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The patents have been ranked considering the following parameters, prioritized in the given order:
*Taxonomy node
*Granted patent/ Patent publication
*Citation count
Further ranking within the parameters is as given below:
*'''Taxonomy node'''
Independent claim – rank 5<br>
Dependent claim – rank 4<br>
Abstract – rank 3<br>
Title – rank 2<br>
Full specification – rank 1<br>
Background – rank 0<br>
*'''Granted/Publication'''
Granted patent – rank 2<br>
Patent publication – rank 1<br>
*'''Citation Count'''
All citations - rank 1
The weightage assigned for the parameters are:<br>
Taxonomy node multiplied by a factor of 5<br>
Granted Patent/Patent Publication multiplied by a factor of 2<br>
Citation count multiplied by a factor of 1<br>
The overall rating is calculated as shown below considering US7236821 as an example:<br>
Taxonomy node: Abstract – ranking is 3<br>
Granted Patent – ranking is 2<br>
Forward citation count – ranking is 1<br>
Overall rating = (Taxonomy node * weightage 5) + (Granted Patent/Patent Publication * weightage 2) + (Citation count * weightage 1)<br>
=(3*5) + (2*2) + (106*1)<br>
=15 + 4 + 106<br>
=125<br>
The patents are sorted according to the hightest rating values and ranked accordingly.
==Sample Article Analysis==