WIPO China: Nanjing – No. 15 in the 2026 World's Top 100 Innovation Clusters
世界知识产权组织（WIPO）发布的《2026年全球创新指数》显示，南京在世界百强创新集群排行榜中位列第15位。过去五年间，按分数计数，该集群贡献了7,882件PCT国际专利申请和149,715篇科学论文，并完成了1,440笔风险投资交易。
According to the Global Innovation Index 2026 published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Nanjing ranks 15th among the world's top 100 innovation clusters. Over the past five years, on a fractional-count basis, the cluster accounted for 7,882 international patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and 149,715 scientific articles, and recorded 1,440 venture capital deals.
数据显示，该集群PCT申请占比最高的技术领域为计算机技术（11%），前三大PCT申请人中有两所高校，约70%的科学论文有集群外机构参与。
The data show that computer technology accounts for the largest share of the cluster's PCT applications (11%), its top three PCT applicants include two universities, and about 70% of its scientific articles involve organizations outside the cluster.
注：图中各点表示发明人、作者或风险投资交易的所在位置。地图使用Leaflet制作。地图数据 © OpenStreetMap贡献者，© CARTO
Note: Points represent the location of an inventor, author, or VC deal. Map created with Leaflet. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, © CARTO
来源：WIPO统计数据库，2026年6月｜Source: WIPO Statistics Database, June 2026
一、排名结果与规模概览1. Ranking and scale
南京集群估计人口约925万（9,246,666人），在进入百强的25个中国集群中排名第5位。在2026年世界百强创新集群排行榜中，它凭借PCT申请、科学出版物和风险投资交易三项指标的综合表现位列第15位。
The Nanjing cluster has an estimated population of about 9.25 million (9,246,666) and ranks fifth among the 25 Chinese clusters in the top 100. In the 2026 ranking of the world's top 100 innovation clusters, it ranks 15th on the strength of its combined performance across three indicators: PCT applications, scientific publications and venture capital deals.
唯一计数计入每件有本地发明人或作者参与的专利或科学论文；分数计数按本地贡献者份额分摊，避免跨集群重复计算。
Unique counts include every patent or scientific article involving a local inventor or author. Fractional counts apportion each patent or scientific article according to the share of local contributors, which avoids double-counting across clusters.
二、产业驱动的专利版图
2. An industry-driven patent landscape
从技术领域看，该集群的PCT申请分布较为分散。计算机技术占PCT申请的11%，药品占9%。电气机械、电气装置、电能和数字通信各占7%，生物技术和测量各占6%，医疗技术占4%。
By technology field, the cluster's PCT applications are relatively dispersed. Computer technology accounts for 11% of PCT applications and pharmaceuticals for 9%. Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy and digital communication account for 7% each, biotechnology and measurement for 6% each, and medical technology for 4%.
来源｜Source：WIPO
从申请人看，东南大学以501件位居首位，占集群PCT申请的6%；泉峰（250件）和南京邮电大学（231件）分列第二、三位，均占3%。
By applicant, Southeast University ranks first with 501 applications, or 6% of the cluster's PCT applications. Chervon (250) and Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications (231) rank second and third with 3% each.
三、高校支撑的科研基础
3. A university-based research foundation
与PCT申请相比，该集群的科学产出更为集中。工程（22%）位居首位，化学（17%）和技术（13%）紧随其后；地球科学占12%，物理与数学占10%，应用生物学占7%，生物化学与生物技术占6%。
Compared with PCT applications, the cluster's scientific output is more concentrated. Engineering (22%) ranks first, followed by chemistry (17%) and technology (13%); earth sciences accounts for 12%, physics and mathematics for 10%, applied biology for 7%, and biochemistry and biotechnology for 6%.
来源｜Source：WIPO
东南大学以16,180篇位居首位，占比15%；南京大学（11,929篇，11%）和南京航空航天大学（7,956篇，7%）紧随其后。
Southeast University ranks first with 16,180 articles (15%), followed by Nanjing University (11,929, 11%) and Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (7,956, 7%).
四、两种协作模式
4. Two patterns of collaboration
PCT申请大部分在集群内部完成。按唯一计数，五年间该集群有7,457件PCT申请由多名发明人共同完成，其中1,146件有集群外发明人参与，约占全部申请的13%。主要合作地为上海–苏州、北京和深圳–香港–广州。
Most PCT applications take place within the cluster. On a unique-count basis, over the five years, 7,457 of the cluster's PCT applications had multiple inventors, and 1,146 of these involved inventors outside the cluster, about 13% of all applications. The main collaborating locations are Shanghai–Suzhou, Beijing and Shenzhen–Hong Kong–Guangzhou.
科研活动则深度融入外部网络。按唯一计数，在244,713篇多作者科学出版物中，有171,576篇与集群外机构合作完成，约占全部科学出版物的70%。主要合作地为北京、上海–苏州和深圳–香港–广州。
Research, by contrast, is deeply embedded in external networks. On a unique-count basis, of 244,713 multi-author scientific publications, 171,576 were produced with organizations outside the cluster, about 70% of all scientific publications. The main collaborating locations are Beijing, Shanghai–Suzhou and Shenzhen–Hong Kong–Guangzhou.
五、规模与强度
5. Size and intensity
按总量计，南京位列全球第15位；按创新强度（即相对人口规模的创新产出）计，它位列第34位。
By total output, Nanjing ranks 15th in the world; by innovation intensity, meaning innovation output relative to population, it ranks 34th.
换算到人口，该集群每百万居民对应852件PCT申请、16,191篇科学出版物和156笔风险投资交易。其总量排名高于强度排名。
Per million inhabitants, the cluster records 852 PCT applications, 16,191 scientific publications and 156 venture capital deals. Its ranking by size is higher than its ranking by intensity.
