The proximity of ideas: An analysis of patent text using machine learning.

PLoS One · 2020 · PMC7347140 · PMID 32645050

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However, these effects are still highly significant, with local citations being 0.9-1.4 times higher for the local target patent compared to the non-local control.

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means of communication.” This effect may be significant even if inventor networks are local or microgeographic clusters exist.

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