Approach Input Input Sources Methods Outputs
Knowledge/ Nano journal articles ISI Web of Science Web data extraction Publication and citation counts
Intellectual Patents EPO PATSTAT Data engineering Publication quality
    USPTO Data aggregation Co-authorship networks
      Text mining Nanomedicine-specific patents
      Bibliometrics Home institutions of stars
      Social network Linkage maps
          visualization Regional and national maps of stars
        Nanomedicine literature stars
Stars
        Nanomedicine patenting stars
        Nanomedicine-specific patents
        Nanomedicine literature
        Star profiles
         
Material capital NNI investments NSF funding records Web data extraction NSF funding for nano
  Private investments NIH funding records Data engineering NIH funding for nano
  Products NCI funding records Data aggregation NCI funding for nano
  SEC filings SEC online records   Firms founded
  Employment figures Corporate websites   Private funding proceeds raised
    Company profile dbs   Employment numbers
    Clinical trials records   Firms in operation
    News releases   Creation of nanomedicine products
    Research literature   Participation in NCI centers
        Nanomedicine funding stars
         
Organizational/ Business partnerships NCI Alliance websites Web data extraction Dynamic social network
structural/ Triple helix alliances University websites Data engineering     visualization of NCI Alliance
alliance networks   Company websites Data aggregation Regional and national maps of
    Center websites Social network analysis      Alliance participants
    Cinical trial records    Regional and national maps of
    Partnership websites        all US nanomedicine stars and firms
         
Table 1: An inventory of Inputs, Methods, and Outputs