What makes the first forward citation of a patent occur earlier?
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "Scientometrics"
DOI: 10.1007/s11192-017-2480-1
Abstract: Identifying the economic value of a patent is crucial to technology management. It also facilitates the commercialization and transactions of patents. As a proxy of patent value, forward citation counting is widely used, but it… read more here.
Keywords: patent; first citation; value; citation lag ... See more keywords