  A crucial goal of funding research and development has always been to advance
economic development. On this basis, a consider-able body of research
undertaken with the purpose of determining what exactly constitutes economic
impact and how to accurately measure that impact has been published. Numerous
indicators have been used to measure economic impact, although no single
indicator has been widely adapted. Based on patent data collected from
Altmetric we predict patent citations through various social media features
using several classification models. Patents citing a research paper implies
the potential it has for direct application inits field. These predictions can
be utilized by researchers in deter-mining the practical applications for their
work when applying for patents.
