Most cited papers in Intellectual Property and Patents
What are the most cited papers in Intellectual Property and Patents?
The most cited paper in Intellectual Property and Patents 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 "Market value and patent citations" (3,330) and "Recombinant Uncertainty in Technological Search" (2,901).
Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 557 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 | Market value and patent citations Bronwyn H. Hall, Adam B. Jaffe, Manuel Trajtenberg · Research Publications (Maastricht University) | 2005 | 3,330 |
| 3 | Recombinant Uncertainty in Technological Search Lee Fleming · Management Science | 2001 | 2,901 |
| 4 | Can Patents Deter Innovation? The Anticommons in Biomedical Research Michael Heller, Rebecca S. Eisenberg · Science | May 1998 | 2,625 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | Moore's law: past, present and future Ross Schaller · IEEE Spectrum | Jun 1997 | 1,918 |
| 8 | Certifying and Removing Disparate Impact Michael B. Feldman, Sorelle A. Friedler, John Moeller et al. | 7 Aug 2015 | 1,844 |
| 9 | Profiting from innovation in the digital economy: Enabling technologies, standards, and licensing models in the wireless world David J. Teece · Research Policy | 21 Apr 2018 | 1,761 |
| 10 | Measuring innovative performance: is there an advantage in using multiple indicators? John Hagedoorn, Myriam Cloodt · Research Policy | 30 Jan 2003 | 1,580 |
| 11 | 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 |
| 12 | Citations, family size, opposition and the value of patent rights Dietmar Harhoff, Frederic M. Scherer, Katrin Vopel · Research Policy | 10 Dec 2002 | 1,541 |
| 13 | 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 |
| 14 | Patent Quality and Research Productivity: Measuring Innovation with Multiple Indicators Jean Olson Lanjouw, Mark A. Schankerman · The Economic Journal | Apr 2004 | 1,421 |
| 15 | Science as a map in technological search Lee Fleming, Olav Sorenson · Strategic Management Journal | 20 Jul 2004 | 1,412 |
| 16 | Competition, cooperation, and innovation David J. Teece · Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization | Jun 1992 | 1,399 |
| 17 | Determinants of patent rights: A cross-national study JUAN CARLOS GINARTE, Walter G. Park · Research Policy | Oct 1997 | 1,388 |
| 18 | Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Cumulative Research and the Patent Law Suzanne Scotchmer · The Journal of Economic Perspectives | Feb 1991 | 1,347 |
| 19 | Imitation Costs and Patents: An Empirical Study Edwin Mansfield, Mark S. Schwartz, Samuel L. Wagner · The Economic Journal | Dec 1981 | 1,346 |
| 20 | The increasing linkage between U.S. technology and public science Francis Narin, Kimberly Hamilton, Dominic Olivastro · Research Policy | Oct 1997 | 1,305 |
| 21 | University Versus Corporate Patents: A Window On The Basicness Of Invention Manuel Trajtenberg, Rebecca M. Henderson, Adam B. Jaffe · Economics of Innovation and New Technology | 1997 | 1,254 |
| 22 | Technology roadmapping—A planning framework for evolution and revolution Robert Phaal, Clare J.P. Farrukh, David R. Probert · Technological Forecasting and Social Change | Aug 2003 | 1,235 |
| 23 | Lessons from 60 years of pharmaceutical innovation Bernard H. Munos · Nature Reviews Drug Discovery | Dec 2009 | 1,225 |
| 24 | Scale, Scope, and Spillovers: The Determinants of Research Productivity in Drug Discovery Rebecca M. Henderson, Iain Cockburn · The RAND Journal of Economics | 1996 | 1,196 |
| 25 | Proofs and Prototypes for Sale: The Licensing of University Inventions Richard A. Jensen, Marie Thursby · American Economic Review | Mar 2001 | 1,191 |
| 26 | Patents and Innovation: An Empirical Study Edwin Mansfield · Management Science | Feb 1986 | 1,148 |
| 27 | The Regime Complex for Plant Genetic Resources Kal Raustiala, David G. Victor · International Organization | Apr 2004 | 1,134 |
| 28 | Forecasting emerging technologies: Use of bibliometrics and patent analysis Tugrul Unsal Daim, Guillermo Rueda, Hilary Laura Martin et al. · Technological Forecasting and Social Change | 24 Aug 2006 | 1,097 |
| 29 | What percentage of innovations are patented? empirical estimates for European firms Anthony V. Arundel, Isabelle Kabla · Research Policy | Jun 1998 | 1,016 |
| 30 | Complementarity and external linkages: the strategies of large firms in biotechnology Alfonso Gambardella · Science and Innovation | 9 Mar 1995 | 991 |
| 31 | Market Size in Innovation: Theory and Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry Daron Acemoğlu, Joshua Linn · The Quarterly Journal of Economics | 28 Jul 2004 | 984 |
| 32 | On the Complex Economics of Patent Scope Robert P. Merges, Richard R. Nelson · Columbia Law Review | May 1990 | 948 |
| 33 | Knowledge Spillovers and Patent Citations: Evidence from a Survey of Inventors Adam B. Jaffe, Manuel Trajtenberg, Michael S. Fogarty · American Economic Review | May 2000 | 923 |
| 34 | The productivity crisis in pharmaceutical R&D Fabio Pammolli, Laura Magazzini, Massimo Riccaboni · Nature Reviews Drug Discovery | Jun 2011 | 921 |
| 35 | R & D Spillovers and Recipient Firm Size Zoltán J. Ács, David Bruce Audretsch, Maryann P. Feldman · The Review of Economics and Statistics | May 1994 | 912 |
| 36 | The World Intellectual Property Organization Marina Foltea · Cambridge University Press eBooks | 8 Nov 2012 | 887 |
| 37 | The relative effectiveness of patents and secrecy for appropriation Anthony V. Arundel · Research Policy | Apr 2001 | 863 |
| 38 | Trends in Risks Associated With New Drug Development: Success Rates for Investigational Drugs Joseph A. DiMasi, Laurent J. Feldman, A Seckler et al. · Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics | 3 Feb 2010 | 856 |
| 39 | Resources, capabilities, risk capital and the creation of university spin-out companies Andy Lockett, Mike Wright · Research Policy | 13 Jul 2005 | 844 |
| 40 | International patent protection: 1960–2005 Walter G. Park · Research Policy | 12 Mar 2008 | 843 |
| 41 | The past and future of constructive technology assessment Johan Schot, Arie Rip · Technological Forecasting and Social Change | Feb 1997 | 826 |
| 42 | Estimates of the Value of Patent Rights in European Countries During the Post-1950 Period Mark A. Schankerman, Ariel Pakes · The Economic Journal | Dec 1986 | 809 |
| 43 | Direct validation of citation counts as indicators of industrially important patents Michael Albert, Derek R. Avery, Francis Narin et al. · Research Policy | Jun 1991 | 807 |
| 44 | Patent Citations as a Measure of Knowledge Flows: The Influence of Examiner Citations Juan Alcácer, Michelle Gittelman · The Review of Economics and Statistics | Nov 2006 | 789 |
| 45 | The impact of R&D subsidies on firm innovation Raffaello Bronzini, Paolo Piselli · Research Policy | 30 Nov 2015 | 787 |
| 46 | The double‐edged sword of recombination in breakthrough innovation Sarah Kaplan, Keyvan Vakili · Strategic Management Journal | 22 May 2014 | 783 |
| 47 | Text mining techniques for patent analysis Yuen‐Hsien Tseng, Chi-Jen Lin, Yu-I Lin · Information Processing & Management | 27 Jan 2007 | 782 |
| 48 | The changing technology of technological change: general and abstract knowledge and the division of innovative labour Ashish Arora, Alfonso Gambardella · Research Policy | Sep 1994 | 765 |
| 49 | Technological Innovation, Resource Allocation and Growth Leonid Kogan, Dimitris Papanikolaou, Amit Seru et al. · SSRN Electronic Journal | 2012 | 765 |
| 50 | The market economy, and the scientific commons Richard R. Nelson · Research Policy | 5 Dec 2003 | 753 |
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