Predicting citations to biotechnology patents based on the information from the patent documents

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 40, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 87-100

  Lin, Bou Wen ^a   Chen, Chung Jen ^b   Wu, Hsueh Liang ^b  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Patent citation; Patent documents; R D performance

Indexed keywords

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

PATENT CITATION; PATENT DOCUMENTS; ROBUST MODELS; STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY PLANNING;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34548733186     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijtm.2007.013528     Document Type: Article

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