The determinants of patent citations: An empirical analysis of French and British patents in the US

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 339-350

  Gay, C ^a   Le Bas, C ^a   Patel, P ^b   Touach, K ^a  

^a University of Lyon 2   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empirical models; Patent citations; Technological fields; Technological value

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748116431     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1040859042000307329     Document Type: Article

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