Financial Interactions in the Area of Nanotechnonology of Iran; Application of Network Analysis for Identification of The Agent-Network

The purpose of this article is to study and analyze the status of financial exchange among the main agents in the area of nanotechnology in Iran through a quantitative study of their relationships by using the network analysis method. Identifiying financial exchange networks and the subsequent disclosure of influential agents as well as understanding strong and weak points regarding the relationship between the agents involved in this area is the final conclusion of this research. The research findings at the level of individual agents reflected the high centrality of Iran Nanotechnology Initiative Council as the main agent-network in this field. Nanotechnology in the current situation of Iran has not sufficiently entered the commercialization phase because the institutions established by the government to develop this technology have much more prominence in network.