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Scientific and technological performance evaluation of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) in the field of Biotechnology

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An evaluation of the Spanish CSIC performance in Biotechnology, as compared with those of the French CNRS and the Italian CNR, has been carried out to determine the balance between the generation of scientific knowledge and the transfer of technology. This study shows a high scientific productivity mostly in journals with moderate impact factor, a low generation of patents and an insufficient transfer of knowledge to the Spanish companies. Other indicators confirm the existence of competitive human resources in biotechnological research producing scientific knowledge of interest for the development of patents and that cooperates successfully at European level.

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  1. Centro de Informacion y Documentacion Cientifica (CINDOC), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Joaquín Costa 22, E-28002, Madrid, Spain

    Armando Albert, Begoña Granadino & Luis M. Plaza

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Albert, A., Granadino, B. & Plaza, L.M. Scientific and technological performance evaluation of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) in the field of Biotechnology. Scientometrics 70, 41–51 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-007-0103-y

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