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Searching for publications cited in policy documents

  1.  Follow the search instructions on this page.
  2. Click on 'Research Outputs' tab.
  3. Select 'Policy' from the dropdown box next to 'Sort by'.

Select Policy documents from Sort by:

  1. To see the citing patent documents for a publication, click on its entry in the search results and click on the 'Policy' tab.  It is recommended that you do this, to ensure that the policy document is actually a policy document.  It also helps to identify duplicated policy documents.
  2. To export a spreadshet of your publications with all mentions, orded by number of patent mentions:
    1.  Go back to the search results page
    2. Click on 'EXPORT THIS TAB'
    3. Select the appropriate option to download the results.

Searching for policy documents that mention your publications

  1. Follow the search instructions on this page.
  2. Click on the 'Mentions' tab.
  3. Select 'Policy' the 'Add source' dropdown menu.

Click on Policy documents

  1. Click 'APPLY'
  2. To see more details about the policy, click on its name in the search results.  
  3. To export a spreadshet of patents citing your documents:
    1.  Click on 'EXPORT THIS TAB'
    2. Select the appropriate option to download the results.