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Science and technology in the region: The output of regional science and technology, its strengths and its leading institutions

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  • Nicole Altvater-Mackensen

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Gregor Balicki

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Lucie Bestakowa

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Bianca Bocatius

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Johannes Braun

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Lars Brehmer

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Verena Brune

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Kirstina Eigemeier

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Füsun Erdem

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Ralf Fritscher

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Anne Jacobs

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Bernd Klingsporn

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Marcin Kosinski

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Julia Kuntze

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Ju-Ra Lee

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Anna Osterhage

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Martin Probost

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Thorsten Risch

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Tobias Schmitt

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Wolfgang G. Stock

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Anja Sturm

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Katrin Weller

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

  • Kerstin Werner

    (Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Department for Information Science)

Abstract

Summary We operationalize scientific output in a region by means of the number of articles (as in the SciSearch database) per year and technology output by means of the number of patent applications (as in the database of the European Patent Office) per priority year. All informetric analyses were done using the DIALOG online-system. The main research questions are the following: Which scientific and technological fields or topics are most influent within a region and which institutions or companies are mainly publishing articles or holding patents? Do the distributions of regional science and technology fields and of publishing institutions follow the well-known informetric function? Are there - as it is expected - only few fields and few institutions which dominate the region? Is there a connection between the economic power of a region and the regional publication and patent output? Examples studied in detail are seven German regions: Aachen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Köln (Cologne), Leipzig - Halle - Dessau, München (Munich), and Stuttgart. Three different indicators were used, science and technology attraction of a region (number of scientific articles and patents), science and technology intensity (articles and patents per 1,000 inhabitants), and science and technology density (articles and patents per 1 billion EURO gross value added). Top region concerning both attraction and intensity is Munich, concerning density it is Aachen.

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  • Nicole Altvater-Mackensen & Gregor Balicki & Lucie Bestakowa & Bianca Bocatius & Johannes Braun & Lars Brehmer & Verena Brune & Kirstina Eigemeier & Füsun Erdem & Ralf Fritscher & Anne Jacobs & Bernd , 2005. "Science and technology in the region: The output of regional science and technology, its strengths and its leading institutions," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 63(3), pages 463-529, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:scient:v:63:y:2005:i:3:d:10.1007_s11192-005-0225-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s11192-005-0225-z
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    1. Kyriakos Drivas & Claire Economidou & Efthymios G. Tsionas, 2018. "Production of output and ideas: efficiency and growth patterns in the United States," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(1), pages 105-118, January.
    2. Teemu Makkonen & Robert P. Have, 2013. "Benchmarking regional innovative performance: composite measures and direct innovation counts," Scientometrics, Springer;Akadémiai Kiadó, vol. 94(1), pages 247-262, January.
    3. Rotolo, Daniele & Camerani, Roberto & Grassano, Nicola & Martin, Ben R., 2022. "Why do firms publish? A systematic literature review and a conceptual framework," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 51(10).

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