Current research projects
Research project grants 2021
The following research schemes were proposed for funding in 2021.
- "DOC-TRACK: STEM Doctoral graduates and inventive activities in four European countries"
Based on electronic doctoral theses (EDT) repositories, we match information on the doctoral graduates of France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain to patent and scientific publication data. We thus identify both the graduates who become inventors and those who become scientists and publish articles cited in the patent literature, either directly (patent->graduate's publication citation) or indirectly (patent->other publications->graduate's publication citation chain). We collect the same information for the graduates' supervisors. We then explore the factors affecting the probability of graduates engaging in inventor careers and/or scientific careers, but with invention-relevant publications. These include gender and the supervisors' scientific and inventive records. For France and Germany, we also focus on the specific contributions of foreign graduates.
Lead applicant Leading institute Research area Catalina Martínez Spanish National Research Council, IPP-CSIC, Madrid (ES) Stream A: Value creation through university-industry technology transfer in Europe