Effects of knowledge flows from public science to industrial technologies

Author(s):
Wang, L.; Li, Z.
Published
2018
Publication type
Article in monograph or in proceedings

Abstract

Scientific research has been well acknowledged as an important knowledge resource for developing technologies. Studying science-technology linkages is crucial to help understand the mechanism of innovation. Using nano technology as a case study, this paper investigates what types of science-technology linkages can help improve the quality of technologies. This study uses backward and forward citation analysis, extracted from the Derwent World Patents Index (DWPI). Our results show that a wide scope of scientific background has a positively significant effect on technology. Compared with unknown publications, highly cited publications are likely to lead to high-quality inventions. Moreover, variety of knowledge resources also presents positive contribution to the quality of citing patents, but only for patents developed by firms, not for university patents.

Scientometrics
Date issued
2018-09-11
Publisher
Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS)
Is part of
STI 2018 Conference Proceedings (2018), p. 576-588
hdl
1887/65342