Abstract: This study utilizes the artificial neural network to explore the nonlinear relationships between patent performance and the corporate performance of the pharmaceutical companies. Patent performance measured from patent H index, patent citations, and essential technological strength (ETS). The result shows that patent H index, patent citations, and ETS has the nonlinear effect on the corporate performance of the pharmaceutical companies.
原文载于SSCI收录期刊《Journal of Informetrics》(学科杂志排名前三), 2012，6(4): 485–495
