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Global R&D Lab

A cross-country R&D investment and innovation workbench. Pre-built CSV bundles from World Bank WDI and OpenAlex load automatically — open a page and start reading.

Overview

Pre-built data bundles

World Bank WDI and OpenAlex data are bundled and auto-loaded. No API keys, no manual sync — open a page and start reading.

Rule-based verdicts

Every chart includes a plain-language verdict (Frontier / Leader / Emerging) anchored to OECD benchmarks.

50 countries · 30+ years

World Bank WDI (1990–), OpenAlex (1996–), and WIPO harmonized into per-country CSVs.

What's included

World Bank WDI: GERD/GDP, researchers, patents, hi-tech exports, IP charges, articles

OpenAlex: Academic articles, open access rate, field-level breakdown (26 fields)

WIPO: PCT international patent applications

Per-country CSVs: Pre-joined wide-format CSVs by year (50 countries)

What you can do

Read verdicts: Frontier / Leader / Follower / Emerging per indicator

Compare peers: Up to 20 countries with interactive exclusion toggle

Inspect data: Data Hub preview + CSV download for any series

Run DEA: Two-stage efficiency analysis: R&D inputs → knowledge → commercial outputs

When you open the app you land on the Overview — a rundown of the bundled data sources (World Bank, OpenAlex, WIPO) plus cards for every page.

Overview (landing) — data-source rundown + page-catalog cards

How it works

All data is pre-built and bundled — there are no live API calls in-app. Open a page and start reading immediately.

The same controls on every page

Pick countries: Country dropdowns or interactive toggle buttons to include/exclude nations (up to 20).

Read the verdict: Every section has a verdict band with a short reasoning blurb based on OECD thresholds — nothing to configure.

Open the Guide: Every tab carries an ⓘ Guide in the top-right that explains how to read that screen — definitions and thresholds, no setup needed.

Preview & download: The Data Hub page lets you preview and download any underlying CSV for offline work.

Refreshed for you: Bundles are pre-built and ship with the app — nothing to sync.

Data Hub — preview & download

The Data Hub lists every bundled CSV with its type, row count, size, and source (World Bank, OpenAlex, WIPO). Preview rows in a side modal, or download files individually or in bulk. It looks roughly like this:

Reading a page

Open any country and you get a one-screen R&D profile — a verdict band on top, a few dimension cards, then tabs and a findings list. The figures and verdict differ per country; the layout reads like this:

Charts & tables

Keep scrolling and you reach the KPI tiles, then the charts and tables for that view. Each page — and each country — shows different ones; here's one example:

The in-app Guide

The ⓘ Guide in the top-right of every tab opens a panel explaining that screen's tiles, thresholds, and verdicts. Each page has its own — for example:

Page categories

Global R&D Lab organizes its 9 pages into 8 sidebar categories.

Overview

Landing page with data-source rundown and module catalog.

1 page

Data Hub

Inventory and download any bundled CSV.

1 page

Country

Single-country dashboard or multi-country comparison.

2 pages

R&D Intensity

GERD/GDP trends, researcher density, country comparison.

1 page

Research Output

Patents, articles, hi-tech exports, IP trade.

1 page

Innovation

Commercialization, IP balance, GII ranking.

1 page

Analytics

Cross-country comparisons, bubble, slope, COVID impact, correlation matrix.

1 page

Efficiency

Productivity, correlation, DEA, trends.

1 page

All pages

All 9 pages organized into 7 categories.

Overview & Data Hub

· 2 pages

Entry point and data management.

Overview

landingcatalog

Data-source rundown + page catalog. Read this first.

What it shows

•Lists World Bank, OpenAlex, WIPO sources with descriptions
•Shows how many datasets and countries are currently in memory
•Cards for every page — click to navigate

Data Hub

previewdownloadcsv

Inventory of all bundled datasets — World Bank and per-country snapshots.

What it shows

•Search by file name, key, or description
•Filter by source: World Bank / OpenAlex / WIPO
•Preview first 100 rows of any CSV in a side modal
•Download individual files or bulk-export the filtered set

Country Analysis

· 2 pages

Single-country deep-dives or multi-country comparisons.

Country Dashboard

5 tabssingle country

Full R&D profile for one country across 5 tabs.

What it shows

•Overview — GERD/GDP trend + researcher density
•Innovation Output — patents, hi-tech exports, IP trade
•Articles — publication output, OA rate, researcher productivity
•Human Capital — researcher density, pipeline indicators
•Benchmark — radar chart vs OECD average across 5 dimensions

Country Comparison

4 tabsmulti-country

Compare any country group across 4 tabs.

What it shows

•Ranking — sortable table for any of 10 WB indicators
•Multi-Country — time-series overlay for selected countries
•Benchmark — radar profile vs peer group mean
•Gap Analysis — distance from frontier over time

R&D Intensity

· 1 page

Investment analysis — GERD/GDP trends, researcher density, and country positioning.

R&D Intensity

3 tabsGERD/GDP

Three-tab module: GERD trends, researchers, and cross-country comparison.

What it shows

•GERD/GDP — summary card, trend chart, 5y/10y CAGR
•Researchers — researchers/mn trend + tertiary enrollment
•Country Compare — bar chart of 15 nations vs OECD avg 2.7%

Research Output

· 1 page

Knowledge production — patents, publications, technology trade.

Research Output

4 tabsWB + OpenAlex

Four-tab module covering the full innovation output spectrum.

What it shows

•Patents & PCT — resident vs non-resident, YoY growth, PCT trend, patent/trademark ratio
•Journal Articles — publication trend, open access transition, researcher productivity
•Tech Payments — IP receipts vs payments, coverage ratio, YoY growth, data table
•Hi-Tech Exports — hi-tech share trend vs OECD avg, trademark applications

Innovation & Commercialization

· 1 page

How R&D translates into commercial value and international competitiveness.

Innovation

3 tabsGIIIP trade

Three-tab module: commercialization metrics, IP trade, and GII ranking.

What it shows

•Commercialization — hi-tech exports, IP receipts, trademarks, with summary card
•Knowledge Transfer — IP trade balance trend + annual data table with coverage ratio
•GII Ranking — WIPO Global Innovation Index 2023, summary card, bar chart, full table

Cross-Country Analytics

· 1 page

Multi-dimensional analysis with interactive country filtering.

Analytics

8 tabsinteractiveanimated

Eight-tab analytical workbench with country exclusion toggle.

What it shows

•Comparison Table — GDP, GERD, GERD/GDP, 5y CAGR, researchers, patents, articles, IP net
•Bubble Chart — GERD/GDP × articles × patents with data table
•Quadrant — IP receipts vs hi-tech exports with color-coded quadrants and average lines
•Heatmap — multi-indicator color matrix across all countries
•Race Chart — animated bar chart race across years for any indicator
•Slope Chart — two-point rank/value change with SVG slope visualization
•COVID Impact — pre/post pandemic R&D resilience comparison
•Scatter Matrix — pairwise correlation heatmap, click any cell to explore

Efficiency & Correlation

· 1 page

R&D productivity, statistical analysis, and DEA efficiency scoring.

Efficiency

5 tabsDEAOLS

Five-tab analytical module covering efficiency, productivity, and causality.

What it shows

•Efficiency — articles/patents per $B GERD, IP self-sufficiency, commercialization index
•Productivity — articles and patents per researcher, cross-country comparison
•Correlation — Pearson r scatter, OLS regression (GERD → patents)
•Trends Table — CAGR table with 5y/10y growth rates and article efficiency column
•DEA — two-stage Data Envelopment Analysis: Stage 1 (GERD+researchers → articles+patents), Stage 2 (articles+patents → hi-tech+IP receipts)