Erratum to: Scientometrics (2016) 107:701–722 DOI 10.1007/s11192-016-1858-9

In the original publication of the article, the publication year of the last reference in the References section has appeared incorrectly as “2011”, whereas the correct year of the reference is 2014. The updated reference is provided in this erratum.

And the reference citation also wrongly described as “WIPO 2011” in the main text, Figs. 1, 2, and Footnote 8. The correct citation is “WIPO 2014“.

Also the reference for the citation “WIPO World Intellectual Property Indicators (2011, p. 181)” mentioned in the Table 5 is provided in this erratum.