March 20, 2020
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Article

New Methodology for Profiling and Comparison of Open Innovation Models to Conduct R&D Activities

Publicated to:Ieee Access. 8 48491-48502 - 2020-01-01 8(), DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2978933

Authors: Leon, Gonzalo; Tejero, Alberto; Franco-Riquelme, Jose N

Affiliations

Centro de Apoyo a la Innovación Tecnológica (CAIT), Universidad Politêcnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, CAIT, E-28040 Madrid, Spain - Author

Abstract

The present article analyzes the rationale, types, experience, and potentiality of applying open innovation models in organizations to conduct their research and development (R&D) activities. In order to carry out R&D activities and to demonstrate the utility and applicability of innovation models, a new methodology is developed for the creation of profiles of open innovation models. The comparison of thirty different companies analyzed and later classified in competitiveness matrices, allows a given organization to know what its margins of improvement are. Therefore, along eight dimensions of identified innovation activities, the outcomes demonstrate the high value of the use of this methodology by organizations to increase their levels of R&D and innovation.

Keywords

Biological system modelingCompaniesCompetitive profile matrixLicensesMethodologyOpen innovationOpen innovation modelOpen innovation profilePatentsR&ampdR&dSmesTechnological innovation

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Ieee Access due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2020, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering (Miscellaneous).

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-09-19:

  • WoS: 5
  • Scopus: 5

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-09-19:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 35.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 35 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/61218/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 356
  • Downloads: 227

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Gonzalo León) and Last Author (FRANCO RIQUELME, JOSE NICANOR).