Patent citation network analysis of core and emerging technologies in Taiwan: 1997–2008

Abstract

Identifying core technologies and emerging technologies is essential for formulating national technology strategies and policies for pursuing technological competitive advantage. This study presents a quantitative method for identifying core technologies and emerging technologies in the Taiwan technological innovation system. The objective was to gain an overview of technological development in the country by analyzing patent citation networks and by identifying five core technologies and emerging technologies in Taiwan based on United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patents granted to Taiwan during 1997-2008. The findings indicate the most appropriate management of technology and innovation and the best patent strategy and technology policy that the Taiwan government should pursue. Research institutes, industries and academia are also given research directions for choosing the technologies in which they should invest resources in order to strengthen the Taiwan technological innovation system and to increase its competitive advantage in global technology.

Dendritic-cell-based technology landscape: Insights from patents and citation networks

“…Recently, investigations of patenting activities specified the current status, discovered the technological position, determined technical landmarks and forecast technology development tendency in a sector, technology domain or company, which had proved effective in previous studies. [7][8][9][10][11][12] Our study aims to identify patent activities relevant to DCs, to capture a profile of technologies related to DCs and further provide researchers, policy-makers and investors with data for making sound decisions. Facilitating R&D of DC-related products and therapeutic tactics is important.…”

Research and development of anti-Alzheimer’s drugs: an analysis based on technology flows measured by patent citations

“…Over the past few years, a considerable number of studies have been devoted to understand the structure and characteristics of technology flows in a particular domain by applying the patent citation network, which enables efficient analysis and helps predict technology development [5,[12][13][14]. However, research and development (R&D) of anti-AD drugs is rarely studied from the aspect of technology flows, although it has been well reviewed from a technology perspective [2,[15][16][17][18].…”

Exploring Technological Trends in Logistics: Topic Modeling-Based Patent Analysis

“…The specific methods are different depending on the subject of technology exploration. Some representative examples are: statistical analysis of bibliometric information to assess technological developments and competitiveness [69], co-assignee analysis to understand technological cooperation [70], co-classification analysis to reveal technological convergence patterns [71,72], and citation analysis to identify important patents or technology areas [73].…”