The impact of the EU Industrial R&D Investment Scoreboard on science and policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17600346 |
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| Authors | Hugo Confraria (0000-0002-5621-496X, European Commission, Joint Research Centre , C. Inca Garcilaso, 3, 41092, Seville, corresponding author), Nicola Grassano (0000-0003-1507-7476, Universidad Loyola Andalucía , Av. de las Universidades, 2, 41704, Dos Hermanas, Sevilla), Pietro Moncada-Paternò-Castello (0000-0002-9167-1920, Dipartimento di Politica Economica, Università Cattolica di Milano , Via Conservatorio, 7, 20122, Milan), Elisabeth Nindl (0000-0002-2614-1974, European Commission, Joint Research Centre , C. Inca Garcilaso, 3, 41092, Seville) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Publication date | 2025-11-20 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science and Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0302-3427 • E-ISSN: 1471-5430 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/scipol/scaf077 |
| OpenAlex | W7119502020 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 71 |
The EU Industrial research and development (R&D) Investment Scoreboard (Scoreboard) provides data and economic analysis to monitor corporate R&D and inform EU policy since 2004. This study investigates the influence of this annual report on both science and policy. Our findings reveal that while the Scoreboard has been more frequently cited in policy documents than in peer-reviewed papers, academic interest is growing. In policy, it has influenced the EU policy narrative regarding the EU corporate R&D intensity gap relative to its competitors. In science, citations are more often linked to specific analytical insights of the reports than to the underlying data. However, studies combining Scoreboard and patent data receive relatively more citations, highlighting the value of integrating diverse data to better understand innovation dynamics. Interestingly, policy documents citing the Scoreboard exhibit a shorter citation time window than academic papers, reflecting its immediate relevance to policy debates
Citation · Window of opportunity · Firm Innovation and Growth · Innovation Policy and RD · Regional Development and Policy
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