National innovation systems: the emergence of a new approach

Jan Fagerberg, Koson Sapprasert · 2011 · Science and Public Policy

Summary. This paper traces the emergence of national innovation systems as a research concept in the late 1980s. The authors identify the three most influential contributions to this literature and analyze citation patterns in scholarly journals to understand how the concept developed within innovation studies. They characterize national innovation systems research relative to other research areas.

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Fagerberg, J., & Sapprasert, K.. (2011). National innovation systems: the emergence of a new approach. Science and Public Policy. https://doi.org/10.3152/030234211x13070021633369

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DOI: 10.3152/030234211x13070021633369
Countries: United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Thailand
Regions: Europe, Asia
Categories: innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28