Excellent post. Further reasons for scepticism regarding patent citations stem from national preferences among examiners: they tend to add fewer citations to applicants from scientifically or economically strong countries, from member states of the European Patent Organization, and from their own country (see https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-018-2894-4)
Excellent post. Further reasons for scepticism regarding patent citations stem from national preferences among examiners: they tend to add fewer citations to applicants from scientifically or economically strong countries, from member states of the European Patent Organization, and from their own country (see https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-018-2894-4)
Very interesting finding indeed, thanks for sharing!