Topic · Innovation Policy and R&D
Most cited papers in Innovation Policy and R&D
What are the most cited papers in Innovation Policy and R&D?
The most cited paper in Innovation Policy and R&D is "Geographic Localization of Knowledge Spillovers as Evidenced by Patent Citations" (Adam B. Jaffe, Manuel Trajtenberg, Rebecca M. Henderson, 1993), with 7,941 citations. Next come "Sectoral patterns of technical change: Towards a taxonomy and a theory" (6,124) and "Innovation in the pharmaceutical industry: New estimates of R&D costs" (3,382).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 808 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geographic Localization of Knowledge Spillovers as Evidenced by Patent Citations Adam B. Jaffe, Manuel Trajtenberg, Rebecca M. Henderson · The Quarterly Journal of Economics | Aug 1993 | 7,941 |
| 2 | Sectoral patterns of technical change: Towards a taxonomy and a theory Keith Pavitt · Research Policy | Dec 1984 | 6,124 |
| 3 | Innovation in the pharmaceutical industry: New estimates of R&D costs Joseph A. DiMasi, Henry G. Grabowski, Ronald W. Hansen · Journal of Health Economics | 13 Feb 2016 | 3,382 |
| 4 | What is research collaboration? J. Sylvan Katz, Ben R. Martin · Research Policy | Mar 1997 | 3,001 |
| 5 | Functions of innovation systems: A new approach for analysing technological change Marko P. Hekkert, Roald A.A. Suurs, Simona O. Negro et al. · Technological Forecasting and Social Change | 24 Apr 2006 | 2,744 |
| 6 | Can Patents Deter Innovation? The Anticommons in Biomedical Research Michael Heller, Rebecca S. Eisenberg · Science | May 1998 | 2,625 |
| 7 | In Search of Complementarity in Innovation Strategy: Internal R&D and External Knowledge Acquisition Bruno Cassiman, Reinhilde Veugelers · Management Science | 2006 | 2,521 |
| 8 | Toward a new economics of science Dasgupta Partha, Paul A. David · Research Policy | Sep 1994 | 2,521 |
| 9 | The Adoption of Radical and Incremental Innovations: An Empirical Analysis Robert D. Dewar, Jane E. Dutton · Management Science | Nov 1986 | 2,487 |
| 10 | The determinants of national innovative capacity Jeffrey L. Furman, Michael E. Porter, Scott Stern · Research Policy | 26 Jul 2002 | 2,359 |
| 11 | The Patent Paradox Revisited: An Empirical Study of Patenting in the U.S. Semiconductor Industry, 1979-1995 Bronwyn H. Hall, Rosemarie Ham Ziedonis · The RAND Journal of Economics | 2001 | 2,310 |
| 12 | Links and Impacts: The Influence of Public Research on Industrial R&D Wesley M. Cohen, Richard R. Nelson, John P. Walsh · Management Science | 2002 | 2,297 |
| 13 | Analyzing the functional dynamics of technological innovation systems: A scheme of analysis Anna Bergek, Staffan Jacobsson, Bo Carlsson et al. · Research Policy | 13 Feb 2008 | 2,249 |
| 14 | The capitalization, amortization, and value-relevance of R&D Baruch Itamar Lev, Theodore Sougiannis · Journal of Accounting and Economics | Feb 1996 | 2,068 |
| 15 | On the nature, function and composition of technological systems Bo Carlsson, Rafał Stankiewicz · Journal of Evolutionary Economics | Jun 1991 | 2,036 |
| 16 | Financing Innovation and Growth: Cash Flow, External Equity, and the 1990s R&D Boom James Robert Brown, Steven M. Fazzari, Bruce Clayton Petersen · The Journal of Finance | 23 Jan 2009 | 1,881 |
| 17 | Identifying Technology Spillovers and Product Market Rivalry Nicholas Bloom, Mark A. Schankerman, John Michael Van Reenen · Econometrica | 2013 | 1,822 |
| 18 | Open R&D and open innovation: exploring the phenomenon Ellen Enkel, Oliver Gassmann, Henry W. Chesbrough · R and D Management | 4 Aug 2009 | 1,819 |
| 19 | Three frames for innovation policy: R&D, systems of innovation and transformative change Johan Schot, W. Edward Steinmueller · Research Policy | 31 Aug 2018 | 1,787 |
| 20 | Technology transfer and public policy: a review of research and theory Barry L. Bozeman · Research Policy | Apr 2000 | 1,785 |
| 21 | Inter-firm R&D partnerships: an overview of major trends and patterns since 1960 John Hagedoorn · Research Policy | May 2002 | 1,751 |
| 22 | The Financing of R&D and Innovation Bronwyn H. Hall, Josh Lerner · Handbook of the economics of innovation | 2010 | 1,738 |
| 23 | Technological Opportunity and Spillovers of R&D: Evidence from Firms' Patents, Profits and Market Value Adam B. Jaffe · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics | 1986 | 1,720 |
| 24 | Assessing the impact of organizational practices on the relative productivity of university technology transfer offices: an exploratory study Donald S. Siegel, David A. Waldman, Albert N. Link · Research Policy | 27 Dec 2002 | 1,718 |
| 25 | Is public R&D a complement or substitute for private R&D? A review of the econometric evidence Paul A. David, Bronwyn H. Hall, Andrew A. Toole · Research Policy | Apr 2000 | 1,658 |
| 26 | In search of useful theory of innovation Richard R. Nelson, Sidney G. Winter · Research Policy | 1977 | 1,625 |
| 27 | North-South R & D Spillovers David T. Coe, Elhanan Helpman, Alexander W. Hoffmaister · The Economic Journal | 1997 | 1,619 |
| 28 | National Innovation Systems—Analytical Concept and Development Tool Bengt‐Åke Lundvall · Industry and Innovation | Feb 2007 | 1,592 |
| 29 | Time Paths in the Diffusion of Product Innovations Michael Gort, Steven Klepper · The Economic Journal | Sep 1982 | 1,583 |
| 30 | Measuring innovative performance: is there an advantage in using multiple indicators? John Hagedoorn, Myriam Cloodt · Research Policy | 30 Jan 2003 | 1,580 |
| 31 | Citation Frequency and the Value of Patented Inventions Dietmar Harhoff, Francis Narin, Frederic M. Scherer et al. · The Review of Economics and Statistics | Aug 1999 | 1,564 |
| 32 | Citations, family size, opposition and the value of patent rights Dietmar Harhoff, Frederic M. Scherer, Katrin Vopel · Research Policy | 10 Dec 2002 | 1,541 |
| 33 | R&D Cooperation and Spillovers: Some Empirical Evidence from Belgium Bruno Cassiman, Reinhilde Veugelers · American Economic Review | Aug 2002 | 1,534 |
| 34 | University–industry linkages in the UK: What are the factors underlying the variety of interactions with industry? Pablo D’Este, Paraskumar Patel · Research Policy | 13 Jul 2007 | 1,523 |
| 35 | Policy mixes for sustainability transitions: An extended concept and framework for analysis Karoline S. Rogge, Kristin Reichardt · Research Policy | 14 May 2016 | 1,490 |
| 36 | CEO Characteristics and Firm R&D Spending Vincent L. Barker, George C. Mueller · Management Science | Jun 2002 | 1,486 |
| 37 | Towards the Fifth‐generation Innovation Process Roy Rothwell · International Marketing Review | Feb 1994 | 1,472 |
| 38 | Research, Innovation And Productivi[Ty: An Econometric Analysis At The Firm Level Bruno Crépon, Emmanuel Duguet, Jacques Mairessec · Economics of Innovation and New Technology | 1998 | 1,468 |
| 39 | Cooperative R&D and firm performance René Belderbos, Martin Carree, Boris Lokshin · Research Policy | 5 Oct 2004 | 1,458 |
| 40 | Mission-oriented innovation policies: challenges and opportunities Mariana Mazzucato · Industrial and Corporate Change | Oct 2018 | 1,454 |
| 41 | Entrepreneurial innovation: The importance of context Erkko Autio, Martin F. Kenney, Philippe Mustar et al. · Research Policy | 19 May 2014 | 1,442 |
| 42 | The growth of patenting and licensing by U.S. universities: an assessment of the effects of the Bayh–Dole act of 1980 David C. Mowery, Richard R. Nelson, Bhaven N. Sampat et al. · Research Policy | 2001 | 1,441 |
| 43 | Who co-operates for innovation, and why Bruce Tether · Research Policy | 26 Jul 2002 | 1,440 |
| 44 | On the sources and significance of interindustry differences in technological opportunities Alvin K. Klevorick, Richard C. Levin, Richard R. Nelson et al. · Research Policy | Mar 1995 | 1,428 |
| 45 | Mapping the Two Faces of R&D: Productivity Growth in a Panel of OECD Industries Rachel Griffith, Stephen J. Redding, John Michael Van Reenen · The Review of Economics and Statistics | Nov 2004 | 1,425 |
| 46 | Patent Quality and Research Productivity: Measuring Innovation with Multiple Indicators Jean Olson Lanjouw, Mark A. Schankerman · The Economic Journal | Apr 2004 | 1,421 |
| 47 | The economic benefits of publicly funded basic research: a critical review Ammon J. Salter, Ben R. Martin · Research Policy | Mar 2001 | 1,372 |
| 48 | Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Cumulative Research and the Patent Law Suzanne Scotchmer · The Journal of Economic Perspectives | Feb 1991 | 1,347 |
| 49 | Imitation Costs and Patents: An Empirical Study Edwin Mansfield, Mark S. Schwartz, Samuel L. Wagner · The Economic Journal | Dec 1981 | 1,346 |
| 50 | Why do some universities generate more start-ups than others? Dante Di Gregorio, Scott A. Shane · Research Policy | Feb 2003 | 1,337 |
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