Innovation Data Explorer

Our interactive tools let you explore the areas of the world with the greatest density of innovative activity and to visualize networks of collaboration.

map with innovation hotspots and connections

Discover geographical connections

Explore the map to see how innovation hotspots around the world collaborate on inventions and publications.

map with innovation hotspots and connections

Visualize innovation networks

View the networks of innovation that exist in different fields of technology.


Geography of collaboration

Click on the innovation hotspots to see how they connect with each other to co-patent inventions in different fields of technology. Select the co-publications tab to see the connections between hotspots collaborating on scientific journal articles.
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Innovation networks

Choose an innovation hotspot to see its network of patenting and publishing collaborations in different fields of technology.
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Note: The data come from the World Intellectual Property Report 2019.