Forti, E; Franzoni, C; Sobrero, M, The effect of patenting on the networks and connections of academic scientists (Article, English), PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTL CONF OF THE ISSI, VOLS I AND II. 2007. p.272-284

[Eugene Garfield]

Email Address: enrico.forti at unibo.it

Author(s): Forti, E (Forti, Enrico); Franzoni, C (Franzoni, Chiara); 
Sobrero, M (Sobrero, Maurizio) 

Title: The effect of patenting on the networks and connections of academic 
scientists 

Editor(s): TorresSalinas, D; Moed, HF 

Source: PROCEEDINGS OF ISSI 2007: 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE 
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR SCIENTOMETRICS AND INFORMETRICS, VOLS I AND II 
272-284, 2007 

Language: English 
Document Type: Article 

Conference Title: 11th International Conference of the International-
Society-for-Scientrometrics-and-Informetrics 

Conference Date: JUN 25-27, 2007 

Conference Location: Madrid, SPAIN 

Conference Sponsors: Int Soc Scientrometr & Informetr, CSIC, Minist Educ & 
Ciencia, FECYT, Comunidad Madrid, Eugene Garfield Fdn, Thomson Sci, 
Elsevier, Journal Informetr, Scopus, Ayuntamiento Madrid, Sci Metrix, Univ 
Carlos III Madrid 

Author Keywords: academic patenting; network effect; technology transfer 
KeyWords Plus: SCIENCE; KNOWLEDGE; UNIVERSITIES; INNOVATION; INVENTORS; 
PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGY; ADVANTAGE; PATTERNS; FIRMS 

Abstract: Are academic inventors snore or less connected in publication 
networks than their non- inventing peers? Are their networks sparser or 
denser? Are they bridges or hubs within their research communities? Does 
patenting alter their behaviour and role within the network along their 
careers? This paper tackles these specific questions, seeking to 
contribute to the analysis of the characteristics and the evolution of 
research collaborations of scientists who became academic inventors vis-a-
vis those of their colleagues who never patented. Our empirical analysis 
compares two ego networks. The first one is based on 2899 scientific 
articles written between 1987 and 2006, together with 17853 co-authors by 
55 Italian academic inventors, working in the field of Chemistry. The 
second one is based on 2406 scientific articles written between 1987 and 
2006, together with 14562 co-authors by 55 Italian academics working in 
the field of Chemistry who never filed a patent in their career. 

Addresses: Univ Bologna, Dept Management, Bologna, I-40126 Italy. 
 
Publisher Name: INT SOC SCIENTOMETRICS & INFORMETRICS-ISSI 
Publisher Address: KATHOLIEKE UNIV LEUVEN, FACULTEIT E T E W, DEKENSTRAAT 
2, LEUVEN, B-3000, BELGIUM 

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