RESEARCH | Frank van der Wouden

02 Research

To what extent do simultaneous innovations occur and are independently from each other?

In this paper we use a novel "persistent keyword framework" to systematically identify innovations in a large corpus containing academic ...

Are mobile inventors more productive?

Mobility matters! COVID19 limiting our mobility is very likely to negatively impact the productivity of knowledge workers. David Rigby an...

Are complex patents more likely to be collaborated?

Are complex patents more likely to be collaborated and how does the geography of this collaboration look like? In this paper I explore 14...

Using Machine Learning tools to predict complications after surgery

Can we use supervised machine learning tools to predict, based on pre-surgery characteristics, which patents will have (severe) complicat...

Do specialized cities have different collaboration networks?

Do specialized cities have different collaboration networks than diversified cities? And does this matter for patent production? In this ...

Under Review

Van der Wouden, F. & H. Youn, “Impact of geographical distance on acquiring know-how through scientific collaboration”

Working Papers

Van der Wouden, F. & H. Youn & G. Carnabuci, “Adjacent Possible: explaining technological evolution using long-run patent data”
Cortinovis, N. & F. van der Wouden, “Learning in a Creative Industry”
Painter, D. & F. van der Wouden, M. Laubichler and H. Youn, “Quantifying Simultaneous Innovation in Evolutionary Medicine
Van der Wouden, F., “What Mechanisms Structure Tie-Formation among U.S. Inventors: Empirical Evidence from U.S. Patents between 1836-1975”
Van Niftrik, C.H.B. & F. van der Wouden, “Outcome Prediction Modeling in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage using Machine Learning Techniques”

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