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Last updated December, 3 2015 760.408 documents processed, 20.499.313 references and 8.066.571 citations

World Patent Information / Elsevier


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Impact Factor

0.06

5-Years IF

6

5-Years H index

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IF AIF IF5 DOC CDO CCU CIF CIT D2Y C2Y D5Y C5Y %SC CiY II AII
19900.093131154126 (%)0.03
19910.09285961141 (%)0.04
19920.09349320.0259136 (%)0.04
19930.13112462147 (%)0.05
19940.113415865154 (%)0.05
19950.193219020.01265158 (%)0.07
19960.23232131066159 (%)0.09
19970.2726239355154 (%)0.09
19980.27142531049146 (%)0.1
19990.3127280740129 (%)0.13
20000.390.013031040.015411221 (%)0.15
20010.413034010157120 (%)0.16
20020.4322362101060127 (%)0.19
20030.453239460.022852123 (%)30.090.19
20040.020.510.013242640.0145411411 (%)0.21
20050.540.022645260.018641463 (%)0.22
20060.020.520.023248450.01165811423 (%)0.21
20070.030.450.0328512140.03135821445 (%)10.040.18
20080.020.480.0325537130.02116011504 (%)0.2
20090.040.480.0328565130.0225321435 (%)10.040.19
20100.020.440.023960480.0155311393 (%)0.16
20110.530.0452656140.0216671526 (%)0.21
20120.030.580.05656310.059131729 (%)0.22
20130.040.710.03656200.035221445 (%)0.25
20140.810.06656290.0401197 (%)0.28
 
IF: Impact Factor: C2Y / D2Y
AIF: Average Impact Factor for series in RePEc in year y
IF5: Impact Factor: C5Y / D5Y
DOC: Number of documents published in year y
CDO: Cumulative number of documents published until year y
CCU: Cumulative number of citations to papers published until year y
CIF: Cumulative impact factor
CIT: Number of citations to papers published in year y
D2Y: Number of articles published in y-1 plus y-2
C2Y: Cites in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
D5Y: Number of articles published in y-1 until y-5
C5Y: Cites in y to articles published in y-1 until y-5
%SC: Percentage of selft citations in y to articles published in y-1 plus y-2
CiY: Cites in year y to documents published in year y
II: Immediacy Index: CiY / Documents.
AII: Average Immediacy Index for series in RePEc in year y

 

50 most cited documents in this series:


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1981Citation rates to technologically important patents. (1981). Narin, Francis ; Woolf, Patricia ; Carpenter, Mark P.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:3:y:1981:i:4:p:160-163.

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1983Validation study: Patent citations as indicators of science and foreign dependence. (1983). Narin, Francis ; Carpenter, Mark P.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:5:y:1983:i:3:p:180-185.

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2003Patent information for strategic technology management. (2003). Ernst, Holger . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:25:y:2003:i:3:p:233-242.

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2003Determinants of foreign patents in China. (2003). Sun, Yifei . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:25:y:2003:i:1:p:27-37.

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2006Mapping nanotechnology patents: The EPO approach. (2006). Scheu, M. ; Verbandt, Y. ; Forster, W. ; Veefkind, V. ; Absalom, R. ; Galan, Molina E.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:28:y:2006:i:3:p:204-211.

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1999Trade marks: complementary to patents. (1999). Rujas, Javier . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:21:y:1999:i:1:p:35-39.

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2003Historical perspectives on IP protection for software in selected countries worldwide. (2003). Diallo, Barrou . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:25:y:2003:i:1:p:19-25.

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2008Assessment of technological capability in science industry linkage in China by patent database. (2008). Motohashi, Kazuyuki . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:30:y:2008:i:3:p:225-232.

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2002The electric vehicle:: Patent data as indicators of technological development. (2002). PILKINGTON, ALAN ; Dyerson, Romano ; Tissier, Omid . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:24:y:2002:i:1:p:5-12.

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2007The rigour of EPOs patentability criteria: An insight into the induced withdrawals. (2007). Lazaridis, George ; van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, Bruno, . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:29:y:2007:i:4:p:317-326.

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2002The patent activities of Korea and Taiwan: a comparative case study of patent statistics. (2002). Imm, Keun-Young ; Jung, Sungchang . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:24:y:2002:i:4:p:303-311.

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2011Europe should stop taxing innovation. (2011). van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, Bruno, . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:33:y:2011:i:1:p:16-22.

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2000The referencing of prior art documents in European patents and applications. (2000). Akers, Noel J.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:22:y:2000:i:4:p:309-315.

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2005Independent inventors and public support measures: insights from 33 case studies in Finland. (2005). Meyer, M.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:27:y:2005:i:2:p:113-123.

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2011Using patents and publications to assess R&D efficiency in the states of the USA. (2011). Sharma, Seema ; Thomas, V. J. ; Jain, Sudhir K.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:33:y:2011:i:1:p:4-10.

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1983Patent statistics as a measure of technological vitality. (1983). Aspden, H.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:5:y:1983:i:3:p:170-173.

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2003The development of intellectual property in China. (2003). Yang, Deli . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:25:y:2003:i:2:p:131-142.

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1981Analysis by means of a gravitation model of international flows of patent applications in the period 1967-1978. (1981). Slama, Jiri. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:3:y:1981:i:1:p:2-8.

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2005Cross comparison of US, EU, JP and Korean companies patenting activity in Japan and in the Peoples Republic of China. (2005). O'Keeffe, Michael . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:27:y:2005:i:2:p:125-134.

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1997Patent citation analysis: A policy analysis tool. (1997). Karki, M. M. S., . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:19:y:1997:i:4:p:269-272.

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1983Patent trends as a technological forecasting tool. (1983). Campbell, Richard S.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:5:y:1983:i:3:p:137-143.

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2007When is a search not a search? The EPO approach. (2007). Scott, Jeremy R. M., . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:29:y:2007:i:2:p:108-116.

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1982The office of technology assessment and forecast industry concordance as a means of identifying industry technology origins. (1982). Scherer, F. M.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:4:y:1982:i:1:p:12-17.

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2006Patent network analysis of inter-industrial knowledge flows: The case of Korea between traditional and emerging industries. (2006). Park, Yongtae ; Han, Yoo-Jin . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:28:y:2006:i:3:p:235-247.

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2011Patent backlogs at USPTO and EPO: Systemic failure vs deliberate delays. (2011). van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, Bruno, . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:33:y:2011:i:2:p:122-127.

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2007Extending legal protection strategies to the service innovations area: Review and analysis. (2007). Bader, Martin A.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:29:y:2007:i:2:p:122-135.

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2006Patent portfolio analysis as a useful tool for identifying R&D and business opportunities--an empirical application in the nutrition and health industry. (2006). Fabry, Bernd ; Koster, Martin ; Langholz, Jens ; Ernst, Holger . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:28:y:2006:i:3:p:215-225.

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2008Patent inflation in Europe. (2008). Guellec, D. ; van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, B., ; van Zeebroeck, N. ; Stevnsborg, N. ; Archontopoulos, E.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:30:y:2008:i:1:p:43-52.

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2011Patenting activities by developing countries: The case of Malaysia. (2011). Wong, Chan-Yuan ; Chandran Govindaraju, V. G. R., . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:33:y:2011:i:1:p:51-57.

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2007Corporate technology out-licensing: Motives and scope. (2007). Lichtenthaler, Ulrich . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:29:y:2007:i:2:p:117-121.

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1980Patenting, profitability and marketing characteristics of the pharmaceutical industry. (1980). Withers, Anna K. ; Nolan, Maureen P. ; Oppenheim, Charles . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:2:y:1980:i:4:p:169-176.

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2005Using intellectual property data to analyse Chinas growing technological capabilities. (2005). Fai, Felicia M.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:27:y:2005:i:1:p:49-61.

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2006Patent filing and searching: Is deflation in quality the inevitable consequence of hyperinflation in quantity?. (2006). Philipp, Minoo . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:28:y:2006:i:2:p:117-121.

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2004Benchmarking R&D and companies through patent analysis using free databases and special software: a tool to improve innovative thinking. (2004). Dou, Henri Jean-Marie . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:26:y:2004:i:4:p:297-309.

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1990The importance of the technological activities of the worlds largest firms. (1990). Pavitt, Keith ; Patel, Pari . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:12:y:1990:i:2:p:89-94.

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1981Results of a statistical study of the references cited in the search reports established by the EPO (January 1981). (1981). Bare, Robert . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:3:y:1981:i:2:p:56-60.

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2008James Watt: The steam engine and the commercialization of patents. (2008). Spear, Brian . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:30:y:2008:i:1:p:53-58.

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2003The future of prior art searching at the United States patent and trademark office. (2003). Kazenske, Edward R.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:25:y:2003:i:4:p:283-287.

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2010Technology and industrialization at the take-off of the Spanish economy: New evidence based on patents. (2010). Hidalgo, Antonio ; Molero, Jose ; Penas, Gerardo . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:32:y:2010:i:1:p:53-61.

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2006Protection of plant-related innovations: Evolution and current discussion. (2006). Le Buanec, Bernard . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:28:y:2006:i:1:p:50-62.

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2009The Iranian patent reform. (2009). Moradpour, Hamid Azizi ; Bagheri, Seyed Kamran ; Rezapour, Morteza . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:31:y:2009:i:1:p:32-35.

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2004Use of the IPC and various retrieval systems to research patent activities of US organizations in the Peoples Republic of China. (2004). Wu, Connie ; Liu, Yanhuai . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:26:y:2004:i:3:p:225-233.

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2010Patinformatics as a business process: A guideline through patent research tasks and tools. (2010). Bergmann, Isumo ; Skrzipale, Svenja ; Bobe, Sebastian ; Moehrle, Martin G. ; Walter, Lothar . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:32:y:2010:i:4:p:291-299.

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2001European patents for software, E-commerce and business model inventions. (2001). Beresford, Keith . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:23:y:2001:i:3:p:253-263.

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2003Plant variety protection--A fascinating subject. (2003). Thiele-Wittig, Max ; Claus, Paul . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:25:y:2003:i:3:p:243-250.

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2010Review of the state-of-the-art in patent information and forthcoming evolutions in intelligent patent informatics. (2010). Ciaramella, Alberto ; Corno, Fulvio ; Bonino, Dario . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:32:y:2010:i:1:p:30-38.

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2008Text mining and visualization tools - Impressions of emerging capabilities. (2008). Yang, Cynthia Barcelon ; Klose, Thomas ; Akers, Lucy . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:30:y:2008:i:4:p:280-293.

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2004Light on simultaneous invention from US Patent Office Interference records. (2004). Kingston, William . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:26:y:2004:i:3:p:209-220.

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2010Elements of good practice for providers of publicly funded patent information services for SMEs - Selected and amended results of a benchmarking exercise. (2010). Radauer, Alfred ; Walter, Lothar . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:32:y:2010:i:3:p:237-245.

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2011Patent fees for a sustainable EU patent system. (2011). Danguy, Jerome ; van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, Bruno, . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:33:y:2011:i:3:p:240-247.

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50 most relevant documents in this series:


Papers most cited in the last two years. [Click on heading to sort table]

YearTitleCited
1981Citation rates to technologically important patents. (1981). Narin, Francis ; Woolf, Patricia ; Carpenter, Mark P.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:3:y:1981:i:4:p:160-163.

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12
2003Patent information for strategic technology management. (2003). Ernst, Holger . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:25:y:2003:i:3:p:233-242.

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2008Assessment of technological capability in science industry linkage in China by patent database. (2008). Motohashi, Kazuyuki . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:30:y:2008:i:3:p:225-232.

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1999Trade marks: complementary to patents. (1999). Rujas, Javier . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:21:y:1999:i:1:p:35-39.

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3
2011Using patents and publications to assess R&D efficiency in the states of the USA. (2011). Sharma, Seema ; Thomas, V. J. ; Jain, Sudhir K.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:33:y:2011:i:1:p:4-10.

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3
2006Patent network analysis of inter-industrial knowledge flows: The case of Korea between traditional and emerging industries. (2006). Park, Yongtae ; Han, Yoo-Jin . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:28:y:2006:i:3:p:235-247.

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2
2007Extending legal protection strategies to the service innovations area: Review and analysis. (2007). Bader, Martin A.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:29:y:2007:i:2:p:122-135.

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2
2002The electric vehicle:: Patent data as indicators of technological development. (2002). PILKINGTON, ALAN ; Dyerson, Romano ; Tissier, Omid . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:24:y:2002:i:1:p:5-12.

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1983Patent trends as a technological forecasting tool. (1983). Campbell, Richard S.. In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:5:y:1983:i:3:p:137-143.

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2
2011Europe should stop taxing innovation. (2011). van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie, Bruno, . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:33:y:2011:i:1:p:16-22.

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2
2003Determinants of foreign patents in China. (2003). Sun, Yifei . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:25:y:2003:i:1:p:27-37.

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2
2006Patent portfolio analysis as a useful tool for identifying R&D and business opportunities--an empirical application in the nutrition and health industry. (2006). Fabry, Bernd ; Koster, Martin ; Langholz, Jens ; Ernst, Holger . In: World Patent Information. RePEc:eee:worpat:v:28:y:2006:i:3:p:215-225.

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