Measuring progress and evolution in science and technology – II: The multiple uses of technometric indicators
综述了专利指标在科技政策制定中的多重用途，并讨论了其使用中的局限与陷阱，适合关注科技测度与政策评估的研究者快速判断是否阅读原文。
Science and technology development have become critical instruments in the public policy arena given their demonstrated impact on economic progress. As a consequence, a wide array of indicators for measuring and mapping scientific and technological activity, their progress and their outcomes, has been developed over recent decades (see for instance, European Commission, 2nd Report on S&T Indicators, 1997). The majority of these indicators relate to measuring and mapping the published journal and patent literature. In the second part of this review, we focus on a state‐of‐the‐art overview of patent indicators and their multiple uses in supporting the development of science and technology policy. We also discuss the limitations and the pitfalls related to their use.