principles of free/libre open source software, community-based innovation, and the lead user method. The research also highlights the significance of virtual customer environments and the role of user participation in driving innovation.
- Open Source Software
- Innovation
- Collaboration
- Crowdsourcing
- User-Generated Content
- Community-Based Innovation
- Lead User Method
- Virtual Customer Environments
- Free/Libre Open Source Software
- User Participation
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1959
- In the world top 10%
- 5.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 33.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -10% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Open Source Software Innovations research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (455 and 245 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 455 works
- 2 China 245 works
- 3 Germany 203 works
- 4 Brazil 122 works
- 5 United Kingdom 111 works
- 6 Canada 87 works
- 7 France 86 works
- 8 India 79 works
- 9 Italy 75 works
- 10 Netherlands 65 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Open Source Software Innovations research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Carnegie Mellon University publishes the most Open Source Software Innovations research, followed by Utrecht University and Nanjing University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited States 11 works
- 2 Utrecht UniversityNetherlands 11 works
- 3 Nanjing UniversityChina 10 works
- 4 Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark 9 works
- 5 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 9 works
- 6 Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 9 works
- 7 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 8 works
- 8 Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway 8 works
- 9 University of WashingtonUnited States 8 works
- 10 Eindhoven University of TechnologyNetherlands 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Open Source Software Innovations?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Open Source Software Innovations include Michael S. Bernstein and John Riedl.
- 1 Michael S. Bernstein United States 10k citations
- 2 John Riedl United States 3.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Open Source Software Innovations research done?
The largest centres of Open Source Software Innovations research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Nanjing (China) and Shanghai (China).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Open Source Software Innovations?
Among universities, judged by research, Carnegie Mellon University, Utrecht University and Copenhagen Business School score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited States | 77.0 | 41.2% | 11.9× | 11 | -24.9% |
| 2 | Utrecht UniversityNetherlands | 75.7 | 37.2% | 9.2× | 11 | -25.9% |
| 3 | Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark | 65.9 | 39.4% | 25.4× | 9 | -31.5% |
| 4 | Eindhoven University of TechnologyNetherlands | 63.9 | 40.7% | 9.9× | 8 | -5.8% |
| 5 | Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway | 55.2 | 37.3% | 6.7× | 8 | +17.7% |
| 6 | Nanjing UniversityChina | 51.4 | 27.9% | 5.6× | 10 | +70.6% |
| 7 | Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil | 38.9 | 14.7% | 23.2× | 9 | +24.9% |
| 8 | University of WashingtonUnited States | 37.3 | 43.8% | 3.6× | 8 | -11.1% |
| 9 | Aarhus UniversityDenmark | 34.4 | 20.0% | 5.5× | 9 | -6.3% |
| 10 | Politecnico di MilanoItaly | 21.9 | 13.6% | 5.3× | 8 | +13.6% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Open Source Software Innovations research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011. The fastest-growing topics are Open Source Software Innovations.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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