Department of Library and Information Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Center for Research in Econometric Theory and Applications, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
PLoS One. 2021 Nov 4;16(11):e0259453. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259453. eCollection 2021.
This study investigated whether 12 scientists who had received the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation balanced publishing and patenting activities. The results demonstrated that although the scientist were recognized for their contributions to science and technology, the majority of recipients were not prolific researchers, and some were not influential. Notably, one scientist had not been granted a single patent. This indicated that scientific and technological contributions may not necessarily correspond with influential scientific publications and patents. Moreover, only two scientists had filed for patents before publishing, and they also invested more time developing technological inventions. Most recipients were science- or technology-oriented scientists. Few scientists balanced their publishing and patenting activities, and demonstrated excellent research and technology performance.
本研究调查了 12 位获得国家科学奖章和国家技术与创新奖章的科学家是否平衡了发表论文和申请专利的活动。结果表明，尽管这些科学家因其对科学技术的贡献而受到认可，但大多数获奖者并不是多产的研究人员，有些甚至没有影响力。值得注意的是，有一位科学家甚至没有获得一项专利。这表明科学技术贡献不一定与有影响力的科学出版物和专利相对应。此外，只有两位科学家在发表论文之前申请了专利，并且他们还投入了更多的时间开发技术发明。大多数获奖者是专注于科学或技术的科学家。很少有科学家能平衡他们的发表论文和申请专利的活动，并表现出出色的研究和技术绩效。
