Abstract
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.
Highlights
Scientists tend to demonstrate discoveries in research and invention by recording them in scientific publications and patents, respectively
The 12 subjects investigated in this study are the only scientists to have received both the National Medal of Science (NMS), which emphasizes contribution to science, and National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI), which emphasizes contribution to technology
We had no initial estimation of the number of articles and patents they produced and the number of citations received by their articles and patents, the 12 eminent scientists were expected to have a considerable number of articles and patents and have influential articles and patents
Summary
Scientists tend to demonstrate discoveries in research and invention by recording them in scientific publications and patents, respectively. Scientific publications and patents provide opportunities for scientists to establish their scientific and technological influence and become a proxy through which researchers can explore scientific and technological activities and the relationship between them [1,2,3,4,5,6]. Most scientists disseminate their discoveries through scientific publications, and not all scientists in fields related to technology contribute through inventions or are interested in producing patents [7]. Compared with research targeting scientists who only produce scientific publications, few studies have focused on S&T scientists [8,9,10], limiting our knowledge of their publishing and patenting activities
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