Research Performance Evaluation Based on Bibliometric Analysis of Journal Articles and Patents

Abstract

Research performance of Korea in 10 R&D fields was analyzed by means of bibliometric indicators. Journal articles and patents were used as the information source to represent the research performance in scientific and technological domains, respectively. Two bibliometric indicators for the research performance in terms of quantity and quality were used. According to the values of the indicators the R&D fields where Korea shows high/low activity and quality were identified.