Scientific literature cited in USPTO patent documents as indicators for the evaluation and analysis of Spanish scientific research in biomedical disciplines

Luis M. Plaza () and Armando Albert
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Luis M. Plaza: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Armando Albert: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)

Scientometrics, 2008, vol. 76, issue 3, No 2, 429-438

Abstract: Abstract The use of indicators based on the analysis of the scientific literature cited in patent documents is proposed for the evaluation of biomedical research. A study carried out on several groups of researchers working in universities, public research centers, and hospitals, has shown that an important percentage of Spanish scientists have authored publications that are cited in US patents in the field of Biotechnology. The study and analysis of those cites allows a evaluation of the flow of knowledge generated by the different groups of scientists towards the development of technologies, and to learn on the relationship between the characteristics of the cited publications and the frequency they are cited in the patents. The results obtained avail the use of new indicators based on the cites in patents to perform a more complete evaluation of the published research related with Biotechnology and Biomedicine, both at the level of research institutions and individual scientists.

Date: 2008
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