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Scope, characteristics, and use of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s intramural research

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  • Stanislaw Kosecki

    (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

  • Robbin Shoemaker

    (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

  • Charlotte Kirk Baer

    (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Abstract

This article presents for the first time a portrait of intramural research conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). We describe the nature, characteristics, and use of USDA research based on scientometric indicators using patent analysis and three bibliometric methods: publication analysis, citation analysis, and science mapping. Our analyses are intended to be purely descriptive in nature. They demonstrate that USDA maintains several core scientific competencies and its research is much broader than and reaches well beyond traditional agricultural sciences for which it is best known. We illustrate the current status, recent trends, and clear benchmarks for planning and assessing future USDA research across an array of scientific disciplines.

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  • Stanislaw Kosecki & Robbin Shoemaker & Charlotte Kirk Baer, 2011. "Scope, characteristics, and use of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s intramural research," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 88(3), pages 707-728, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:88:y:2011:i:3:d:10.1007_s11192-011-0359-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-011-0359-0
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    Keywords

    Agriculture; Intramural research; Research benchmarking; Research output; USDA; Federal research; Education; Extension;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q16 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
    • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D
    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy

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