Scientific knowledge production in European regions: patterns of growth, diversity and complexity
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2019
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Heimeriks, G.J.
Li, Deyu
Lamers, Wout
Meijer, Ingeborg
Yegros, Alfredo
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Abstract
We study regional patterns of scientific knowledge production in Europe using all scientific publications in the period 2000?2014 attributed to 813 scientific subfields. We show that the existing scientific portfolio of regions offers opportunities for related diversification and discourages the creation of knowledge on topics unrelated to the local knowledge base. Many lagging regions show clear growth, but complex knowledge production remains highly concentrated in regions in the North and West of Europe. For lagging regions there are advantages in not specializing too soon and to first diversify before moving into developing more complex knowledge.
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Smart specialization, indicators, scientific knowledge dynamics, path dependency, innovation policy, Taverne
Citation
Heimeriks, G, Li, D, Lamers, W, Meijer, I & Yegros, A 2019, 'Scientific knowledge production in European regions: patterns of growth, diversity and complexity', European Planning Studies, vol. 27, no. 11, pp. 2123-2143. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2019.1645814