"research and development"

Predicting Patent Citations to Measure Economic Impact of Scholarly Research

A crucial goal of funding research and development has always been to advance economic development. On this basis, a considerable body of research undertaken with the purpose of determining what exactly constitutes economic impact and how to …

Altmetrics for Country-Level Research Assessment

Changes are occurring in scholarly communication and the geography of science.Policymakersand research funding agencies are looking for ways to measure the comprehensive impact of research and benefit from the research experiences of other nations. …