The patent document is a measurement unit for scientific and technological productivity commonly used as a technological indicator. Patent studies mainly focus on frequency counts by year, country, as
Research on international migration and innovation relies heavily on inventor and patent data, with “migrant inventors” attracting a great deal of attention, especially for what concerns their role in
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