Do science-technology interactions pay off when developing technology?

Bart Van Looy (), Edwin Zimmermann, Reinhilde Veugelers, Arnold Verbeek, Johanna Mello and Koenraad Debackere
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Bart Van Looy: Research Division INCENTIM, K.U. Leuven
Edwin Zimmermann: K.U. Leuven R&D, K.U. Leuven
Arnold Verbeek: Research Division INCENTIM, K.U. Leuven
Johanna Mello: K.U. Leuven
Koenraad Debackere: Research Division INCENTIM, K.U. Leuven

Scientometrics, 2003, vol. 57, issue 3, No 3, 355-367

Abstract: Abstract We investigate the relationship between the science intensity of technology domains and country's performance within these domains. The number of references in patents to scientific articles is considered as an approximation of the science intensity of a technology domain whereas a country's technological performance is measured in terms of its technological productivity (i.e. number of patents per capita). We use USPTO patent-data for eight European countries in ten technological domains. A variance analysis (ANOVA) is applied. Country as an independent variable does not explain a significant portion of the observed variance in science intensity (p=0.25). Technology domain, however, explains a significant portion of the observed variance (p

Date: 2003
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