Science and technology in the region: The output of regional science and technology, its strengths and its leading institutions

Nicole Altvater-Mackensen, Gregor Balicki, Lucie Bestakowa, Bianca Bocatius, Johannes Braun, Lars Brehmer, Verena Brune, Kirstina Eigemeier, Füsun Erdem, Ralf Fritscher, Anne Jacobs, Bernd Klingsporn, Marcin Kosinski, Julia Kuntze, Ju-Ra Lee, Anna Osterhage, Martin Probost, Thorsten Risch, Tobias Schmitt, Wolfgang G. Stock, Anja Sturm, Katrin Weller and Kerstin Werner
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Nicole Altvater-Mackensen: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Gregor Balicki: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Lucie Bestakowa: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Bianca Bocatius: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Johannes Braun: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Lars Brehmer: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Verena Brune: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Kirstina Eigemeier: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Füsun Erdem: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Ralf Fritscher: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Anne Jacobs: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Bernd Klingsporn: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Marcin Kosinski: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Julia Kuntze: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Ju-Ra Lee: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Anna Osterhage: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Martin Probost: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Thorsten Risch: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Tobias Schmitt: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Wolfgang G. Stock: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Anja Sturm: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Katrin Weller: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science
Kerstin Werner: Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science

Scientometrics, 2005, vol. 63, issue 3, No 4, 463-529

Abstract: Summary We operationalize scientific output in a region by means of the number of articles (as in the SciSearch database) per year and technology output by means of the number of patent applications (as in the database of the European Patent Office) per priority year. All informetric analyses were done using the DIALOG online-system. The main research questions are the following: Which scientific and technological fields or topics are most influent within a region and which institutions or companies are mainly publishing articles or holding patents? Do the distributions of regional science and technology fields and of publishing institutions follow the well-known informetric function? Are there - as it is expected - only few fields and few institutions which dominate the region? Is there a connection between the economic power of a region and the regional publication and patent output? Examples studied in detail are seven German regions: Aachen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Köln (Cologne), Leipzig - Halle - Dessau, München (Munich), and Stuttgart. Three different indicators were used, science and technology attraction of a region (number of scientific articles and patents), science and technology intensity (articles and patents per 1,000 inhabitants), and science and technology density (articles and patents per 1 billion EURO gross value added). Top region concerning both attraction and intensity is Munich, concerning density it is Aachen.

Date: 2005
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