Beschreibung:
This handbook presents the state of the art of quantitative methods and models to understand and assess the science and technology system. Focusing on various aspects of the development and application of indicators derived from data on scholarly publications, patents and electronic communications, the individual chapters, written by leading experts, discuss theoretical and methodological issues, illustrate applications, highlight their policy context and relevance, and point to future research directions.
Editors' Introduction.- Analysis of data sources and network analysis.- Advancement of methodology for research assessment.- Science systems and research policy.- New indicators for research assessment.- Advancement of methodology for patent analysis.- Patent system, patents and economics.