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Which disciplines are being integrated into N&amp;N over time? For a specific discipline, how many other disciplines have direct or indirect connections with it? What are the distinct subgroups of N&amp;N at different evolutionary stages? Such critical issues are to be addressed in this paper.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jdis-2017-0004_s_006_w2aab2b8c31b1b7b1aab1c15b2Aa\">\n                    <jats:title>Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We map the disciplinary network structure of N&amp;N by employing the social network analysis tool, Netdraw, identifying which Web of Science Categories (WCs) mediate nbetweenness centrality in different stages of nano development. Cliques analysis embedded in the Ucinet program is applied to do the disciplinary cluster analysis in the study according to the path of \u201cNetwork-Subgroup-Cliques,\u201d and a tree diagram is selected as the visualizing type.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jdis-2017-0004_s_007_w2aab2b8c31b1b7b1aab1c15b3Aa\">\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The disciplinary network structure reveals the relationships among different disciplines in the N&amp;N developing process clearly, and it is easy for us to identify which disciplines are connected with the core \u201cN&amp;N\u201d directly or indirectly. The tree diagram showing N&amp;N related disciplines provides an interesting perspective on nano research and development (R&amp;D) structure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jdis-2017-0004_s_008_w2aab2b8c31b1b7b1aab1c15b4Aa\">\n                    <jats:title>Research limitations<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The matrices used to draw the N&amp;N disciplinary network are the original ones, and normalized matrix could be tried in future similar studies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"j_jdis-2017-0004_s_009_w2aab2b8c31b1b7b1aab1c15b5Aa\">\n                    <jats:title>Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Results in this paper can help us better understand the disciplinary structure of N&amp;N, and the dynamic evolution of N&amp;N related disciplines over time. The findings could benefit R&amp;D decision making. 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