SEARCHING FOR ADVERSE DRUG-REACTIONS AT THE MARGIN OF SCIENTIFIC FIELDS - THE SCIENTOMETRIC DETECTION OF PERIPHERAL BUT POTENTIALLY INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH

Results are presented of a scientometric analysis focusing on peripher al dynamics in a scientific field. We evaluate different techniques on their appropriateness for detecting relations between aspects that se em to be not of central interest but are important in innovative resea rch. We do so in order to quantify the role that adverse drug reaction s can play as trigger points in innovative drug research.