Big data is increasingly available in all areas of manufacturing and operations, which
presents an opportunity for better decision making and discovery of the next generation of …

With the ever increasing number of filed patent applications every year, the need for effective
and efficient systems for managing such tremendous amounts of data becomes inevitably …

The detection of emerging research topics (ERTs) is an important step in the promotion of
potentially promising research. In this paper, we first distinguish the concept of ERT from that …

Patent documents are important intellectual resources of protecting interests of individuals,
organizations and companies. Different from general web documents, patent documents …

Patents have been increasingly used as an instrument to study innovation strategies and
financial performance of firms recently. Early prediction of patent application success can …

Technology patents are considered the source and bedrock of emerging technologies.
Patents create value in any enterprise. However, obtaining patents is time consuming …

Early identification of high-value patents has strategic and technological importance to firms,
institutions, and governments. This study demonstrates the usefulness of the machine …

A justified patent quality evaluation method is critical to improving the sharing efficiency of
scientific and technological resources in online platforms. We propose a collaborative …

Big data is increasingly available in all areas of manufacturing, which presents value for
enabling a competitive data-driven economy. Increased data availability presents an …

In an age when data is regarded as the most essential commodity, organizations are racing
to use it for better decision making. The quality of the patent portfolio is an important …