A methodology for unveiling global innovation networks: patent citations as clues to cross border knowledge flows

Scientometrics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-83

  Ribeiro, Leonardo Costa ^a   Kruss, Glenda ^b   Britto, Gustavo ^c   Bernardes, Américo Tristão ^d   da Motta e Albuquerque, Eduardo ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Global innovation networks; Knowledge flows; Methodology; Multinational firms; Patents

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939896680     PISSN: 01389130     EISSN: 15882861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-014-1351-2     Document Type: Article

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