Bibliometric and patent indicators by gender: Is it feasible?

Both publication and patent indicators are used as proxy to measure the scientific and technological productivity of a country. An application for a patent indicates that there has been a production of new knowledge linked to an invention, and, more importantly, that this knowledge might have potential economic returns. The bibliometric indicator that measures the number of publications gives an indication of the research capacity of a country or of a specific research community within the country as well as the changes in scientific productivity over time.