Documents/GII2013/6: Knowledge & Technology Outputs/Sub-Pillar 6.1: Knowledge Creation

Sub-Pillar 6.1: Knowledge Creation

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The first sub-pillar refers to the creation of knowledge. It includes four indicators that are the result of inventive and innovation activities: patent applications filed by residents both at the national patent office and at the international level through the PCT; utility model applications filed by residents at the national office; and scientific and technical published articles in peer-reviewed journals.18 The pillar was strengthened this year with a fifth indicator aimed at assessing the overall impact of scientific publications: the H index is an economy's number of articles (H) that have received at least H citations.

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