Navigating the innovation trajectories of technology by combining specialization score analyses for publications and patents: graphene and nano-enabled drug delivery
Navigating the innovation trajectories of technology by combining specialization score analyses for publications and patents: graphene and nano-enabled drug delivery
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DOI：
10.1007/s11192-015-1826-9
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发表时间：
2016-03-01
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3.9
通讯作者：
Youtie, Jan
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作者：
Kwon, Seokbeom;Porter, Alan;Youtie, Jan
在本研究中，我们结合了出版物和专利的专业化分数（后者是跨学科参与的新指标），以实现对技术创新轨迹的更全面的导航。专利专业化得分利用对应的研究出版物指标概念来衡量专利多样性。两种基于纳米的技术——纳米药物输送（NEDD）和石墨烯——与研究出版指标一起提供了对该指标行为的对比探索。结果显示了两种技术以及各自的出版物和专利指标的独特模式。发表和引用模式证明，NEDD 研究涉及高度多样化的研究领域。相比之下，正如专利国际专利分类（IPC）所反映的那样，NEDD 的发展集中在相对密切相关的领域。石墨烯呈现出相反的情况，紧密联系的学科有助于研究，但其专利的应用领域更加多样化。我们建议，利用专业化分数来分析研究出版物和专利的领域多样性，可以为创新轨迹提供富有成效的见解。此类信息可以为此类新兴技术的技术和创新管理以及政策做出贡献。
In this study, we combine the specialization scores for publications and patents (the latter is a new indicator of cross-disciplinary engagement) to achieve more comprehensive navigation of the innovation trajectory of a technology. The patent specialization score draws upon counterpart research publication indicator concepts to measure patent diversity. Two nano-based technologies-Nano-enabled drug delivery (NEDD) and Graphene-provide contrasting explorations of the behavior of this indicator, alongside research publication indicators. Results show distinctive patterns of the two technologies and for the respective publication and patent indicators. NEDD research, as evidenced by publication and citation patterns, engages highly diverse research fields. In contrast, NEDD development, as reflected in patent International Patent Classifications (IPCs), concentrates on relatively closely associated fields. Graphene presents the opposite picture, with closely linked disciplines contributing to research, but much more diverse fields of application for its patents. We suggest that analyzing the field diversity of research publications and patents together, employing both specialization scores, can offer fruitful insights into innovation trajectories. Such information can contribute to technology and innovation management and policy for such emerging technologies.