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Indicator : Ratio of nanotechnology patents to nano-articles (Patents per 100 articles)
Description : Ratio of nanotechnology patents granted or published in USPTO and EPO per 100 ISI nano-articles published in the same year.
Source : Web of Science (ISI Web of Knowledge)
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Ratio of nanotechnology patents to nano-articles (Patents per 100 articles)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 [Mar]
1 USA 23.95 41.13 48.21 48.25 43.33 43.98 41.82 42.10 41.39 45.73 42.48 42.81 43.14 47.65 44.09 43.89 74.21
2 Taiwan 7.01 9.37 12.39 16.41 20.03 22.67 26.13 22.44 29.19 31.39 28.80 36.67 33.21 35.61 38.61 36.07 51.79
3 Luxembourg 100.00 300.00 0.00 200.00 83.33 88.89 120.00 33.33 52.94 16.67 25.00 29.09 28.79 32.20 35.82 32.22 50.00
4 South Korea 5.56 10.20 9.75 13.30 19.61 17.97 21.17 18.95 19.09 24.93 22.18 21.53 22.64 23.70 26.53 28.71 45.78
5 Japan 10.77 14.38 16.03 16.91 17.82 18.64 18.33 18.02 21.84 26.88 23.53 27.87 25.93 26.66 28.43 27.48 41.63
6 Switzerland 6.40 10.96 14.53 13.11 15.63 13.64 17.32 18.05 16.22 18.13 15.11 13.70 14.57 19.43 16.27 16.64 36.77
7 Netherlands 4.51 7.57 11.72 12.83 16.09 16.63 17.06 24.10 22.57 27.98 23.28 23.26 19.40 19.41 24.11 17.55 33.70
8 Belgium 4.76 8.27 11.78 12.77 13.59 11.53 10.33 10.49 14.46 13.88 14.51 14.82 12.27 13.67 11.82 10.36 25.12
9 Germany 6.12 10.62 14.56 16.10 13.68 15.49 13.72 14.04 14.90 17.36 15.63 14.93 14.30 14.34 13.45 13.36 24.24
World 10.74 17.17 20.00 20.15 18.62 19.00 17.69 17.01 17.03 19.26 17.06 16.86 16.07 15.61 15.91 15.31 23.16
10 Finland 3.82 5.24 4.90 10.00 7.91 6.72 7.50 6.32 9.45 9.38 7.25 11.46 12.83 12.20 10.57 19.14 21.91
11 France 10.10 10.87 13.53 13.71 10.71 10.79 10.85 10.78 11.00 13.48 14.16 11.52 13.51 14.88 14.05 13.59 18.78
12 Austria 3.96 6.90 3.56 7.78 5.48 9.00 10.11 7.29 7.96 8.61 6.74 8.55 7.55 8.80 7.20 6.52 16.54
13 Lithuania 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.67 1.09 0.00 0.00 1.04 0.99 0.75 2.92 0.73 5.17 3.45 4.02 14.71
14 Canada 9.18 13.56 15.87 14.75 11.07 13.00 7.49 10.28 8.94 10.82 11.73 9.81 9.35 10.13 9.34 10.04 13.41
15 UK 3.04 6.08 5.83 8.64 6.93 6.52 5.40 5.12 6.46 8.40 8.96 7.96 7.91 8.14 8.28 7.92 12.27
16 Latvia 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.27 0.00 3.28 1.39 1.59 0.00 6.31 6.00 11.11
17 Sweden 4.41 5.95 7.75 6.93 7.86 8.40 6.21 7.84 9.78 10.16 9.10 9.80 9.51 10.54 9.47 7.76 10.79
18 Cyprus 0.00 25.00 33.33 50.00 16.67 18.18 5.88 2.86 8.33 20.00 8.33 10.00 1.52 3.70 5.71 6.35 10.53
19 Norway 3.03 5.26 15.38 2.56 7.69 6.31 9.15 7.23 5.76 9.47 8.71 10.47 7.34 6.98 7.62 10.67 10.29
20 Saudi Arabia 0.00 12.50 28.57 6.25 0.00 21.05 9.68 2.22 2.88 3.74 4.26 5.83 6.19 5.07 5.37 4.89 10.08
21 Denmark 1.92 8.47 6.31 8.97 10.00 6.41 9.03 11.20 11.06 9.02 8.40 7.94 9.10 5.62 6.75 6.89 9.60
22 Ireland 7.14 7.20 15.89 7.02 11.25 10.15 7.45 13.82 11.05 8.48 7.43 7.79 5.85 9.19 7.44 6.55 7.27
23 Singapore 1.29 5.65 6.72 3.08 4.49 5.38 5.49 5.39 5.33 5.71 6.22 5.25 7.16 5.15 7.26 7.41 6.07
24 New Zealand 3.70 5.26 6.82 5.88 7.41 5.38 4.42 5.85 3.40 3.35 3.83 4.81 4.23 4.09 5.22 4.94 5.36
25 Italy 3.09 3.51 3.74 4.90 4.71 5.12 4.75 5.40 4.45 5.83 5.53 4.75 4.49 4.47 4.05 4.08 4.86
26 UAE 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.35 3.23 6.00 3.50 3.89 2.43 4.76
27 Morocco 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.23 1.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.90 4.76
28 Spain 0.60 2.09 1.92 1.36 2.38 2.36 2.84 2.29 2.28 2.84 2.97 3.49 3.38 3.81 3.14 4.58
29 Chile 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.08 0.90 1.64 1.33 1.81 0.90 1.67 3.97 3.56 1.83 4.29
30 Australia 3.46 3.83 5.27 12.33 5.95 8.11 6.05 5.16 5.11 5.83 4.85 2.80 2.75 2.47 2.10 2.52 4.03
31 Poland 0.00 0.18 0.00 0.87 0.47 0.51 0.39 0.17 0.78 0.33 0.61 1.28 0.88 1.02 1.98 2.10 3.93
32 Hungary 0.00 1.18 0.47 0.82 0.36 1.10 2.19 1.81 1.94 3.70 3.60 2.50 2.16 2.78 1.84 2.38 3.64
33 China 0.15 0.43 0.70 1.04 0.88 1.29 1.03 1.23 1.89 2.11 2.05 2.48 2.65 2.25 2.25 2.25 3.63
34 Mexico 0.00 1.67 1.42 0.00 0.29 0.86 1.05 1.69 1.46 2.46 0.66 2.02 2.65 3.06 2.77 2.12 3.57
35 Romania 0.97 0.00 1.23 0.48 0.43 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.59 0.30 0.88 0.65 0.55 1.03 1.50 1.51 3.10
36 Slovenia 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.67 1.11 0.00 1.32 1.19 1.08 0.49 3.49 2.71 1.69 4.85 4.11 1.58 2.00
37 Brazil 0.00 0.39 0.65 1.27 0.94 0.79 0.93 1.70 2.07 1.22 1.72 1.40 1.58 1.92 1.54 1.14 1.65
38 India 1.18 2.58 1.75 2.87 2.78 1.76 2.10 1.48 1.21 1.26 1.31 1.61 1.47 1.37 1.59 1.40 1.65
39 Greece 0.00 0.63 0.00 0.00 1.09 1.26 0.00 0.63 1.63 1.01 2.10 1.41 2.39 1.05 0.68 0.96 1.61
40 Turkey 0.00 1.02 0.71 0.00 0.00 2.33 1.50 1.92 0.50 0.66 0.77 1.41 1.37 0.83 1.23 2.09 1.59
41 Portugal 0.00 0.83 0.00 1.05 1.08 0.30 0.00 1.43 1.12 1.75 2.64 1.77 1.81 1.07 1.36 2.13 1.54
42 South Africa 13.04 17.39 16.67 6.45 7.78 7.22 2.63 3.92 1.01 5.49 4.73 3.16 4.09 3.19 2.29 1.74 1.53
43 Qatar 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.88 1.41 0.91 1.52
44 Russia 0.38 0.94 1.19 1.08 0.69 1.56 0.94 1.24 1.18 1.21 1.08 0.96 1.03 1.15 0.68 0.90 0.98
45 Ukraine 0.00 1.61 0.66 1.95 0.25 0.00 0.64 1.89 0.21 1.07 1.18 0.49 0.99 0.25 0.12 0.46 0.86
46 Thailand 0.00 9.09 3.33 7.69 2.22 2.70 0.48 0.91 0.86 1.26 0.45 0.59 0.51 0.89 0.59 0.25 0.65
47 Iran 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.57 0.00 0.35 1.04 0.96 0.57 0.94 0.86 0.84 0.41 0.38 0.51 0.44 0.53
48 Czech Republic 0.74 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.08 0.28 0.80 2.49 1.59 2.94 1.75 2.24 1.87 3.25 1.95 2.20 0.45
49 Pakistan 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.06 1.68 0.00 1.25 0.57 0.42 0.59 0.21 0.30 0.43
50 Egypt 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.78 0.00 1.83 0.00 0.33 0.26 0.42 0.76 0.70 0.51 1.34 0.45 0.34
51 Malaysia 0.00 31.82 3.03 5.36 9.62 11.34 11.22 1.88 1.00 0.78 0.77 1.18 0.74 0.75 0.67 0.94 0.32
52 Croatia 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.30 0.00 0.00 2.34 0.00 0.00 0.76 0.62 0.00 0.00
53 Slovakia 0.00 0.00 3.53 1.72 2.02 0.82 0.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.39 0.00
54 Algeria 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.87 0.00 0.64 0.99 0.00 0.00 0.00
55 Bulgaria 0.00 1.28 0.00 0.00 1.74 0.89 0.54 0.56 0.46 0.00 0.47 0.53 0.44 0.00 0.44 0.00 0.00
56 Serbia 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.56 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
57 Argentina 1.10 0.00 0.93 0.00 0.68 0.00 0.47 0.40 0.64 0.73 1.09 0.71 0.90 0.61 1.07 0.52 0.00
58 Belarus 0.00 0.00 0.00 4.04 0.87 1.08 1.90 1.94 1.48 0.66 0.66 0.55 0.63 2.63 0.52 1.92 0.00
59 Armenia 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.33 0.00 1.39 0.00 0.00
60 Tunisia 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.34 0.00 0.00 0.00
61 Indonesia 0.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.29 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
62 Vietnam 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.26 4.65 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.24 0.72 0.34 1.92 0.44 0.00
63 Estonia 0.00 4.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 2.33 2.22 0.00 4.48 2.74 2.74 6.93 2.94 2.08 3.70 0.00
64 Cuba 0.00 0.00 5.26 0.00 4.65 0.00 0.00 9.52 10.53 4.17 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.09 4.08 5.36 0.00
65 Uzbekistan 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8.33 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
66 Venezuela 5.00 32.14 12.50 5.26 6.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 6.98 2.38 1.82 2.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
67 Azerbaijan 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 11.54 0.00 3.13 2.78 2.04 0.00 0.00
Ratio of nanotechnology patents to nano-articles (Patents per 100 articles)