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