Ohio
Innovation Scorecard
Innovation DNA
Patent activity distribution across technology categories
Innovation Ecosystem
Economic and research indicators that shape Ohio's innovation landscape.
State GDP
$923B
Median Income
$67,769
Unemployment
4.5%
Bachelor's+
32.0%
Per Capita Income
$64,225
Fed. Spending
$39.8B
NIH Grants
2,447
NSF Awards
245
SBIR/STTR
8,255
~$2935M awarded
Biz Formation
3,735/mo
STEM Workers
6.6%
379,309 employed
Sources: FRED, Census ACS, USAspending.gov, NIH RePORTER, NSF, SBIR.gov
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Patent Activity by Year
5,3962016
5,8402017
5,8792018
6,8222019
6,8912020
6,3142021
5,6702022
5,7762023
5,8682024
4,2222025
Top Patent Holders
Technology Categories
| Category | Patents |
|---|---|
| biotech & life sciences | 14,705 |
| mechanical & manufacturing | 9,552 |
| software & computing | 8,300 |
| mechanical engineering | 5,955 |
| chemistry & materials | 5,230 |
| electronics & semiconductors | 5,064 |
| construction | 1,440 |
| textiles | 586 |
Universities in Ohio
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green
10 patents
Capital University
Columbus
1 patents
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland
811 patents
Cleveland State University
Cleveland
24 patents
Groove U
Dublin
3 patents
Kent State University
Kent
76 patents
Lorain County Community College
Elyria
2 patents
Miami University
Oxford
7 patents
National Institute Of Technology
Cuyahoga Falls
19 patents
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Rootstown
10 patents
Ohio Northern University
Ada
2 patents
Ohio State University
Columbus
65 patents
Ohio University
Athens
93 patents
The University Of Akron
Akron
297 patents
University Of Akron
Akron
297 patents
University Of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
236 patents
University Of Dayton
Dayton
32 patents
University Of Toledo
Toledo
165 patents
Wright State University
Dayton
20 patents
Xavier University
Cincinnati
13 patents
Youngstown State University
Youngstown
3 patents