Information technology: mapping patent documents and organizations acting in the development of agricultural instrumentation

Authors

  • Nayara Cristini Bessi Universidade de São Paulo Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Douglas Henrique Milanez Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Roniberto Morato do Amaral Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Leandro Innocentini Lopes de Faria Universidade Federal de São Carlos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2178-2075.v4i1p107-128

Keywords:

Agribusiness, instrumentation, Patents, Bibliometric analysis, Decision making

Abstract

The Brazillian agribusiness production chain has a leading role in the socioeconomic development of countries. In this context, the technological advances in instrumentation have significantly affected the agricultural productivity making the field more competitive. Currently, competitiveness is strongly linked to external information wherein organizations can follow and compare their levels of development and excellence. In order to provide strategic technological information, the aim of this study was to map the major global organizations active in instrumentation agriculture, the main technological areas, application and markets using bibliometric indicators. Thus, we used 399.585 patent documents indexed in the database Derwent Innovations Index from 2007 to 2011. The indicators were developed combining features from database and bibliometric software in order to handle the large volume of data. To the main patentees mapped, there was a balance between universities and companies and the key technology areas of interest were related to harvesting, mowing, analysis and materials research. The main uses of the patents were related to the processes of replanting, harvesting, food and fishing and the highlighted markets were China and the United States, followed by South Korea and Japan

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Author Biographies

  • Nayara Cristini Bessi, Universidade de São Paulo Universidade Federal de São Carlos
    Mestranda em Ciência Tecnologia e Sociedade pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos 
  • Douglas Henrique Milanez, Universidade Federal de São Carlos
    Doutorando em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos
  • Roniberto Morato do Amaral, Universidade Federal de São Carlos
    Doutor em Engenharia de Produção pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos  Professor adjunto do Departamento de Ciência da Informação da Universidade Federal de São Carlos 
  • Leandro Innocentini Lopes de Faria, Universidade Federal de São Carlos
    Doutor em Ciência da Informação pela Universidade Paul Cézanne Aix Marseille III e em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais pela Universidade Federal de São CarlosProfessor adjunto do Departamento de Ciência da Informação da Universidade Federal de São Carlos e docente do programa de Pós-graduação em Ciência Tecnologia e Sociedade

Published

2013-06-17

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How to Cite

BESSI, Nayara Cristini; MILANEZ, Douglas Henrique; AMARAL, Roniberto Morato do; FARIA, Leandro Innocentini Lopes de. Information technology: mapping patent documents and organizations acting in the development of agricultural instrumentation. InCID: Revista de Ciência da Informação e Documentação, Ribeirão Preto, Brasil, v. 4, n. 1, p. 107–128, 2013. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2178-2075.v4i1p107-128. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.usp.br/incid/article/view/59104.. Acesso em: 17 may. 2024.