Scientific publications and patenting by companies: a study of the whole population of Canadian firms over 25 years

[Eugene Garfield]

Scientific publications and patenting by companies: a study of the whole 
population of Canadian firms over 25 years

Author(s): Archambault, E (Archambault, Eric); Lariviere, V (Lariviere, Vincent)
Source: SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY  Volume: 38  Issue: 4  Pages: 269-278  
DOI: 10.3152/030234211X12924093660192  Published: MAY 2011  

Abstract: There is evidence in the literature that technological inventions have 
an increasing connection to scientific knowledge. This raises two related 
questions: (1) Are firms increasingly conducting scientific basic research? (2) Is 
being at the scientific forefront helping firms to be closer to the technological 
frontier? This paper examines scientific output, as measured by numbers of 
papers, and technological output, as measured by patents granted to all 
Canadian firms, during the 1980 to 2005 period. Though the number of firms 
publishing papers and obtaining patents is increasing, scientific research and 
patenting by Canadian firms are at near 'homeopathic' levels. Firms that both 
publish papers and obtain patents (1) perform research that is more basic than 
firms that only publish scientific papers; (2) publish in more highly cited journals 
than firms that only perform scientific research; (3) publish papers that are 
more highly cited; and 4) hold patents that are more frequently cited.

Language: English
Document Type: Article
KeyWords Plus: TECHNOLOGY; SCIENCE; LINKAGE

Addresses: [Archambault, E] Sci Metrix Inc, Montreal, PQ H2J 1Y6, Canada
[Lariviere, V] Univ Quebec, OST, CIRST, Montreal, PQ H3C 3P8, Canada
Reprint Address: Archambault, E (reprint author), Sci Metrix Inc, 1335 Ave Mt 
Royal Est, Montreal, PQ H2J 1Y6, Canada

E-mail Address: eric.archambault at science-metrix.com, 
lariviere.vincent at uqam.ca
ISSN: 0302-3427
URL: 
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/beech/spp/2011/00000038/00000004
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