The patent applications in the top ten DC of oncology from 2006 to 2012.

<p>Note:</p><p>^a The actual and standardized (%) number of patent applications in the ten fields of oncology applied in 2006. The standardized value = the yearly number of patent applications in each field divided by that in the whole field of oncology.</p><p>The patent applications in the top ten DC of oncology from 2006 to 2012.</p

The top twenty IPCs in the field of “diagnosis, surgery” of oncology.

<p>Note: <i>Coefficient b</i> and <i>P</i> value were obtained from the regression analysis with “the standardized number of patent applications for each year” as the dependent variable and “year” as the independent variable. Bold values refer to the values of subfields with a mean standardized value above (M_<i>max</i> - M_<i>min</i>)/2 or with a significant growing trend (<i>P</i><0.05 and <i>b</i>>0). Italic values refer to the fields whose <i>P</i> values are above 0.05, without statistical significance and their <i>coefficient b</i> values are defined 0 in the two-dimensional quadrant analysis.</p><p>The top twenty IPCs in the field of “diagnosis, surgery” of oncology.</p

The top twenty IPCs in the field of “natural products and polymers” of oncology.

<p>Note: <i>Coefficient b</i> and <i>P</i> value were obtained from the regression analysis with “the standardized number of patent applications for each year” as the dependent variable and “year” as the independent variable. Bold values refer to the values of subfields with a mean standardized value above (M_<i>max</i> - M_<i>min</i>)/2 or with a significant growing trend (<i>P</i><0.05 and <i>b</i>>0). Italic values refer to the fields whose <i>P</i> values are above 0.05, without statistical significance and their <i>coefficient b</i> values are defined 0 in the two-dimensional quadrant analysis.</p><p>The top twenty IPCs in the field of “natural products and polymers” of oncology.</p

The key technical points in the field of “diagnosis, surgery” of oncology.

<p>The X-axis indicated (M_<i>max</i> - M_<i>min</i>) /2, namely M = 12.78, as cut-off point. The Y-axis indicated the <i>coefficient b</i> in the regression analysis, whose <i>P</i> values of difference-test greater than 0.05, are set as 0 in the figure, and (12.78, 0) was set as the origin of the quadrant.</p

The key technical points in the field of “natural products and polymers” of oncology.

<p>The X-axis indicated (M_<i>max</i> - M_<i>min</i>)/2, namely M = 11.75, as cut-off point. The Y-axis indicated the <i>coefficient b</i> in the regression analysis, whose <i>P</i> values of difference-test greater than 0.05, are set as 0 in the figure, and (11.75, 0) was set as the origin of the quadrant.</p

The top twenty IPCs in the field of “fermentation industry” of oncology.

<p>Note: <i>Coefficient b</i> and <i>P</i> value were obtained from the regression analysis with “the standardized number of patent applications for each year” as the dependent variable and “year” as the independent variable. Bold values refer to the values of subfields with a mean standardized value above (M_<i>max</i> - M_<i>min</i>)/2 or with a significant growing trend (<i>P</i><0.05 and <i>b</i>>0). Italic values refer to the fields whose <i>P</i> values are above 0.05, without statistical significance and their <i>coefficient b</i> values are defined 0 in the two-dimensional quadrant analysis.</p><p>The top twenty IPCs in the field of “fermentation industry” of oncology.</p

The top ten DCs of oncology.

<p>Note: <i>Coefficient b</i> and <i>P</i> value were obtained from the regression analysis with “the standardized number of patent applications for each year” as the dependent variable and “year” as the independent variable. Bold values refer to the values of the fields with a mean standardized value above (M_<i>max</i> - M_<i>min</i>)/2 or with a significant growing trend (<i>P</i><0.05 and <i>b</i>>0). Italic values refer to the fields whose <i>P</i> values are above 0.05, without statistical significance and their <i>coefficient b</i> values are defined 0 in the two-dimensional quadrant analysis.</p><p>The top ten DCs of oncology.</p

The four key fields and their key technical points of oncology.

<p>The four key fields and their key technical points of oncology.</p

The top twenty IPCs in the field of “electrical medical equipment” of oncology.

<p>Note: <i>Coefficient b</i> and <i>P</i> value were obtained from the regression analysis with “the standardized number of patent applications for each year” as the dependent variable and “year” as the independent variable. Bold values refer to the values of subfields with a mean standardized value above (M_<i>max</i> - M_<i>min</i>)/2 or with a significant growing trend (<i>P</i><0.05 and <i>b</i>>0). Italic values refer to the fields whose <i>P</i> values are above 0.05, without statistical significance and their <i>coefficient b</i> values are defined 0 in the two-dimensional quadrant analysis.</p><p>The top twenty IPCs in the field of “electrical medical equipment” of oncology.</p

The key technical points in the field of “electrical medical equipment” of oncology.

<p>The X-axis indicated (M_<i>max</i> - M_<i>min</i>) /2, namely M = 8.01, as cut-off point. The Y-axis indicated the <i>coefficient b</i> in the regression analysis, whose <i>P</i> values of difference-test greater than 0.05, are set as 0 in the figure, and (8.01, 0) was set as the origin of the quadrant.</p