Trajectories of science and technology and their co-evolution in BRICS: Insights from publication and patent analysis

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Highlights：

• Projections of science and technology are made using logistic growth function.

• BRICS witnessed a convergence phenomenon in the growth of their patent stocks.

• Yet the growth trajectory of BRICS’ publications diverged.

• The impact of science-based patenting are observed via a plot of RSII profiles.

• The average forward citation intensity of BRICS spiralled up over years.

摘要

•Projections of science and technology are made using logistic growth function.•BRICS witnessed a convergence phenomenon in the growth of their patent stocks.•Yet the growth trajectory of BRICS’ publications diverged.•The impact of science-based patenting are observed via a plot of RSII profiles.•The average forward citation intensity of BRICS spiralled up over years.

论文关键词：Science and technology,Publications,Patents,Logistic growth,Relative science impact index,BRICS

论文评审过程：Received 15 August 2014, Revised 14 November 2014, Accepted 17 November 2014, Available online 17 December 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joi.2014.11.006