Technometrics is used to measure specific outputs of R&D, mainly by producing statistics on patents indexed in databases. Although this tool is not perfect, it offers an indispensable measurement of technological innovation and commercial potential.
Technometrics can produce overviews of innovation on various geopolitical scales (e.g. institutions, cities, regions, provinces, countries). Specific technological domains and emerging fields (e.g. environmental technologies, nanotechnologies, medical technologies) can be mapped through keyword and patent classification systems searches. Complex indicators such as the citation rate of patents, the renewal of patents and the disparity between intellectual property and invention (intellectual property flow) can be used to gain a deeper understanding of innovation systems.
Science-Metrix offers a variety of solutions tailored to suit the needs of its clients, from statistics in electronic format (tables, graphs) to complete technometric studies. Technometric statistics can also be integrated into scientometric studies, market analyses, R&D strategies and program evaluations.
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Technological overviews (e.g. countries, cities, sectors, institutions, research groups, research networks) |
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Innovation mapping |
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Positioning and benchmarking studies |
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Citation analysis (scientific publications and patents) |
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Measurement of the intellectual property flow |
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Sector studies (e.g. genomics, environmental technologies, climate change and adaptation, health biotechnologies) |
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Measurement of the impact of funding and programs on invention and intellectual property |
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Quantitative evaluation of an emerging technological trajectory |
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Analysis by technological platform, by application domain and by niche |
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