Scientific Linkage of Public Research and Technology Development

In this study, the author demonstrated the linkage between public science research and technology development through non-patent citation analysis to reveal the important knowledge resources from public science research had significant impact on technology development. Genetic engineering technology was the field examined in this study. 6,274 patents that were seen as output of genetic engineering technology development, and cited literatures were included in this study. It was found that over 90% of the citations were non-patent literatures. From the references list in the patents, it was observed that the technology development in genetic engineering was influenced heavily by the research done in the public sector. Although several assignees from private sector devoted resources into the basic research and showed the impact through the citation linkage between patents and non-patent publications, the works done in the public sector, such as University of California (Berkeley), showed the strength in productivity and research impact.

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